What Birds Did Alexander Wilson Discover?
Today, five birds – Wilson’s snipe, Wilson’s warbler, Wilson’s plover, Wilson’s phalarope, and Wilson’s storm-petrel – carry his name. Alexander Wilson peppered his scientific descriptions of birds in american ornithology with verse. Who is the father of American ornithology? Scotland native Alexander Wilson (1766–1813), the father of American ornithology, arrived in New Castle, Delaware, in … Read more