Baird Ornithological Club
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The Baird Ornithological Club is a
ornithologists.[1] The organization was named after Spencer Fullerton Baird.[2] The organization was founded by Earl Lincoln Poole and Harold Morris in Berks County, Pennsylvania
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The organization is located in Reading, Pennsylvania, the birthplace of Baird.[3] The clubs efforts focus specifically on the birdlife of Berks County.[4] They also had a club in Washington, D.C., which was founded in 1922 and is now defunct.[1]
Ornithologists who were members include
Harry Church Oberholser, Theodore Sherman Palmer, Edward Alexander Preble, Charles Wallace Richmond, Leonhard Stejneger, and Alexander Wetmore.[1]
References
- ^ Smithsonian Institution Archives. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- ^ "108th Meeting of the Baird Ornithological Club". 80-2474. Smithsonian Institution Archives. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- ^ Adams III, Charles J. (11 November 2010). "A Day Away: Statue at Smithsonian honors Berks native". Reading Eagle. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- ^ "Influenced By Birds: Berks County Birding Giants and Their Legacy". Collections and Exhibitions. Reading Public Museum. Archived from the original on 22 December 2010. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
External links
- Baird Ornithological Club in Reading, Pennsylvania