We have always enjoyed seeing and hearing songbirds. In the last century, people viewed wildlife as an unlimited resource and saw no harm in ornamental collections. Today we protect many species internationally by banning trade in songbirds and promoting habitat diversity.
Birds shown in two antique cases |
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| Common name | Scientific name |
| Golden-crowned kinglet | Regulus satrapalia |
| Yellow warbler | Dendroica petechia |
| Yellow-rumped warbler | Dendroica coronata |
| Baltimore oriole | Icterus glabula |
| Purple finch | Carpodacus purpureus |
| Cape May warbler | Dendroica tigrina |
| Black-throated green warbler | Dendroica virens |
| Magnolia warbler | Dendroica magnolia |
| Rose-breasted grosbeak | Pheuticus ludovicianus |
| Bohemian waxwing | Bombycilla garrulus |
| Hermit thrush | Catharus guttatus |
| Blue jay with three young | Cyanocitta cristata |