Passenger Pigeon

The Passenger Pigeon is now extinct but was once a very common bird living in North America. I have chosen to look more closely at this species of bird as it has a greater relevance to migration. When the species was abundant it had one of the largest migratory flocks, one account was reported of a flock being 1 mile wide 300 miles long, taking 14 hours to pass a single point with an estimate of 3.5 billion birds in flight. This is an interesting idea when thinking about my porposal of migration, as i wish to try and get as many of my 'origami species' to travel via the internet and i think the Passenger Pigeon is an interesting reference point.
By the early 20th Century the species was extinct due to habitat loss when Europeans began settling further inland, as well as pigeon meat becoming hugely popular as a cheap food for slaves.