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Theodore Roosevelt’s Adirondack Bird List
Theodore Roosevelt already was an avid naturalist at the age of 18 when, in 1877, he published the four-page pamphlet, The Summer Birds of the Adirondacks in Franklin County, N.Y.
1. Bluebird, Eastern 2. Blue Jay 3. Chickadee, Black-capped 4. Crow, American 5. Duck, Wood 6. Eagle, Bald 7. Finch, Purple 8. Hawk, Red-tailed |
9. Hummingbird, Ruby-throated 10. Loon, Common 11. Owl, Barred 12. Robin, American 13. Sparrow, Song 14. Woodpecker, Downey 15. Wren, Winter |