McLeod, Edward
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Heath Hen Reports by the Federation of the Bird Clubs of New England
Collection
Identifier: A2024-06-01
Content Description
The heath hen (Tympanuchus cupido cupido) is a now extinct subspecies of the greater prairie chicken. While at one point extremely common, the birds became locally extinct on the mainland and only existed on Martha's Vineyard by the late 1800s. The continuing decline was noticed by ornithologist Alfred Otto Gross, who reported his observations to the Federation of the Bird Clubs of New England in 1925. The Federation then took immediate action to try to preserve the remaining birds through...
Dates:
1925 - 1933; Majority of material found within 1925 - 1926
Warden McLeod’s Heath Hen Report Federation of the Bird Clubs of New England Inc. 1925-1926 , 1925 - 1926
Item — Box: 01, Folder: 13
Content Description
From the Collection:
The heath hen (Tympanuchus cupido cupido) is a now extinct subspecies of the greater prairie chicken. While at one point extremely common, the birds became locally extinct on the mainland and only existed on Martha's Vineyard by the late 1800s. The continuing decline was noticed by ornithologist Alfred Otto Gross, who reported his observations to the Federation of the Bird Clubs of New England in 1925. The Federation then took immediate action to try to preserve the remaining birds through...
Dates:
1925 - 1926