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President Roosevelt thanks William Dutcher, President of the National Association of Audubon Societies, and comments on the skylark.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-09-05
William Dutcher, president of the National Association of Audubon Societies, sends President Roosevelt a report on skylarks recently completed by Beecher S. Bowdish.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-09-04
Theodore Roosevelt likes Jonathon S. Prout’s proposal to release skylarks in Southern states, like Florida and Texas, in the winter. However, Roosevelt is uncertain if he has any power to influence in this matter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-22
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 did not know that skylarks were objectionable. He has always been hoping to see them increase on Long Island. He would like C. Hart Merriam to tell him what “to let in and keep out.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-03-19
Theodore Roosevelt stands corrected, as he learned from Merriam that the song thrush and the titmouse are invasive.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-03-22