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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Lewis Childs

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Lewis Childs

President Roosevelt’s mind was relieved by the information John Childs Lewis provided about long-eared owls. Roosevelt discusses the breeding and nesting habits of sandpipers and brown thrashers. Roosevelt is disappointed he found a song sparrow rather than a grasshopper sparrow near his home, Sagamore Hill, but pleased a black-throated green warbler showed up in time for him to show it to Childs and John Burroughs.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-06-22

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from John Lewis Childs to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from John Lewis Childs to Theodore Roosevelt

John Lewis Childs sends President Roosevelt details regarding various species of birds and their behaviors. Childs admits he was wrong, and the president right, about the nesting habits of the Long-eared vs. Short-eared owl. Childs describes a trip wherein he showed John Burroughs the nesting sites of a Brown Thrasher, and a Spotted Sandpiper, both incubating eggs. Childs compliments Roosevelt on the accuracy of his observations and description of a flock of passenger pigeons at Pine Knot, especially considering how busy he must be. 

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-06-20

Creator(s)

Childs, John Lewis, 1856-1921