PASSENGER PIGEONS - Revision history

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	[[File:passengerpigeons.jpg\|250px\|thumb\|left\|Passenger pigeons. Photo courtesy: National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium]]PASSENGER PIGEONS.		[[File:passengerpigeons.jpg\|250px\|thumb\|left\|Passenger pigeons. Photo courtesy: National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium]]PASSENGER PIGEONS.

	''Dubuque Miners' Express'' ([[~~MINER~~'S EXPRESS (THE)]]), reprinted in the ''Vermont Phoenix'', May 26, 1843		''Dubuque Miners' Express'' ([[MINERS' EXPRESS (THE)]]), reprinted in the ''Vermont Phoenix'', May 26, 1843

	There is an immense Pigeon Roost in		There is an immense Pigeon Roost in

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	in passing to and fro they darken the air		in passing to and fro they darken the air
	with their number; they break down young		with their number; they break down young
	trees with their weight and hundreds are		trees with their weight and hundreds are killed by getting entangled in the
	killed by getting entangled in the falling limbs and		falling limbs and branches. The people kill them with clubs; and their noise
	branches. The people kill them with clubs; and their noise is so loud that		is so loud that when a gun is fired amongst them, the report cannot be heard;
	when a gun is fired amongst them, the report cannot be heard; and a person		and a person can stand in one place and shoot all day, the birds returning as
	can stand in one place and shoot all day, the birds returning as soon as		soon as you can load. They are building their nests, and the people are alarmed,
	you can load. They are building their nests, and the people are alarmed,
	lest they may destroy their crops. (1)		lest they may destroy their crops. (1)

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	almost a mile distant from their nests		almost a mile distant from their nests
	and feeding places, being three in number,		and feeding places, being three in number,
	and each covering a section of land; and in passing to and fro they darken		and each covering a section of land; and
	~~the air~~ with their number; they break down young trees with their weight		in passing to and fro they darken the air
	and hundreds are killed by getting entangled in the falling limbs and		with their number; they break down young
			trees with their weight and hundreds are
			killed by getting entangled in the falling limbs and
	branches. The people kill them with clubs; and their noise is so loud that		branches. The people kill them with clubs; and their noise is so loud that
	when a gun is fired amongst them, the report cannot be heard; and a person		when a gun is fired amongst them, the report cannot be heard; and a person

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	''Dubuque Miners' Express'' ([[MINER'S EXPRESS (THE)]]), reprinted in the ''Vermont Phoenix'', May 26, 1843		''Dubuque Miners' Express'' ([[MINER'S EXPRESS (THE)]]), reprinted in the ''Vermont Phoenix'', May 26, 1843

	~~The following account of a Western wild Pigeon Roost is from the Dubuque Miners' Express:~~
	There is an immense Pigeon Roost in		There is an immense Pigeon Roost in
	the forks of the Maquoketa river in		the forks of the Maquoketa river in

Randylyon at 03:30, 15 February 2015

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	[[File:passengerpigeons.jpg\|250px\|thumb\|left\|Passenger pigeons. Photo courtesy: National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium]]PASSENGER PIGEONS.		[[File:passengerpigeons.jpg\|250px\|thumb\|left\|Passenger pigeons. Photo courtesy: National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium]]PASSENGER PIGEONS.

	''Dubuque Miners' Express'' [[MINER'S EXPRESS (THE)]], reprinted in the ''Vermont Phoenix'', May 26, 1843		''Dubuque Miners' Express'' ([[MINER'S EXPRESS (THE)]]), reprinted in the ''Vermont Phoenix'', May 26, 1843

	The following account of a Western wild Pigeon Roost is from the Dubuque Miners' Express:		The following account of a Western wild Pigeon Roost is from the Dubuque Miners' Express:

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	[[File:passengerpigeons.jpg\|250px\|thumb\|left\|Passenger pigeons. Photo courtesy: National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium]]PASSENGER PIGEONS.		[[File:passengerpigeons.jpg\|250px\|thumb\|left\|Passenger pigeons. Photo courtesy: National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium]]PASSENGER PIGEONS.

	''Dubuque Miners' Express''[[~~MINERS~~' EXPRESS (THE)]], reprinted in the ''Vermont Phoenix'', May 26, 1843		''Dubuque Miners' Express'' [[MINER'S EXPRESS (THE)]], reprinted in the ''Vermont Phoenix'', May 26, 1843

	The following account of a Western wild Pigeon Roost is from the Dubuque Miners' Express:		The following account of a Western wild Pigeon Roost is from the Dubuque Miners' Express:

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	[[File:passengerpigeons.jpg\|250px\|thumb\|left\|Passenger pigeons. Photo courtesy: National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium]]PASSENGER PIGEONS.		[[File:passengerpigeons.jpg\|250px\|thumb\|left\|Passenger pigeons. Photo courtesy: National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium]]PASSENGER PIGEONS.

	''Dubuque Miners' Express'', reprinted in the ''Vermont Phoenix'', May 26, 1843		''Dubuque Miners' Express''[[MINERS' EXPRESS (THE)]], reprinted in the ''Vermont Phoenix'', May 26, 1843

	The following account of a Western wild Pigeon Roost is from the Dubuque Miners' Express:		The following account of a Western wild Pigeon Roost is from the Dubuque Miners' Express:

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	for a dollar on the market in Chicago. (3)		for a dollar on the market in Chicago. (3)

	Technology may have played a major role in the destruction of the species. The nesting places of passenger pigeons changed from year to year. By the time they were discovered and the hunters arrived, many of the birds had already moved on. This gap closed with the invention of the telegraph. When word arrived, thousands of hunters would ~~then~~ jump on newly built trains to ride ~~out~~ to wherever the pigeons had settled and start slaughtering them. (4)		Technology may have played a major role in the destruction of the species. The nesting places of passenger pigeons changed from year to year. By the time they were discovered and the hunters arrived, many of the birds had already moved on. This time gap closed with the invention of the telegraph. When word arrived, thousands of hunters would jump on newly built trains to ride to wherever the pigeons had settled and start slaughtering them. (4)

	~~Soon this~~ technology-driven slaughter was decimating the passenger pigeon. Its decline was so worrisome that Congress passed the Lacey Act, one of the first laws to protect wildlife in the United States. The Lacey Act would eventually help protect many species, but for the passenger pigeon it came too late. (5) In 1900, the year in which the act was made into law, naturalists spotted a single wild passenger pigeon in Ohio. They never saw another one in the wild again.		This technology-driven slaughter was decimating the passenger pigeon. Its decline was so worrisome that Congress passed the Lacey Act, one of the first laws to protect wildlife in the United States. The Lacey Act would eventually help protect many species, but for the passenger pigeon it came too late. (5) In 1900, the year in which the act was made into law, naturalists spotted a single wild passenger pigeon in Ohio. They never saw another one in the wild again.

	Passenger pigeons likely remained in the wild, but all subsequent sightings were unconfirmed. President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt owned a cabin in Albemarle County, Virginia, known as Pine Knot. During a stay in May 1907, Roosevelt saw what he believed to be a small flock of passenger pigeons and wrote to naturalist John Burroughs ~~about it~~. At Burroughs’ suggestion, Roosevelt was able to collect at least one statement of corroborative evidence from an Albemarle County neighbor. (6)		Passenger pigeons likely remained in the wild, but all subsequent sightings were unconfirmed. President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt, owned a cabin in Albemarle County, Virginia, known as Pine Knot. During a stay in May 1907, Roosevelt saw what he believed to be a small flock of passenger pigeons and wrote to naturalist John Burroughs. At Burroughs’ suggestion, Roosevelt was able to collect at least one statement of corroborative evidence from an Albemarle County neighbor. (6)

	[[File:martha1.png\|250px\|thumb\|left\|Martha.]]In 1907 the birds could still be viewed~~, at least~~ in captivity. By 1910, only a single individual remained, a female named Martha, at the Cincinnati Zoological Gardens. Passenger pigeons passed into history with Martha’s death at around 1:00 p.m. on September 1, 1914. (7)		[[File:martha1.png\|250px\|thumb\|left\|Martha.]]In 1907 the birds could still be viewed in captivity. By 1910, only a single individual remained, a female named Martha, at the Cincinnati Zoological Gardens. Passenger pigeons passed into history with Martha’s death at around 1:00 p.m. on September 1, 1914. (7)

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	for a dollar on the market in Chicago. (3)		for a dollar on the market in Chicago. (3)

			Technology may have played a major role in the destruction of the species. The nesting places of passenger pigeons changed from year to year. By the time they were discovered and the hunters arrived, many of the birds had already moved on. This gap closed with the invention of the telegraph. When word arrived, thousands of hunters would then jump on newly built trains to ride out to wherever the pigeons had settled and start slaughtering them. (4)

	~~However, by the late 19th century the great flocks had disappeared and~~ the ~~last confirmed report of a wild~~ passenger pigeon ~~occurred on March 24, 1900, in Pike County, Ohio~~. ~~The bird had been shot and killed by a young boy. (4)~~		Soon this technology-driven slaughter was decimating the passenger pigeon. Its decline was so worrisome that Congress passed the Lacey Act, one of the first laws to protect wildlife in the United States. The Lacey Act would eventually help protect many species, but for the passenger pigeon it came too late. (5) In 1900, the year in which the act was made into law, naturalists spotted a single wild passenger pigeon in Ohio. They never saw another one in the wild again.

	~~Passenger pigeons likely remained in~~ the ~~wild~~, ~~but all subsequent sightings were unconfirmed. President~~ of the United States~~, Theodore Roosevelt owned a cabin in Albemarle County, Virginia, known as Pine Knot~~. ~~During a stay in May 1907~~, ~~Roosevelt saw what he believed to be a small flock of~~ passenger ~~pigeons and wrote to naturalist John Burroughs about~~ it~~. At Burroughs’ suggestion, Roosevelt was able to collect at least one statement of corroborative evidence from an Albemarle County neighbor~~. (5)

	In ~~1907~~ the ~~birds could still be viewed, at least~~ in ~~captivity. By 1910~~, ~~only~~ a single ~~individual remained, a female named Martha, at~~ the ~~Cincinnati Zoological Gardens. Passenger pigeons passed into history with Martha’s death at around 1:00 p.m~~. ~~on September 1, 1914. (6)~~

			Passenger pigeons likely remained in the wild, but all subsequent sightings were unconfirmed. President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt owned a cabin in Albemarle County, Virginia, known as Pine Knot. During a stay in May 1907, Roosevelt saw what he believed to be a small flock of passenger pigeons and wrote to naturalist John Burroughs about it. At Burroughs’ suggestion, Roosevelt was able to collect at least one statement of corroborative evidence from an Albemarle County neighbor. (6)

			[[File:martha1.png\|250px\|thumb\|left\|Martha.]]In 1907 the birds could still be viewed, at least in captivity. By 1910, only a single individual remained, a female named Martha, at the Cincinnati Zoological Gardens. Passenger pigeons passed into history with Martha’s death at around 1:00 p.m. on September 1, 1914. (7)


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	3. Ibid.		3. Ibid.

	4. Passenger Pigeons. Online: http://~~www~~.~~theodorerooseveltcenter~~.~~org~~/~~Blog~~/~~2013~~/~~August~~/09-~~Passenger~~-~~Pigeons.aspx~~		4. Zimmer, Carl. "Century After Extinction, Passenger Pigeons Remain Iconic—And Scientists Hope to Bring Them Back." National Geographic. Online: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/08/140831-passenger-pigeon-martha-deextinction-dna-animals-species/

	5. Ibid.		5. Ibid.

	6. Ibid.		6. Passenger Pigeons. Online: http://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/Blog/2013/August/09-Passenger-Pigeons.aspx

			7. Ibid.

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	almost a mile distant from their nests		almost a mile distant from their nests
	and feeding places, being three in number,		and feeding places, being three in number,
	and each covering a section of land; and in passing to and fro they darken the air		and each covering a section of land; and in passing to and fro they darken
	with their number; they break down young trees		the air with their number; they break down young trees with their weight
	with their weight and hundreds are killed by getting		and hundreds are killed by getting entangled in the falling limbs and
	entangled in the falling limbs and branches. The		branches. The people kill them with clubs; and their noise is so loud that
	people kill them with clubs; and their noise is so		when a gun is fired amongst them, the report cannot be heard; and a person
	~~loud that~~ when a gun is fired amongst them, the report		can stand in one place and shoot all day, the birds returning as soon as
	cannot be heard; and a person can stand in one place		you can load. They are building their nests, and the people are alarmed,
	and shoot all day, the birds returning as soon as ~~you~~		lest they may destroy their crops. (1)
	can load. They are building their nests, and the people
	are alarmed, lest they may destroy their crops. (1)

	Passenger pigeons were often described as blackening the skies when their colossal flocks passed overhead.		Passenger pigeons were often described as blackening the skies when their colossal flocks passed overhead.