Answer: The bird is Martha, the last known specimen of the passenger pigeon named after Martha Washington, the first first lady of the United States. Supposedly, they were so numerous that flocks measured 300 miles by 1 mile in size during migration. However, we managed to kill every last one of them in a span of 20 or so years. Vetti and aptly enough passer by (the pigeon gets its name from the French word passager meaning to pass by) got this one. Well done.
Sunday, March 15, 2009
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Answer: The bird is Martha, the last known specimen of the passenger pigeon named after Martha Washington, the first first lady of the United States. Supposedly, they were so numerous that flocks measured 300 miles by 1 mile in size during migration. However, we managed to kill every last one of them in a span of 20 or so years. Vetti and aptly enough passer by (the pigeon gets its name from the French word passager meaning to pass by) got this one. Well done.
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Martha-the passenger pigeon named after the 1st First lady of US
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