Heath hens were one of the first bird species that Americans tried to save from extinction.

Unfortunately, by late 1938 the last heath hen had disappeared from the forest and the species was officially classified as extinct.

He was also known for his studies of the Heath Hen and his attempts to save the species.

Although the effort to save the heath hen from extinction was ultimately unsuccessful, it paved the way for conservation of other species.

One sandplain bird, the heath hen, became extinct in the 1930's.

Perhaps as early as the 1840s, at any rate by 1870, all heath hens were extirpated on the mainland.

This one's for the Heath Hen.

In fact, many have speculated that the Pilgrims' first Thanksgiving dinner featured heath hens and not wild turkey.

The heath hen becomes extinct.

Lack of awareness of the region's historical fire ecology also led the state legislature to require firebreaks when protecting the heath hen.

For example, a mere 7 unequivocal Heath Hen eggs - equivalent to a very small clutch - are known to be held in public collections today.

Heath Hen (extinct)

Heath hens were extremely common in their habitat during Colonial times, but being a gallinaceous bird, they were hunted by settlers extensively for food.

Collier's Encyclopedia, Volume 11 Germanium to Heath Hen, p. 372-3.

An increasing number of experts fear that if land use patterns continue, the remaining prairie chickens are in danger of going the way of the heath hen.

Prairie chickens were indiscriminately introduced to the Eastern Seaboard after the Heath Hen was gone from the mainland, but failed to thrive.

In 1923, he argued against a measure to promote hunting on Martha's Vineyard that would have stressed populations of the ultimately doomed Heath Hen.

"Booming Ben," a solitary Heath Hen, was last seen 11 March 1932 on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.

Heath Hen (Tympanuchus cupido cupido)

She sees ground sloths, great auks, quaggas, moas, heath hens, Javan rhinos, giant armadillos, and many other rarities.

A close relative, the easternmost form of the greater prairie chicken, a subspecies known as the heath hen (Tympanuchus cupido cupido) is extinct.

The extinct Heath Hen of the American east coast, usually considered a subspecies of the Greater Prairie-Chicken, has been considered a separate species.

The Heath Hen, Tympanuchus cupido cupido, which was historically found along the Atlantic coast is extinct.

USS Heath Hen (AMc-6)

In 1931, the subspecies known as the heath hen (Tympanuchus cupido cupido) became extinct in the Eastern United States.