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Date Range
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August 8, 1913 – February 12, 2021
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Title
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The Brookline Bird Club
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What occurred
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The Brookline Bird club is a club dedicated to learning, documenting, and watching birds but most importantly to gaining “a fuller appreciation of nature.”. It is the largest bird club but isn't limited to just Brookline. Though it is one of the country's oldest. The forming of the club can be linked to a few things including the outlawing of the plume trade and the growing interest in birds/ the environment in wealthy circles. Though the club also took an active part in protecting through local ordinances and going as far as having a "bird warden". In 1915 they had around 150 feeding stations. Lastly, this club was not only for men but also women and all ages and recognized the role women played in stopping the millinery trade.
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Location
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361 Washington St, Brookline, MA 02445
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Image Citation
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Dawn. (n.d.). Massachusetts State Bird. Retrieved November 16, 2021, from http://massbutterflies.blogspot.com/2012/02/massachusetts-state-bird.html. American kestrel nesting box program. Brookline Bird Club. (2020, January 1). Retrieved November 16, 2021, from https://www.brooklinebirdclub.org/programs/american-kestrel-nesting-box-program/. Club history. Brookline Bird Club. (2021, April 16). Retrieved November 16, 2021, from https://www.brooklinebirdclub.org/about/club-history/. Society, B. H. (2017, June 30). Brookline history: Birds & Birdhouses at the library, 1914. Brookline, MA Patch. Retrieved November 16, 2021, from https://patch.com/massachusetts/brookline/brookline-history-birds-birdhouses-library-1914.
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Student name(s)
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Andrew Bassuk
