A hundred years ago, students across the country fought the disappearance of wildlife by celebrating Bird Day in schools. I think it's time we bring the holiday back.| birdhistory.substack.com
One Duck’s Journey from Pond to Table| birdhistory.substack.com
Pigeon-shooting contests were popular in the 1800s until animal rights activists shut them down — and passenger pigeons went extinct.| birdhistory.substack.com
A hundred years ago, conservationists first identified cats as a serious threat to birds. We’re still dealing with the same challenge today.| birdhistory.substack.com
Before pesticides, birds were a farmer's best defense against bugs. And the government’s economic ornithologists could tell you exactly how much each bird was worth.| birdhistory.substack.com
Italian immigrants in the early 20th century hunted and ate songbirds, which put them in direct conflict with American conservationists.| birdhistory.substack.com
In the Progressive era, students learned to build birdhouses to end “the cruel sacrifice of birds of song by the truant school-boy”| birdhistory.substack.com