Talk:Dusky seaside sparrow

SIGHTING?!
I saw one like the bird in the picture yesterday! I don't know if this may have been one of the unbanded duskies' descendants or rather a hybrid, but it looked like that! I'm not making it up. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.111.81.193 (talk) 14:02, 24 February 2016 (UTC)

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According to Protecting Endangered Species by Felicity Brookets, et al. (Usborne Conservation Guides series; Copyright 1990; Published by Usborne Publishing Ltd. in 1990 and Scholastic, Inc. in March 1995; ISBN 0-590-22628-2), Orange Band died in 1989. On page 2 and the back cover: "Orange Band, the [very] last dusky seaside sparrow, died in 1989." Who has their information wrong? GPHemsley&rarr;&#9674; 21:35, Jun 11, 2005 (UTC)

Voice of the Dusky Seaside Sparrow
Hearing the voice of a species that is no longer among us gave me the chills. Does anyone know if bloodsamples were taken of this species to attempt cloning it? Dionyseus 02:03, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Forget cloning birds. a) it is impossible now and as far as any scientist (as opposed to scifi hack) can tell, it will remain so for decades if not forever, and b) even if it worked, cloning extinct taxa is too expensive and would not be successful in any case; competition for funding would furthermore mean that for any genetically diseased basket-case clone with the sole fate to be mercykilled (as these would be incapable of natural behavior) and left to rot in a museum cabinet, several entire species would have to be stripped of conservation funding and abandoned to extinction. See the cloning articles for scientific literature on the matter. Dysmorodrepanis 20:17, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

What is the bird in the picture?
"Orange Band"? He has no orange band. But it should be possible to track down which individual the supreme male specimen on the fto actually was, and possibly life-histroy details. Dysmorodrepanis 20:17, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

Bad dates?
"One, banded in 1998 with an orange leg band was unique." How was Orange Band banded in '98 when he died in '87? Some VERY MINOR proofreading skills would be nice before posting. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.177.1.66 (talk) 14:14, 26 July 2008 (UTC)