Birds -- New England
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Frederick B. McKechnie Papers
Collection
Identifier: A2022-13-01
Content Description
This collection consists of field notes regarding bird observations in diary format, handwritten in ink on unlined paper and grouped by year from 1896 to 1910. Most volumes are originally bound with string, though the 1899 volume is bound into a notebook with an embossed suede cover. The volumes include newspaper clippers pertaining to ornithology and climate.
Dates:
1896 - 1911
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
Wilson Ornithological Club's Constitution Notebook
Collection — Box 01: [Barcode: B226], Folder: 01
Identifier: A2023-13-01
Content Description
This collection consists of one handwritten notebook containing the constitution and by-laws of the Wilson Ornithological Club. It includes amendments made over the years following the adoption of the constitution in 1890, and a list of members and elected officers. The date of adoption of the constitution is noted as June 21, 1890, with amendments and additions made up until 1895.
Dates:
1890-1895; Majority of material found in 1890