Numerous newspapers issued at communities across the continental United States have articles or notes with important details about the occurrence of wildbirds during historic times. After a multi-year effort to find pertinent articles with informative details, more than 770 newspapers are known to have information essential to any evaluation of wildbirds history associated with North American ornithology.
More than 3100 unique citations have provided more than 6400 distinct records for 285 species, with the first known newspaper mention of birds from A.D. 1675. The period of consideration is basically anything prior to 1885, though some records of particular interest are included for a few subsequent years. Every record is prior to 1890. Each item when added to a relational database includes a distinct citation, species identification, site of occurrence, date when observed using the best available detail and a summary of the given details which is given as a record notation.
These are the species most notably mentioned: Passenger Pigeon (953 records from 97 years, with the first known mention in A.D. 1675, with records for every year subsequent to 1826); Greater Prairie Chicken (446 records for 49 years, with the first record from 1790, and noted every year starting in 1850); Bald Eagle (395); Canada Goose (271); Northern Bobwhite (227); Wild Turkey (160); Snowy Owl (145); American Robin (143); Eastern Bluebird (133); Mallard (100); Wilson's Snipe (91); American Woodcock (89); and, Sandhill Crane (89). The most recent addition was the Purple Gallinule from Florida.
Some of the articles don't mention a species at a particular site at some time, but are included since they are an indicative presentation of bird history, perhaps being a distinct poem. Many of these articles have been transcribed and are available elsewhere on Wildbirds Broadcasting.
It is quite profound to ponder how records for each species could be evaluated within their own context. Consider how the historic records for the Passenger Pigeon could be mapped, based upon time and location details. And then the same information could be presented for each of the other species. It could and should be an essential aspect for the history of ornithology in northern America.
Each of these newspapers have articles, which were found, primarily, based upon a word or word-string search — preferably finding any of the words, or the exact phrase — using more than 100 different search terms. In a few rare instances, each page of a few issues of a newspaper has none-the-less been individually evaluated to determine if there were bird records; and in some instances this time consuming evaluation has been successful. It would, however, require a page-by-page review to find every available record conveyed on the pages of the nations newspapers. This would certainly require a massive amount of time!
This is the list of reviewed newspapers, as of mid-July, 2013, with additional papers from Canada not included in this list. Changes will occur as new sources are found since additional newspaper archival sites become available:
- Alabama, U.S.A.
- Birmingham Iron Age; Birmingham
- Arizona, U.S.A.
- Arizona Citizen; Tucson, Pima County
- Arizona Sentinel; Yuma, Pima County
- Tombstone Epitaph; Tombstone
- Arkansas, U.S.A.
- Arkansas Gazette; Little Rock
- Fort Smith Elevator; Fort Smith
- California, U.S.A.
- California Farmer and Journal of Useful Sciences; San Francisco
- Daily Alta California; San Francisco
- Golden Era; San Francisco
- Livermore Herald; Livermore, Alameda County
- Los Angeles Herald; Los Angeles
- Pacific Rural Press; San Francisco
- Sacramento Record; Sacramento
- Sacramento Record Union; Sacramento
- Sacramento Union; Sacramento
- Colorado, U.S.A.
- Alamosa Journal; Alamosa, Alamosa County
- Black Hawk Mining Journal; Black Hawk
- Boulder County Courier; Boulder, Boulder County
- Central City Evening Call; Central City
- Central City Register; Central City, Gilpin County
- Central City Register-Call; Central City, Gilpin County
- Chaffee County Times; Buena Vista, Chaffee County
- Colorado Banner; Boulder, Boulder County
- Colorado Chieftain; Pueblo, Pueblo County
- Colorado Springs Gazette and El Paso County News; Colorado Springs
- Colorado Transcript; Golden, Jefferson County
- Fort Collins Courier; Fort Collins
- Fort Collins Standard; Fort Collins
- Fort Morgan Times; Fort Morgan, Weld County
- Georgetown Courier; Georgetown, Clear Creek County
- Rocky Mountain News; Denver, Denver County
- Silver Cliff Herald; Silver Cliff, Custer County
- Connecticut, U.S.A.
- American Mercury; Hartford
- Bridgeport Evening Farmer; Bridgeport, Fairfield County
- Connecticut Courant; Hartford
- Connecticut Herald; New Haven
- Connecticut Journal; New Haven
- Connecticut Mirror; Hartford
- East Haddam Journal; East Haddam, Middlesex County
- Litchfield Monitor; Litchfield
- Litchfield Republican; Litchfield
- Middlesex Gazette; Middletown
- New Haven Gazette; New Haven
- New Haven Palladium; New Haven, New Haven County
- New Milford Journal; New Milford, Litchfield County
- Norwich Courier; Norwich
- Southport Times; Southport, Fairfield County
- State Temperance Journal; New London, New London County
- Tolland County Press; Stafford Springs, Tolland County
- Williamantic Journal; Willimantic, Whidham County
- Delaware, U.S.A.
- Delaware Advertiser and Farmers Journal; Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware
- Wilmingtonian and Delaware Advertiser; Wilmington, Delaware
- District of Columbia, U.S.A.
- National Intelligencer; Washington, District of Columbia
- National Republican; Washington, District of Columbia
- Washington Evening Critic; Washington, District of Columbia
- Washington Globe; Washington, District of Columbia
- Washington National Intelligencer; Washington, District of Columbia
- Georgia, U.S.A.
- Albany Patriot; Albany, Dougherty County
- Americus Recorder; Americus, Sumter County
- Athens Banner; Athens
- Athens Banner-Watchman; Athens
- Athens Georgian; Athens
- Athens Messenger; Athens
- Atlanta Constitution; Atlanta
- Atlanta Herald; Atlanta
- Atlanta Intelligencer; Atlanta
- Atlanta Opinion; Atlanta
- Atlanta Sun; Atlanta
- Columbus Enquirer; Columbus
- Columbus Enquirer-Sun; Columbus
- Columbus Sun and Enquirer; Columbus
- Cuthbert Appeal; Cuthbert, Randolph County
- Dublin Post; Dublin
- Farmer's Gazette; Sparta
- Federal Union; Milledgeville, Baldwin County
- Georgia Journal; Macon
- Georgia Weekly Telegraph; Macon
- Macon Daily Telegraph; Macon
- Macon Telegraph and Messenger; Macon
- Marietta Register; Mariette
- Milledgeville Union and Recorder; Milledgeville, Baldwin County
- Southern Banner; Athens
- Southern Recorder; Milledgeville, Baldwin County
- Southern Watchman; Athens
- Southern Whig; Athens
- Sumter Republican; Americus, Sumter County
- Sunny South; Atlanta
- The Country; Georgia
- Thomasville Times; Thomasville, Thomas County
- Weekly Columbus Enquirer; Columbus
- Weekly Georgia Telegraph; Macon
- Illinois, U.S.A.
- Alton Courier; Alton, Madison County
- Alton Observer; Alton
- Alton Telegraph; Alton, Madison County
- Cairo Bulletin; Cairo
- Decatur Review; Decatur, Macon County
- Edwardsville Intelligencer; Edwardsville
- Freeport Bulletin; Freeport, Stephenson County
- Hyde Park Herald; Hyde Park
- Logansport Pharos Tribune; Logansport, Hamilton County
- Monmouth Collegian; Monmouth College, Warren County
- Mount Carmel Register; Mount Carmel
- Olney Times; Olney, Richland County
- Ottawa Free Trader; Ottawa, LaSalle County
- Quincy Herald; Quincy
- Quincy Journal; Quincy
- Quincy Whig; Quincy
- Quincy Whig and Republican; Quincy
- Sterling Gazette; Sterling
- Sterling Standard; Sterling, Whiteside County
- Sycamore True Republican; Sycamore, De Kalb County
- Indiana, U.S.A.
- Bedford Star; Bedford, Lawrence County
- Brownstown Banner; Brownstown
- Cambridge City Tribune; Cambridge City, Wayne County
- Connersville Examiner; Connersville, Fayette County
- Connersville Times; Connersville, Fayette County
- Crown Point Register; Crown Point
- Danville Hendricks County Republican 1887; Danville, Hendricks County
- Danville Hendricks County Union; Danville, Hendricks County
- Dawsons Fort Wayne Tribune; Fort Wayne, Allen County
- Delphi Times; Delphi, Carroll County
- Elkhart Democratic Union; Elkhart, Elkhart County
- Elkhart Monitor; Elkhart, Elkhart County
- Elkhart Observer; Elkhart, Elkhart County
- Fort Wayne Democrat; Fort Wayne
- Fort Wayne Gazette; Fort Wayne, Allen County
- Fort Wayne Sentinel; Fort Wayne, Allen County
- Greencastle Banner; Greencastle, Putnam County
- Indiana Press; Greencastle, Putnam County
- Jasper Courier; Jasper, Jasper County
- Jeffersonville Evening News; Jeffersonville, Clark County
- Jeffersonville National Democrat; Jeffersonville, Clark County
- Jeffersonville News; Jeffersonville, Clark County
- Logansport Chronicle; Logansport
- Logansport Journal; Logansport, Cass County
- Logansport News; Logansport
- Logansport Star; Logansport
- Marshall County Democrat; Plymouth, Marshall County
- Marshall County Republican; Plymouth, Marshall County
- Martinsville Morgan County Gazette; Martinsville, Morgan County
- New Albany Ledger; New Albany, Floyd County
- New Albany Register; New Albany, Floyd County
- New Albany Tribune; New Albany, Floyd County
- Newport Hossier State; Newport, Vermillion County
- Putnam Republican Banner; Greencastle, Putnam County
- Worthington Gazette; Worthington, Green County
- Iowa, U.S.A.
- Ackley Enterprise; Ackley
- Alden Times; Alden, Hardin County
- Algona Upper Des Moines; Algona
- Alton Review; Alton, Sioux County
- Anamosa Eureka; Anamosa, Jones County
- Anita Times; Anita, Cass County
- Atlantic Telegraph; Atlantic
- Burlington Hawk Eye; Burlington
- Carroll Sentinel; Carroll, Carroll County
- Cascade Pioneer; Cascade, Jones County
- Cedar Falls Gazette; Cedar Falls, Black Hawk County
- Cedar Rapids Gazette; Cedar Rapids
- Cedar Rapids Times; Cedar Rapids
- Cedar Valley Times; Cedar Rapids
- Centerville Appanoose Times; Centerville, Appanoose County
- Daily Iowa Capital; Des Moines
- Davenport Gazette; Davenport
- Decatur Republican; Decatur
- Des Moines Republican; Des Moines
- Dubuque Herald; Dubuque
- Dubuque Times; Dubuque
- Emmetsburg Palo Alto Pilot; Emmetsburg, Palo Alto County
- Glenwood Opinion; Glenwood
- Hawarden Independent; Calliope, Sioux County
- Howarden Independent; East Orange, and Calliope, Sioux County
- Iowa South West; Bedford
- Iowa State Register; Des Moines
- Iowa State Reporter; Waterloo, Black County
- Jackson Sentinel; Maquoketa
- Jefferson Bee; Jefferson
- Jones County Liberal; Monticello, Jones County
- Le Mars Iowa Liberal; Le Mars, Plymouth County
- Le Mars Sentinel; Le Mars, Plymouth County
- Malvern Leader; Malvern, Mills County
- Marion Herald; Marion, Linn County
- Monticello Express; Monticello, Jones County
- Northern Vindicator; Estherville, Emmet County
- Palo Alto Recorder; Emmetsburg, Palo Alto County
- Postville Review; Postville, Allamakee County
- Sioux County Herald; Orange City
- Sioux County Independent; Calliope, Sioux County
- Spencer Clay County News; Spencer
- Spirit Lake Beacon; Spirit Lake, Dickinson County
- Sumner Gazette; Sumner, Bremer County
- Waterloo Courier; Waterloo, Black Hawk County
- Wyoming Journal; Wyoming, Jones County
- Kansas, U.S.A.
- Abilene Reflector; Abilene, Dickinson County
- Atchison Globe; Atchison, Atchison County
- Belleville Telescope; Belleville, Republic County
- Dodge City Times; Dodge City, Ford County
- Iola Register; Iola
- Lawrence Gazette; Lawrence, Douglas County
- Lawrence Journal World; Lawrence
- Lawrence Republican; Lawrence
- Lawrence Western Home Journal 1874; Lawrence, Douglas County
- Leavenworth Times; Leavenworth
- Neosho Valley Register; Iola, Allen County
- Oskaloosa Independent; Oskaloosa
- Saline County Journal; Salina
- Smoky Hill and Republican Union; Junction City, Geary County
- Thomas County Cat; Colby, Thomas County
- Weekly Kansas Chief; Troy
- Western Kansas World; WeKeeney, Trego County
- White Cloud Kansas Chief; White Cloud
- Wichita City Eagle; Wichita, Sedgwick County
- Kentucky, U.S.A.
- Bourbon News; Paris, Bourbon County
- Frankfort Roundabout; Frankfort
- Hartford Herald; Hartford
- Hickman Courier; Hickman, Fulton County
- Interior Journal; Stanford
- Kentucky Sentinel; Mount Sterling, Montgomery County
- Kentucky Yeoman; Frankfort, Franklin County
- Lebanon Post; Lebanon, Marion County
- Louisville Courier; Louisville, Jefferson County
- Louisville Democrat; Louisville
- Louisville Express; Louisville
- Louisville Times; Louisville
- Semi-weekly Interior Journal; Stanford
- Louisiana, U.S.A.
- Colfax Chronicle; Colfax, Grant Parish
- Louisiana Capitalian; Louisiana
- Louisiana Democrat; Alexandria
- New Orleans Crescent; New Orleans, Orleans Parish
- Ouachita Telegraph; Monroe
- People's Vindicator; Natchitoches
- Maine, U.S.A.
- Bangor Whig and Courier; Bangor
- Bar Harbor Mount Desert Herald; Bar Harbor, Mount Desert Island, Knox County
- Bath Independent; Bath, Sagadahoc County
- Biddeford Journal; Biddeford, York County
- Eastern Argus; Portland
- Maryland, U.S.A.
- Baltimore American and Commercial Advertiser; Baltimore
- Baltimore Patriot; Baltimore
- Denton Journal; Denton, Caroline County
- Frederick News; Frederick
- Hagerstown Herald and Torch Light; Hagerstown
- Hagerstown Mail; Hagerstown
- Hagerstown Torch Light and Public Advertiser; Hagerstown
- Republican Star; Easton
- Somerset Herald; Princess Anne
- Torch Light; Hagerstown
- Massachusetts, U.S.A.
- Barnstable Patriot; Barnstable, Barnstable County
- Barre Gazette; Barre
- Barre Patriot; Barre
- Boston Advertiser; Boston, Suffolk County
- Boston Commercial Gazette; Boston, Suffolk County
- Boston Evening-Post; Boston, Suffolk County
- Boston Globe; Boston, Suffolk County
- Boston Intelligencer; Boston, Suffolk County
- Boston Messenger; Boston, Suffolk County
- Boston News-Letter; Boston, Suffolk County
- Boston Post Boy; Boston, Suffolk County
- Boston Recorder; Boston, Suffolk County
- Chatham Monitor; Chatham, Barnstable County
- Columbian Centinel; Boston, Suffolk County
- Dedham Village Register; Dedham
- Haverhill Gazette; Haverhill
- Independent Chronicle and Boston Patriot; Boston, Suffolk County
- Litchburg Sentinel; Litchburg
- Lowell Courier; Lowell
- Lowell Journal and Courier; Lowell
- Massachusetts Spy; Boston, Suffolk County
- New Bedford Mercury; New Bedford
- New-England Galaxy; Boston, Suffolk County
- New-England Journal; Boston, Suffolk County
- Newburyport Herald; Newburyport
- Pittsfield Sun; Pittsfield
- Plymouth Journal; Plymouth
- Salem Gazette; Salem
- Village Register; Dedham
- Wachusett Star; Barre
- Michigan, U.S.A.
- Clare County Press; Clare, Clare County
- Grand Traverse Herald; Traverse City, Grand Traverse County
- Hillsdale Standard; Hillsdale
- Kalamazoo Telegraph; Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County
- Marshall Democratic Expounder; Marshall
- Otsego Union; Otsego, Allegan County
- Pinckney Dispatch; Pinckney, Livingston County
- St. Joseph Herald; Saint Joseph
- Minnesota, U.S.A.
- Albert Lea Freeborn County Standard; Albert Lea
- Minnesota, U.S.A.
- New Ulm Review; New Ulm, Brown County
- Princeton Union; Princeton, Mille Lacs County
- Red Wing Grange Advance; Red Wing, Goodhue County
- Red Wing Sentinel; Red Wing, Goodhue County
- Saint Paul Globe; Saint Paul
- St. Cloud Democrat; St. Cloud, Stearns County
- St. Cloud Journal; St. Cloud, Stearns County
- St. Paul Globe; Saint Paul
- Winona Record; Winona
- Winona Republican; Winona
- Missouri, U.S.A.
- Andrew County Republican; Savannah
- Bates County Record; Butler
- Bolivar Free Press; Bolivar, Polk County
- Boon's Lick Times; Fayette
- Buffalo Reflex; Buffalo
- Cape Girardeau Weekly Argus; Cape Girardeau
- Charleston Courier; Charleston, Mississippi County
- County Paper; Oregon
- Doniphan Prospect; Doniphan
- Fair Play; Saint Genevieve
- Glasgow Times; Glasgow
- Hannibal Clipper; Hannibal
- Hannibal Journal; Hannibal, Marion County
- Holt County Sentinel; Oregon, Holt County
- Jackson Missouri Cash-Book; Jackson
- Jefferson City Peoples Tribune; Jefferson City, Cole County
- Jefferson City State Journal; Jefferson City
- Kansas City Journal of Commerce; Kansas City
- Kirksville Graphic; Kirksville, Adair County
- Liberty Tribune; Liberty
- Lincoln County Herald; Troy
- Loyal Missourian; California, Moniteau County
- Marshall Democrat; Marshall
- Missouri Patriot; Springfield
- Missouri Republican; St. Louis
- Missouri State Times; Jefferson City
- Moniteau Journal; California
- Mount Vernon Fountain and Journal; Mt. Vernon, Lawrence County
- Neosho Times; Neosho
- Oregon County Paper; Oregon
- Phelps County New Era; Rolla
- Richmond Democrat; Richmond, Ray County
- Rolla Weekly Herald; Rolla
- Saline County Progress; Marshall
- Sedalia Bazoo; Sedalia, Pettis County
- Sedalia Democrat; Sedalia, Pettis County
- Springfield Leader; Springfield, Christian County
- St. Genevieve Fair Play; Saint Genevieve
- St. Joseph Gazette; Saint Joseph, Buchanan County
- St. Louis Missouri Republican; Saint Louis
- Troy Herald; Troy, Lincoln County
- Montana, U.S.A.
- Montana Post; Virginia City
- Yellowstone Journal [a.k.a. Daily Yellowstone Journal]; Miles City
- Nebraska, U.S.A.
- Columbus Journal; Columbus, Platte County
- Huntsman's Echo; Wood River Center, Buffalo County
- Kearney Hub; Kearney, Buffalo County
- Nebraska Advertiser; Brownville, Nemaha County
- Nebraska State Journal; Lincoln
- North Nebraska Eagle; Dakota City
- Omaha Arrow; Omaha, Douglas County
- Omaha Bee; Omaha, Douglas County
- Omaha Herald; Omaha, Douglas County
- Omaha Nebraskian; Omaha, Douglas County
- Omaha Republican; Omaha, Douglas County
- Omaha Tribune; Omaha, Douglas County
- Omaha World-Herald; Omaha, Douglas County
- Red Cloud Chief; Red Cloud, Webster County
- Valentine Reporter; Valentine, Cherry County
- Nevada, U.S.A.;
- Nevada State Journal; Reno, Washoe County
- Reese River Reveille; Austin
- Reno Evening Gazette; Reno, Washoe County
- New Hampshire, U.S.A.
- Farmer's Cabinet; Amherst
- New Hampshire Gazette; Portsmouth
- New Hampshire Patriot; Concord
- New Hampshire Sentinel; Keene
- New Hampshire Spy; Portsmouth
- New-Hampshire Gazette and Historical Chronicle; Portsmouth
- New-Hampshire Patriot; Concord
- Portsmouth Journal of Literature and Politics; Portsmouth
- New Jersey, U.S.A.
- Burlington Advertiser; Burlington
- Camden Democrat; Camden
- Hammonton Item; Hammonton, Atlantic County
- May's Landing Record; May's Landing, Atlantic County
- New Brunswick Times; New Brunswick, Middlesex County
- Rahway Advocate and Times; Rahway, Union County
- Red Bank Register; Red Bank, Monmouth County
- South-Jersey Republican; Hammonton, Atlantic County
- Trenton Federalist; Trenton
- Woodbridge Independent Hour; Woodbridge, Middlesex County
- New York, U.S.A.
- Adams Herald; Adams, Jefferson County
- Albany Argus; Albany
- Albany Centinel; Albany, Albany County
- Albany Evening Journal; Albany, Albany County
- Amenia Times; Amenia Times, Dutchess County
- American Citizen; New York
- Amsterdam Democrat and Recorder; Amsterdam
- Auburn Bulletin; Auburn
- Auburn Christian Advocate; Auburn
- Auburn Journal; Auburn
- Auburn News; Auburn
- Auburn News and Democrat; Auburn
- Baldwinsville Gazette; Baldwinsville, Onondago County
- Batavia News; Batavia
- Batavia Spirit of the Times; Batavia
- Belmont Genesee Valley Post; Belmont, Allegany County
- Binghamton Broome Republican; Binghamton
- Bloomville Mirror; Bloomville, Delaware County
- Brockport Republic; Brockport, Monroe County
- Brooklyn Eagle; Brooklyn
- Buffalo Courier; Buffalo
- Buffalo Courier and Republic; Buffalo
- Buffalo Express; Buffalo
- Catskill Recorder; Catskill
- Cayuga Chief; Auburn
- Cayuga County Independent; Auburn
- Chatham Courier; Chatham
- Cherry Valley Gazette; Cherry Valley, Otsego County
- Chittenango Herald; Chittenango, Madison County
- Columbian [New York]; New York
- Corning Journal; Corning
- Cuba Evening Review; Cuba, Allegany County
- Cuba True Patriot; Cuba
- Dansville Advertiser; Dansville, Livingston County
- DeRuyter New Era-Gleaner; DeRuyter, Madison County
- Dunkirk Observer; Dunkirk, Chautauqua County
- Erie County Independent; Buffalo and Hamburg, Erie County
- Essex County Republican; Keeseville
- Evening Gazette; Port Jervis
- Fairport Herald; Fairport, Monroe County
- Franklin Gazette; Malone
- Fredonia Censor; Fredonia
- Geneseo Democrat; Geneseo
- Geneva Advertiser; Geneva
- Geneva Courier; Geneva
- Geneva Express; Geneva
- Geneva Gazette; Geneva
- Gloversville Intelligencer; Gloversville
- Hudson Evening Register; Hudson
- Hudson River Chronicle; Sing-Sing, Westchester County
- Huntington Long Islander; Huntington, Suffolk County
- Ithaca Journal; Ithaca
- Jefferson County Journal; Adams
- Kingston Freeman; Kingston, Ulster County
- Little Falls Journal and Courier; Little Falls, Herkimer County
- Little Falls Mohawk Courier; Little Falls, Herkimer County
- Livingston Republican; Geneseo
- Lockport Journal and Courier; Lockport, Niagara County
- Lodi Freeman and Messenger; Lodi, Cattaraugus County
- Long-Island Farmer; Jamaica
- Lowville Journal and Republican; Lowville, Lewis County
- Lyons Wayne Democratic Press; Lyons
- Madison Observer; Morrisville, Madison County
- Malone Frontier Palladium; Malone, Franklin County
- Medina Register; Medina
- Mexico Independent; Mexico
- Morrisville Madison Observer; Morrisville
- Mount Morris Union; Mount Morris, Livingston County
- Mourning Courier and New-York Enquirer; New York
- Naples Record; Naples, Ontario County
- Neapolitan Record; Naples
- New York Advertiser; New York
- New York American for the Country; New York
- New York Clipper; New York
- New York Commercial Advertiser; New York
- New York Evening Express; New York
- New York Evening Mirror; New York
- New York Evening Post; New York
- New York Evening Telegram; New York
- New York Gazette; New York
- New York Graphic; New York
- New York Herald; New York
- New York Mercantile Advertiser; New York
- New York Mercury; New York
- New York New World; New York
- New York Spectator; New York
- New York Sun; New York
- New York Telegram; New York
- New York Times; New York
- New York Tribune; New York
- New York World; New York
- New-York Journal; New York
- New-York Spectator; New York
- Newburgh News; Newburgh
- Newtown Register; Newtown, Long Island
- Niagara Falls Gazette; Niagara Falls, Niagara County
- Ogdensburgh Journal; Ogdensburg
- Ogdensburgh Sentinel; Ogdensburg
- Oneida Morning Herald; Utica
- Oneida Sachem; Oneida, Madison County
- Oswego Commercial Times; Oswego
- Oswego Palladium; Oswego, Oneida County
- Oswego Press; Oswego, Oneida County
- Oswego Times and Express; Oswego, Oneida County
- Otsego Farmer; Cooperstown
- Otsego Herald; Cooperstown
- Pine Plains Register; Pine Plains
- Plattsburgh Republican; Plattsburgh, Clinton County
- Port Jervis Evening Gazette; Port Jervis
- Poughkeepsie Daily Eagle; Poughkeepsie
- Progressive Batavian; Batavia, Genesee County
- Pulaski Democrat; Pulaski
- Putnam County Standard; Brewster's [=Brewster], Putnam County
- Putnam County Courier; Carmel, Putnam County
- Rochester Republican; Rochester
- Rochester Union and Advertiser; Rochester
- Rockland County Journal; Nyack, Rockland County
- Roman Citizen; Rome, Oneida County
- Rome Sentinel; Rome, Oneida County
- Sag Harbor Corrector; Sag-Harbor, Long Island, Suffolk County
- Sag Harbor Express; Sag-Harbor, Long Island, Suffolk County
- Salem Northern Post; Salem
- Schoharie Union; Schoharie, Schoharie County
- Skaneateles Courier and Republican; Skaneateles, Onondago County
- Skaneateles Free Press; Skaneateles, Onondago County
- South Side Signal; Babylon, Long Island, Suffolk County
- Spirit of the Times; New York
- St. Lawrence Republican; Ogdensburg
- St. Lawrence Republican and Ogdensburg Weekly Journal; Ogdensburg
- Stamford Mirror; Stamford, Delaware County
- Syracuse Courier and Union; Syracuse, Onondaga County
- Syracuse Evening Chronicle; Syracuse
- Syracuse Journal; Syracuse
- Syracuse Standard; Syracuse
- Union Springs Advertiser; Union Springs, Cayuga County
- Utica Gazette; Utica, Oneida County
- Utica Herald; Utica, Oneida County
- Utica Morning Herald and Daily Gazette; Utica, Oneida County
- Utica Observer; Utica, Oneida County
- Watertown Re-Union; Watertown, Jefferson County
- Watertown Times; Watertown
- Waterville Times; Waterville
- Wellsville Alleghany County Reporter; Wellsville, Alleghany County
- Western Argus; Lyons, Wayne County
- Wyoming County Mirror; Warsaw
- North Carolina, U.S.A.
- Catawba Journal; Charlotte
- Fayetteville Observer; Fayetteville
- Highland Messenger; Asheville
- Newbern Sentinel; New Bern
- North Carolina Whig; Charlotte
- Western Carolinian; Salisbury, Rowan County
- North Dakota, U.S.A.;
- Bismarck Tribune; Bismarck
- Fort Rice Frontier Scout; Fort Rice, Morton County
- Ohio, U.S.A.
- Ashtabula Telegraph; Ashtabula, Ashtabula County
- Belmont Chronicle; Saint Clairsville
- Cincinnati Press; Cincinnati
- Cleveland Leader; Cleveland
- Coshocton Democrat; Coshocton
- Dayton Empire; Dayton, Montgomery County
- Elyria Constitution; Elyria, Lorain County
- Elyria Courier; Elyria, Lorain County
- Elyria Independent Democrat; Elyria, Lorain County
- Fremont Journal; Fremont, Sandusky County
- Gallipolis Journal; Gallipolis
- Highland News; Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County
- Hillsboro News-Herald; Hillsboro, Hghland County
- Hocking Sentinel; Logan
- Holmes County Farmer; Millersburg, Holmes County
- Holmes County Republican; Millersburg, Holmes County
- Huron Reflector; Norwalk
- McConnelsville Conservative; Salem
- New Philadelphia Democrat; New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas County
- Painesville Telegraph; Painesville, Lake County
- Perrysburg Journal; Perrysburg
- Piqua Miami Helmet; Piqua, Miami County
- Portsmouth Times; Portsmouth
- Springfield Globe-Republic; Springfield
- Stark County Democrat; Canton
- Tiffin Tribune; Tiffin, Hillsdale County
- Urbana Union; Urbana
- Vinton Record; McArthur, Vinton County
- Western Reserve Chronicle; Warren, Trumbull County
- Zanesville Courier; Zanesville, Muskingum County
- Oklahoma, U.S.A.
- Cherokee Advocate; Tahlequah
- Indian Chieftain; Vinita, Craig County
- Muskogee Indian Journal; Muskogee
- Oregon, U.S.A.
- Astorian; Astoria
- Daily Astorian; Astoria
- Marshfield Coast Mail; Marshfield
- Morning Oregonian; Portland, Multnomah County
- Willamette Farmer; Salem
- Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
- Altoona Tribune; Altoona, Blair County
- Bloomsburg Columbian; Bloomsburg
- Bloomsburg Democrat; Bloomsburg, Columbia County
- Bristol Bucks County Gazette; Bristol, Bucks County
- Carbon Advocate; Lehighton
- Chester Times; Chester, Delaware County
- Clearfield Democratic Banner; Clearfield
- Columbia Democrat; Bloomsburg
- Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg General Advertiser; Bloomsburg
- Columbian [Pennsylvania]; Bloomsburg
- Columbian and Democrat; Bloomsburg
- Daily Derrick; Oil City
- Elk Advocate; Ridgway, Elk County
- Elk County Advocate; Ridgway, Elk County
- Evening Mirror; Altoona
- Federal Gazette, and Philadelphia Evening Post; Philadelphia
- Franklin Repository; Franklin County
- General Advertiser and Political, Commercial,; Philadelphia
- Gettysburg Complier; Gettysburg
- Gettysburg Republican; Gettysburg
- Gettysburg Republican Complier; Gettysburg
- Gettysburg Star; Gettysburg
- Gettysburg Star and Sentinel; Gettysburg
- Greenville Advance; Greenville, Mercer County
- Greenville Advance Argus; Greenville, Mercer County
- Greenville Argus; Greenville, Mercer County
- Greenville Shenango Valley Argus; Greenville, Mercer County
- Huntingdon Journal; Huntingdon
- Indiana Democrat; Indiana County
- Indiana Messenger; Indiana County
- Indiana Progress; Indiana County
- Jeffersonian Republican; Stroudsburg, Monroe County
- Journal and American; Huntingdon
- Juniata Sentinel; Mifflintown
- Kane Leader; Kane, McKean County
- Kane Weekly Blade; Kane, McKean County
- Keystone Courier; Connellsville
- Lancaster Examiner and Herald; Lancaster, Lancaster County
- Lancaster Intelligencer; Lancaster, Lancaster County
- Lancaster Journal; Lancaster, Lancaster County
- Lebanon News; Lebanon, Lebanon County
- Lehigh Register; Allentown, Lehigh County
- Middleburgh Post; Middleburgh, Snyder County
- New Holland Clarion; New Holland
- Pennsylvania Gazette; Philadelphia
- Pennsylvania Mercury and Universal Advertiser; Philadelphia
- Philadelphia Evening Bulletin; Philadelphia
- Philadelphia Evening Telegraph; Philadelphia
- Philadelphia Gazette of the United States; Philadelphia
- Philadelphia Press; Philadelphia
- Pittsburgh Morning Post; Pittsburgh
- Poulson's American Advertiser; Philadelphia
- Raftsman's Journal; Clearfield
- Republican Compiler; Gettysburg
- Shenango Valley Argus; Greenville, Mercer County
- Smethport McKean Miner; Smethport, McKean County
- Stroudsburg Jeffersonian; Stroudsburg, Monroe County
- Tioga Eagle; Wellsboro
- Titusville Morning Herald; Titusville
- Union County Star and Lewisburg Chronicle; Lewisburg, Union County
- Warren Ledger; Warren County
- Waynesboro Village Record; Waynesboro
- Wellsboro Agitator; Wellsboro, Tioga County
- Williamsport Gazette and Bulletin; Williamsport
- Williamsport Lycoming Gazette; Williamsport
- Rhode Island, U.S.A.
- Newport Journal; Newport
- Newport News; Newport
- Providence Gazette; Providence
- Providence Patriot; Providence
- Providence Post; Providence
- Rhode Island American; Providence
- Rhode Island Gazette; Newport
- Rhode Island Republican; Newport
- South Carolina, U.S.A.
- Anderson Intelligencer; Anderson Court House
- Carolina Watchman; Salisbury, Rowan County
- Charleston News; Charleston
- City Gazette and Daily Advertiser; Charleston
- Columbia Phoenix; Columbia
- Daily Phoenix; Columbia
- Georgetown Enquirer; Georgetown, Georgetown County
- Georgetown Union; Georgetown, Georgetown County
- Keowee Courier; Walhalla
- New South; Port Royal
- Orangeburg Times and Democrat; Orangeburg
- Pee Dee Times; Georgetown, Georgetown County
- Sumter Watchman and Southron; Sumter, Sumter County
- Sunbury American; Sunbury, Northumberland County
- Sunbury American and Shamokin Journal; Sunbury, Northumberland County
- Winyah Observer; Georgetown, Georgetown County
- Winyaw Intelligencer; Georgetown, Georgetown County
- Tennessee, U.S.A.
- Bolivar Bulletin; Bolivar, Hardeman County
- Columbia Herald; Columbia
- Knoxville Chronicle; Knoxville
- Memphis Appeal; Memphis
- Milan Exchange; Milan, Gibson County
- Nashville Union and American; Nashville
- Texas, U.S.A.
- Austin Intelligencer-Echo; Austin
- Austin State Gazette; Austin
- Brenham Banner; Brenham, Washington County
- Clarksville Standard; Clarksville
- Colorado Citizen; Columbus
- Fort Worth Gazette; Fort Worth
- Galveston Civilian; Galveston
- Galveston Civilian and Gazette; Galveston
- Galveston News; Galveston
- Houston Mercury; Houston
- Houston Telegraph and Texas Register; Houston
- San Antonio Light; San Antonio, Bexar County
- State Gazette; Austin
- Waco Examiner; Waco
- Utah, U.S.A.
- Deseret News; Salt Lake City
- Salt Lake Herald; Salt Lake City
- Salt Lake Tribune; Salt Lake City
- St. George Union; Saint George
- Vermont, U.S.A.
- Brattleboro Eagle; Brattleboro
- Brattleboro Reporter; Brattleboro
- Burlington Free Press; Burlington
- Randolph Weekly Wanderer; Randolph, Orange County
- Rutland County Herald; Rutland
- Rutland Globe; Rutland
- Rutland Herald; Rutland
- St. Johnsbury Caledonian; St. Johnsbury, Caledonia County
- Vermont Farmer; Saint Johnsbury
- Vermont Gazette; Bennington
- Vermont Phoenix; Brattleboro
- Vermont Transcript; Saint Albans
- Vermont Watchman; Montpelier
- Virginia, U.S.A.
- Alexandria Advertiser; Alexandria
- Alexandria Gazette; Alexandria
- American Beacon; Norfolk
- Daily State Journal; Richmond
- Harrisonburg Rockingham Register; Harrisonburg, Rockingham County
- Native Virginian; Orange Court House
- Petersburg Index and Appeal; Petersburg
- Richmond Dispatch; Richmond
- Richmond Enquirer; Richmond
- Shenandoah Herald; Woodstock
- Wisconsin, U.S.A.
- Appleton Motor; Appleton, Outagamie County
- Appleton Post Crescent; Appleton, Outagamie County
- Beaver Dam Democrat; Beaver Dam
- Daily Free Democrat; Milwaukee
- Door County Advocate; Sturgeon Bay, Door County
- Door County Expositor; Sturgeon Bay, Door County
- Eau Claire Free Press; Eau Claire, Eau Claire County
- Eau Claire News; Eau Claire, Eau Claire County
- Evergreen City Times; Sheboygan
- Forest Republican; Crandon
- Grant County Herald; Lancaster, Grant County
- Gravesville Calumet Republican; Gravesville, Calumet County
- Green Bay Republican; Green Bay
- Hudson North Star; Hudson, St. Croix County
- Independent American; Platteville
- Janesville Democrat; Janesville, Rock County
- Janesville Democratic Standard; Janesville, Rock County
- Janesville Gazette; Janesville, Rock County
- Janesville Gazette and Free Press; Janesville, Rock County
- Kenosha Democrat; Kenosha
- Kenosha Telegraph; Kenosha
- Madison Democrat; Madison
- Madison Express; Madison, Dane County
- Madison State Journal; Madison, Dane County
- Madison Wisconsin Argus; Madison, Dane County
- Madison Wisconsin Patriot; Madison, Dane County
- Manitowoc Tribune; Manitowoc
- Milwaukee Evening Courier; Milwaukee
- Milwaukee Free Democrat; Milwaukee
- Milwaukee News; Milwaukee
- Milwaukee Sentinel; Milwaukee
- Milwaukee Sentinel and Gazette; Milwaukee
- Milwaukee Wisconsin; Milwaukee
- Oshkosh Courier; Oshkosh, Winnebago County
- Oshkosh Northwestern; Oshkosh
- Prescott Transcript; Prescott, Pierce County
- Racine Argus; Racine
- Racine County Argus; Racine County
- Racine Journal; Racine, Racine County
- Racine Morning Advocate; Racine
- Racine News; Racine
- Richland County Observer; Richland Center, Richland County
- Sauk County Standard; Baraboo, Sauk County
- Semi-weekly Wisconsin; Milwaukee
- Shawano County Herald; Shawano
- Shawano County Journal; Shawano, Shawano County
- Sparta Eagle; Sparta, Monroe County
- State Journal; Madison
- Stevens Point Journal; Stevens Point
- Stevens Point Lumberman; Stevens Point, Portage County
- Stevens Point Wisconsin Pinery; Stevens Point, Portage County
- Sturgeon Bay Expositor Independent; Sturgeon Bay, Door County
- Superior Chronicle; Superior, Douglas County
- Watertown Democrat; Wattertown, Jefferson County
- Waukesha County Democrat; Waukesha
- Waukesha Freeman; Waukesha
- Waukesha Plaindealer; Waukesha
- Waupun Times; Waupun
- Weekly Wisconsin; Milwaukee
- Whitewater Register; Whitewater
- Wisconsin Democrat; Green Bay
- Wisconsin Free Democrat; Milwaukee
- Wisconsin Patriot; Madison
- Wisconsin State Journal; Madison
- Wyoming, U.S.A.
- Laramie Sentinel; Laramie
Most of these resources can be located by doing an internet search using the keywords "online historic newspapers" that provides a link to different websites which have archival copies of historic issues of newspapers which indicate a wonderful insight of bird history which cannot be ignored in any state.
There are, however, more records available than known by this initial effort, due to limitations of search options where text is not recognized, or where a site does not provide a search option, and in a primary manner, there is a requirement for payment to review articles. The number of records would easily increase substantially if there were not these sorts of limitations.
Newspaper number 800 was the Bellevue Gazette reviewed closely on August 29, 2013. It was issued at Bellevue City, Nebraska Territory, and one of its special features was regular poetry on the front page. How appropriate that it was a Nebraska newspaper.