I kissed an Eskimo Curlew……

Passenger Pigeons were of course hunted to extinction by the early 1900’s and the last bird, Martha, died in Cincinnati Zoo in 1913, I believe. They were perhaps the most abundant bird species ever to flap over the earth and it’s startling to think about how quickly they were all killed off.

The Eskimo Curlew story has a similar sad ring to it. They too were hunted mercilessly and the last probable sighting was a couple birds seen on migration in Texas during the 80’s. However, I think that the last official sighting was in 1962.

Bachman’s Warbler is a bit of anomaly. They have have simply just disappeared. Perhaps they were never numerous and perhaps they lost out due to habitat loss. They haven’t been seen for a number of years either.

I think that we should all get out there – especially if you are US citizens – and look for these birds. You never know, you could be the person to find one of the three most wanted birds of all time!