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F l o c k s a n d F e a t h e r s : B i r d s

E A S T E R N I L L I N O I S U N I V E R S I T Y

S O U T H E R N I L L I N O I S U N I V E R S I T Y

E D W A R D S V I L L E

Central Illinois Teaching with

Primary Sources Newsletter

May 2011 Issue # 40

I N S I D E T H I S

I S S U E :

Topic Introduction 2

Connecting to Illinois 3

Close to Home 3

Learn More with

American Memory 4

In The Classroom 6

Test Your Knowledge 8

Timeline 9

C O N T A C T S

Melissa Carr

[email protected]

Editor

Cindy Rich

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Amy Wilkinson

[email protected]


Welcome to the Central Illinois Teaching with Primary

Sources Newsletter. Our goal is to bring you topics that

connect to the Illinois Learning Standards as well as

introduce you to amazing items from the Library of

Congress. Birds are mentioned specifically within the

following Illinois Learning Standards (found within goal,

standard, benchmark or performance descriptors). 12-

Understand the fundamental conception, principles and

interconnections of life, physical and earth/space

science.

On January 5, 2011, the

National Audubon Society

celebrated its 106th

anniversary. The National

Audubon Society is the

nation’s largest bird

conservation organization.

It has aided in rescuing

many species of birds such

as the bald eagle, atlantic

puffin and flamingos from

extinction. The

efforts of the National Audubon Society were

essential in establishing Pelican Island National

Wildlife Refuge, America’s first wildlife refuge.

Their members have been relentless in

pushing for legislation to protect birds and their

habitat. The Lacy Act of 1900 stalled the

millinery trade from using bird feathers and brought

many species of water birds under protection. In 1918,

President Wilson signed the Migratory Bird Treaty Act,

which remains one of the strongest laws protecting wild

North American birds.

John James Audubon is the namesake

and inspiration for the National Audubon

Society. It was founded by George B.

Grinnell in 1886. Grinnell knew the

Audubon family well and shared the

same passion as Audubon for birds.

Grinnell named the organization after

John James Audubon.

Born in Haiti in 1785 and

raised in France, John

James Audubon had a

fascination with birds and

began drawing them at an

early age. In 1803, he was

sent to America where he

conducted the first known

bird-binding experiment.

His obsession led him to

explore as far south as the

Florida Keys and as far

north as Labrador, Canada.

After 1820, Audubon

worked on his masterwork, Birds of America. It consisted

of 435 hand-colored plates. Audubon insisted the

drawings be reproduced life-size, as he had drawn them.

No American publisher was willing to take on this

expensive task so Audubon ventured to England where

his work was published. Today, the National Audubon

Society’s network of community-based chapters engages

millions of people of all ages in conservation and

protection of wildlife birds.

Library of Congress, Thomas, House

Resolution 489, Accessed 3.21.11

National Audubon Society, History of

Audubon and Waterbird Conservation,

Accessed 3.21.11

National Audubon Society, History,

John James Audubon, Accessed

3.18.11

Library of Congress, Today in

History, January 27, Accessed

3.17.11

Library of Congress,

Exhibitions, Birds of

America, Accessed

3.18.11

P a g e 2 B i r d s

F l o c k s a n d F e a t h e r s

John James Audubon is the

namesake and inspiration for

the National Audubon

Society.


B i r d s P a g e 3

You don’t have to travel further than your own backyard

to see many of the birds native to Illinois, from the downy

woodpecker, the smallest woodpecker in Illinois to the

northern cardinal, the

Illinois state bird. The

cardinal lives year

round in Illinois and has

become abundant

since 1900. Illinois

school children chose

the cardinal as the

state bird. It received

39,226 votes from the children

while the blue bird came in second

with 30,306 votes.

On April 10, 1897, the Illinois

Audubon Society was incorporated

by the State of Illinois. Like all

early Audubon societies, IAS was

formed to put an end to the feather trade which was

destroying colonies of herons, egrets and terns. Mrs.

Henry King was the first

president of IAS and

o r g a n i z e d e a r l y

education campaigns for

bird preservation. The

society publishes data

from the Illinois Spring

Count and many

Christmas Bird Counts

held around the state.

The Illinois Species

P ro tect ion Board

determines whether a

plant or animal is threatened or endangered. The

board was created by the

passage of the Endangered

Species Protection Act of

1972. The board reviews

and revises the list at least

once every five years. Keeping

our native birds and their

habitat should be a concern for every Illinois citizen.

Birds are an indicator of environmental health. They are

affected by pollution, climate change, toxins and habitat

loss. It is important for us to monitor changes in bird

populations as these factors may also impact human

populations.

The Illinois Raptor Center, A Pictorial Guide to Illinois Birds,

Accessed 3.21.11

Illinois State Museum, Illinois State Symbols and their History,

Accessed 3.21.11

Illinois Audubon Society, Our History, Accessed 3.21.11

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois

Endangered Species Protection Board, Accessed 3.21.11

Library of Congress, Thomas, House Resolution 489,

Accessed 3.21.11

Close to Home—Heartland Highways

Each month we share a link to a relevant episode of

Heartland Highways that provides additional information

featuring people and places right here in central Illinois.

Heartland Highways is a production of WEIU and

episodes are available to view online at

http://www.weiu.net/hh (select the season on the right

side of the page and then the episode).

Season Nine Episode 911: Lori

and Kate will get you up close and

personal with some of the worlds

smallest birds at a hummingbird

banding in Oakland, Illinois.

C o n n e c t i n g t o I l l i n o i s

It is important for us to

monitor changes in bird

populations as these factors

may also impact human

populations.


Photographs from the Chicago Daily News, 1902-1933

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpcoop/ichihtml/cdnhome.ht

ml

This online collection

contains approximately

55,000 images. The

photographers capturing

these images usually

expected them to illustrate

an article in the newspaper

or to be cropped showing

the relevant portion of an

image when published.

This was the exception,

with only about 20 percent of the images in this

collection being published in the newspaper. Examine

the photographs carefully, details may appear in the

foreground or background of images that hold historical

interest now but were not particularly relevant to the

purpose for which an image was made. Many of the

images with birds as the subject were taken at the

Lincoln Park Zoo. Peacocks, swans and an oriole’s

nest are a sample of photographs found in this collection.

Library of Congress, American Memory, Accessed 3.18.11

Traveling Culture: Circuit Chautauqua in the Twentieth

Century

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/chautauqua/index.

html

This digital collection presents 7,949 publicity brochures,

promotional advertisements and

talent circulars for some 4,546

performers who were part of the

Chautauqua circuit. Lecturers were

the backbone of Chautauqua. Every

topic from current events to comic

story telling could be heard on the

circuits. Many of these lecturers

traveled the country telling their

story. Their flyers were colorful

and would boast of their many

experiences. Captain C.W.R. Knight: the

Eagle Man, Frank H. Hollmann: the Pigeon Man and

P a g e 4 B i r d s

Charles Crawford Gorst: the Bird Man are a few examples

of lecturers who traveled the country entertaining the

public.


An American Time Capsule: Three Centuries of

Broadsides and Other Printed Ephemera

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/rbpehtml

A primary purpose of printed ephemera was the

distribution of information. In

days before television and

radio, citizens received news by

way of broadsides and printed

ephemera. Many of these items

such as advertisements, weren’t

meant to be kept they were to be

read and thrown away. These

items hold a historical interest

giving insight into another time.

When searching the collection for

birds, protection seems to be the

main intent. Trespass notices,

proclamations for Arbor and Bird

Day and catalogues are some of the broadsides found in

this collection.


Washington As It Was: Photographs by Theodor

Horydczak, 1923-1959

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/horydczak/index.h

tml

If you want images of birds, this is a great collection to

explore. Photographs of

the shoebills, turkeys,

pelicans, horned owls

and penguins are found

in this collection. The

photographs are up close

and show great detail. No

information is given on

where these photographs

were taken but most of

the animals are in cages or enclosed areas suggesting

L e a r n m o r e w i t h

A m e r i c a n m e m o r y c o l l e c t i o n s


B i r d s P a g e 5

maybe a zoo or farm. The

Prints and Photographs

division maintains the entire

Theodor Horydczak collection

which consists of more than

32,000 items, including

approximately 17,450 black

and white photographs,

14,000 negatives and 1,500

c o l o r t r a n s p a r e n c i e s .

Approximately 14,350 digital

items are included in this

collection.


The Evolution of the Conservation Movement, 1850-

1920

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amrvhtml/conshome.html

As cities became more crowded, citizens began to look

for peaceful retreats. Leisure activities and the

conservation movement came

together as Americans took up

camping, bird watching and other

outdoor recreation as a way to

escape crowded cities. This

collection covers the movement to

preserve and protect America’s

wildlife, wild lands and other

natural resources from 1890-

1920. Here you will find the

writings of conservationists and

nature lovers who helped

conv ince Amer ican s that

preserving land, water and wildlife was important

national business.


Historic American Sheet Music: 1850-1920

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award97/ncdhtml/hasmhom

e.html

Birds have often been the muse for composers. Oriole,

mocking birds and nightingales are just a few of the birds

composers have chosen to write about in sheet music.

This collection contains sheet music with and without

lyrics. Strong marches such as the ―Parade of the

Humming Birds‖ to ―Pride Polka‖, which will get your feet

dancing. The collection moves on to ―The Owl’s

Serenade‖, a lovely romantic song

to fun songs like the

―Crow’s Egg‖. The cover

pages are rich in color and

design to complement the

music. An examination of

sheet music reveals

something of the inner life of

the composer in a way

distinguishable from diaries

or newspaper accounts, it can

be much more intimate.

Library of Congress, American

Memory, Accessed 3.21.11

The Nineteenth Century in Print: Periodicals

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpcoop/moahtml/snchome.

html

The Atlantic Monthly, The North American Review and

Manufacturer and Builder are samples of periodicals

from the 1800s in this collection.

These periodicals cover many

aspects of birds. The Manufacturer

and Builder periodical has

informative articles on ―How to

Mount Birds without Removing the

Skeleton‖, ―Variations in Birds’

Nests‖ and ―Artificial Birds’ Nests‖.

From the Atlantic Review, you will

find articles on ―The Winter Birds‖

and ―Birds of the Night‖. The North

American Review covers topics on

―Audubon’s Biography of Birds‖ in two volumes and

―Brook’s Elements of Ornithology‖. These and other

periodicals show there is more to birds than their

beautiful colors and sweet songs.


L e a r n m o r e w i t h

A m e r i c a n m e m o r y c o l l e c t i o n s


P a g e 6 B i r d s


www.loc.gov/pictures

Miscellaneous Items in High Demand

http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/cph

Cartoon Drawings

http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/acd

Today in History

memory.loc.gov/ammem/today

July 12, 1817: Henry David Thoreau

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/jul12.html

April 3, 1837: John Burroughs

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/apr03.html

January 27, 1851: John James Audubon

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/jan27.html

May 4, 1894: Bird Day

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/may04.html

April 22, 1970: Earth Day

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/apr22.html

Wise Guide:

www.loc.gov/wiseguide

January 2004: Who Has 128 Million Items in 460

Languages?

http://www.loc.gov/wiseguide/jan04/millions.html

November 2006: No Stuffing For Me Thanks!

http://www.loc.gov/wiseguide/nov06/stuffing.html

Rare Books and Special Collections

www.loc.gov/rr/rarebook

Prints by John James Audubon

http://www.loc.gov/rr/rarebook/digitalcoll/digitalcoll-

audubon.html

Science Reference Services

www.loc.gov/rr/scitech

Earth Day: Selected Resources

http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/SciRefGuides/earthday.html

Space Based Ornithology: Remote Sensing & Bird

Migration

http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/SciRefGuides/

spacebasedornithology.html

I n t h e C l a s s r o o m :

L e s s o n P l a n s , A c t i v i t i e s a n d R e s o u r c e s

In this section you will find items pertaining to the current theme that can be used in your classroom. This is a small

sample of items available through the Library, conduct your own search to find more.

America’s Library

www.americaslibrary.gov

Jump Back in Time

www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/index.php

April 3, 1837: John Burroughs Was Born

http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/reform/jb_reform_burroug

hs_2.html

January 27, 1851: John James Audubon Died

http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/reform/jb_reform_audubon

_1.html

May 4, 1894: The First Bird Day

http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/progress/jb_progress_bird

day_1.html

April 22, 1970: The First Earth Day

http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/modern/jb_modern_earthd

ay_2.html

Everyday Mysteries

www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries

Why do pigeons bob their heads when they walk?

http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/pigeon.html

Why do geese fly in a V?

http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/geese.html

Why do turkeys have dark and white meat?

http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/turkeymeat.html

Exhibitions

www.loc.gov/exhibits

Birds of America

http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/trr055.html

American Ornithology

http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/trr144.html


P a g e 7

I n t h e C l a s s r o o m :

L e s s o n P l a n s , A c t i v i t i e s a n d R e s o u r c e s

B i r d s

Teacher’s Page

www.loc.gov/teachers

Themed Resources

www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/themes

Nature and the Enviroment

http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/themes/nature/index.html

Lesson Plans

www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/lessons

The Conservation Movement at a Crossroads: The Hetch Hetchy Controversy

http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommatierals/lessons/conservation

Collection Connection

www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/connections

The Evolution of the Conservation Movement, 1850-1920

http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/connections/conservation


P a g e 8 B i r d s

Birds-Word Search

1. Nest 2. Robin 3. Wings 4. Feathers

5. Cardinal 6. Egg 7. Hummingbird 8. Doves

9. Shoebill 10. Duck 11. Turkey 12. Swan

13. Eagle 14. Peacock 15. Owl 16. Penguin

17. Tree 18. Flamingo 19. Ostrich 20. Pelican

21. Seeds 22. Berries 23. Woodpecker 24. Puffin

T e s t Y o u r K n o w l e d g e


B i r d s P a g e 9

T i m e l i n e

1865-John Burroughs publishes his first nature essay ―With the Birds‖ in the Atlantic Monthly.

1871-John Burroughs publishes Wake-Robin, the first of many volumes of his extraordinary popular nature essays.

1883-The American Ornithologists’ Union, a professional

society of biologist who study birds was founded in New

York City.

1886-In an appropriations bill for the Department of

Agriculture, Congress creates the Division of Economic

Ornithology and Mammalogy, and grants the Division of

Forestry permanent status within the department; C.

Hart Merriam heads the Economic Ornithology Division

and Bernard E. Fernow is Forestry Division Chief.

1894-Congress passes ―An Act to protect birds and

animals in Yellowstone National Park‖ known as the

National Park Protection Act.

1894-Bird Day is first observed on May 4 in Oil City,

Pennsylvania.

1896-The Massachusetts Audubon Society is founded

launching the permanent Audubon movement.

1897-The classic work of Citizen Bird the joint creation

of ornithologist Elliott Coues, nature writer Mabel Osgood

Wright and wildlife artist Louis Agassiz Fuetes inspired a

surge in popularity of ornithology and much of the grass

roots support for preservationist conservation measures.

1899-Frank M. Chapman founded Bird-Lore magazine.

1900-Congress passes the Lacy Act, the first comprehensive Federal legislation designed to protect wildlife.

1903-On March 10, President Roosevelt establishes a Federally protected wildlife refuge by executive order setting

aside Pelican Island on Indian River, Florida, as a preserve and breeding ground for native birds.

1907-Ornithologist Edward Howe Forbush publishes Useful Birds and their Protection, the first major work by an

American to analyze the economic importance of birds and the strategies necessary for their protection.

1913-Congress passes the Migratory Bird Act.

1913-Congress passes a provision of the Federal Tariff Act, prohibiting the importation of many kinds of wild bird

feathers.

1819-Congress approves The Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918, which implements the protection of migratory birds.

Timeline-Library of Congress, American Memory, The Evolution of the Conservation Movement, 1850-1920, Chronology of Selected

Events in the Development of the American Conservation Movement, c.1950-1920


P a g e 1 0 B i r d s

Library of Congress


Set of two eggs of western red tail

Library of Congress

Exhibitions

Birds of America

Roseate Spoonbill from the Birds of America

Library of Congress

American Memory

First American West: The Ohio River Valley, 1750-1820

Le Cardinal Ruppe de Buffon, Chute de L’ohio

Library of Congress

American Memory

Reclaiming the Everglades: South Florida’s Natural History, 1884-1934

Photographs depicting birds, 1929-1933

Snowy Egret, (in breeding plumage) with nestlings 1931? No. 748-50

Library of Congress

American Memory


Citizen bird: scenes from bird–life in plain English for beginners, by Mabel Osgood Wright and Elliott Coues. With

one hundred and eleven illustrations by Louis Agassiz Fuertes

Library of Congress


Adam Forepaugh & Sells Brothers great shows consolidated A congress of the giant birds of the world.

Library of Congress

American Memory


Crane in an enclosure at the Lincoln Park Zoo.

Library of Congress

American Memory

Traveling Culture: Circuit Chautauqua in the Twentieth Century

Lamont’s: world’s greatest performing birds

Library of Congress

American Memory

An American Time Capsule: Three Centuries of Broadsides and Printed Ephemera

Shooting on this property is prohibited. War protect the birds as a war measure! The food destroyed in America

by insects and small rodents would feed the people of Belgium! Birds are the great natural enemies of these

pests...National Associa

Library of Congress

American Memory


Various birds on an island in a pond in a cage in the Lincoln Park Zoo aviary.

Library of Congress

American Memory

Emergence of Advertising in America:1850-1920

Image 32-Emma Saxton Pascoe Scrapbook

I m a g e S o u r c e s


B i r d s P a g e 1 1

I m a g e S o u r c e s

Library of Congress

American Memory

Early Motion Pictures, 1897-1920

Roosevelt, friend of the birds (1) )Roosevelt Memorial Association Film Library) director, Caroline Gentry

Library of Congress

American Memory


American ornithology, or, The natural history of the birds of the United States: illustrated with plates, engraved

and colored from original drawing taken from nature.

Library of Congress

American Memory

The First American West: The Ohio River Valley, 1750-1820

John J. Audubon: from the original printing by Chappel in the possession of the publishers

Library of Congress

American Memory


Ornithological biography, or an account of the habits of the birds of the United States of America: accompanied

by descriptions of the objects represented in the work entitled birds of America, volume 2

Library of Congress

American Memory


George B. Grinnell, head and shoulders portrait, facing left

Library of Congress


The national bird of prey

Library of Congress

American Memory

Historic American Sheet Music, 1850-1920

My bird of paradise: My Honolulu girl, 1915

Library of Congress

American Memory

Nineteenth Century in Print: Periodicals

Birds of Passage (Harpers new monthly magazine)/Volume 30, Issue 177, February, 1865

Library of Congress

American Memory

By the People, For the People: Posters from the WPA, 1936-1943

Birds of the world: An illustrated natural history in popular style with 100 candid photos: A New York City, W.P.A.

Federal Writer’s Project book: American guide series

Library of Congress

American Memory

Washington As It Was: Photographs by Theodor Horydczak, 1923-1959

Birds, Geese (wild goose with nest of eggs).

Library of Congress

American Memory

Washington As It Was: Photographs by Theodor Horydczak, 1923-1959

Birds. Swan.


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