Tim Gallagher is a writer and wildlife photographer and the author of six books: ''Parts Unknown, a Naturalist's Journey in Search of Birds and Wild Places''; ''The Grail Bird, Hot on the Trail of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker''; ''Falcon Fever, A Falconer in the 21st Century''; ''Imperial Dreams, Tracking the Imperial Woodpecker Through the Wild Sierra Madre''; ''Born to Fish, How An Obsessed Angler Became the World's Greatest Striped Bass Fisherman''; and ''Wild Bird Photography, A Full-Color Guide''. He was

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of the

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'' magazine for 26 years and before that was on the start-up editorial staff first managing editor of ''WildBird'' magazine. In 2004, Gallagher reported sighting an ivory-billed woodpicker in the Big Woods of

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; however, a subsequent expedition led by the

was unable to confirm his sighting. Gallagher's book about the experience, ''The Grail Bird: Hot on the Trail of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker'' (), was published in May 2005. Gallagher was born in England and received a B.A. in magazine journalism, and an M.F.A. in English, both from California State University, Long Beach.

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Details of search for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker"Return to the Bayou,"
field notes from the search for the ivory-billed woodpecker by Tim Gallagher Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American male journalists American ornithologists Place of birth missing (living people) California State University alumni {{US-ornithologist-stub