author
Frederick Charles Lincoln
1892–1960
Known for helping make bird banding a key tool of modern ornithology, this American scientist wrote clearly about migration and the movements of wild birds. His work helped turn careful observation into a broader understanding of how birds travel across North America.
3 Audiobooks
Migration of Birds (1950)
by Frederick Charles Lincoln
Migration of Birds (1979)
by Frederick Charles Lincoln, Steven R. Peterson
The Migration of North American Birds (1935)
by Frederick Charles Lincoln
About the author
Born in Denver, Colorado, on May 5, 1892, Frederick Charles Lincoln became an American ornithologist whose name is closely tied to the study of bird migration. He worked with the Smithsonian's National Museum and became especially important in developing and organizing bird banding in North America.
Lincoln wrote and edited practical, accessible works on migration and banding, including publications for the U.S. government that helped both scientists and general readers understand how birds move from season to season. His research and public writing helped make migration studies more systematic and more useful for conservation.
He died in Washington, D.C., on September 16, 1960. Though he was a specialist, his legacy reaches well beyond academic ornithology: he helped create methods that shaped how generations of researchers tracked birds and learned from their journeys.