Alexander Wetmore - Photo Album, Finland and England, 1958

There are 340 native bird species that make their home in Finland--ranging from cold-weather birds found in the North to warmer weather ones near the South (and only five of those many species were introduced to the area by humans!). It's no surprise why an ornithologist like Alexander Wetmore would choose Finland as an area to study. Wetmore, an ornithologist and former Smithsonian Secretary, visited Europe in 1958. This album documents his travel through the farms and countryside of Finland during his time as a Smithsonian Research Associate--a position he took on after his retirement as Secretary, allowing him to continue his ornithology research across the globe! Travel through Finland and England with Wetmore and help other volunteers to help transcribe these image captions!