Re:When Birds Migrated to the Moon
by RomeoDelta on Saturday January 02, 2021 @03:38PM
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The author mentions that the Pfeilstorch was found
> in 1882 in Mecklenburg, Germany
which was surprised me as being relatively recent. But according to its Wikipedia article [1], the Pfeilstorch was actually found in 1822. Still quite recent, but decidedly less so. Wikipedia also mentions that bird migration has been known about (at least in some circles) since the late 18th century [2]:
> Thomas Bewick's A History of British Birds (Volume 1, 1797) mentions a report from "a very intelligent master of a vessel" who, "between the islands of Menorca and Majorca, saw great numbers of Swallows flying northward"
Does anyone else know further history on how we came to understand bird migration? It seems quite interesting.
> in 1882 in Mecklenburg, Germany
which was surprised me as being relatively recent. But according to its Wikipedia article [1], the Pfeilstorch was actually found in 1822. Still quite recent, but decidedly less so. Wikipedia also mentions that bird migration has been known about (at least in some circles) since the late 18th century [2]:
> Thomas Bewick's A History of British Birds (Volume 1, 1797) mentions a report from "a very intelligent master of a vessel" who, "between the islands of Menorca and Majorca, saw great numbers of Swallows flying northward"
Does anyone else know further history on how we came to understand bird migration? It seems quite interesting.
1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pfeilstorch
2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird_migration#Historical_view...