In 1912, a Rhode Island woman began recording every day’s bird sightings on Block Island; she continued for more than 50 years and left behind one of the island’s longest wildlife records
Elizabeth Dickens (Image Credit: Rhode Island Natural History Survey) In 1912, a Rhode Island woman began recording every day’s bird sightings on Block Island. What started as a personal habit continued for more than five decades,creating a remarkable record of the island’s birdlife, migration patterns and seasonal changes. Her name was Elizabeth Dickens, a self-taught…