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Theodore Roosevelt knows that the blackbird was really a black thrush. He wishes it could be naturalized here. Roosevelt is glad that Richard Henry Tierney remembers his article on English birds. In the ninth chapter of his autobiography, Roosevelt speaks of the birds around Sagamore Hill.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1914-11-17
Theodore Roosevelt enjoyed having John Burroughs out to Oyster Bay to see the birds he mentioned. Roosevelt directs Burroughs to check Ranch Life and the Hunting Trail for additional references to birds. Roosevelt closes by asking Burroughs to join himself and his wife Edith at Pine Knot, Virginia.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-06-22
Theodore Roosevelt tells H. D. Minot what species of blackbird he saw in the Adirondacks. He asks Minot to excuse his delay as he had to go to town to find out.
Massachusetts Historical Society
1877-08-21