NPSpecies

Extinct (Sibley 2000). The last Passenger Pigeon reported in Maine was shot in "Bar Harbor" in 1904 (Palmer 1949). No records exist that specifically place this species within the park, but it seems likely, at least before the 1850's (GHM).

Formerly native to Maine (Palmer 1949).

Extinct (Sibley 2000)

Park Species Detail: Checklist information (status) updated 4/11/03 by professional judgement of Bruce Connery, ACAD wildlife biologist. The last Passenger Pigeon reported in Maine was shot in "Bar Harbor" in 1904. Palmer (1949): female taken at Bar Harbor during early summer 1904 is the last record (although there is some question with regards to this specimen, see Palmer) of this species in Maine. Bond (19??) Extinct. The last record in Maine is a female from Bar Harbor in early summer 1904. There is also a record of 2 seen on MDI on 7 August and 15 August 188? By Charles W. Townsend. Tyson and Bond (1941): Last record of this pigeon in Maine is based on a female shot at Bar Harbor in the early summer of 1904. Knight (1908) during the early summer of 1904, a female Passenger Pigeon was likely recently killed in the Bar Harbor area. Allen (1899): "Two seen August 7, one seen August 15, 188?, by Charles W. Townsend. Now extinct." Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable. In legacy NPSpecies Residency was Unknown with comment: Formerly nested in Hancock County in great abundance in the early 1800's (Knight 1908).