Roseate Spoonbills -
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A major period of decline
for the spoonbill occurred in the early 1800’s when the wings of this
beautiful bird were made into fans.
In the late 1800’s the millinery “hat trade” also took a heavy toll on the
spoonbill. During this period the
great demand for plumes of the egrets and other wading birds were more
valuable per ounce then gold.
The feathers of the Spoonbill were never in as great of demand as the plumes
of the egrets because they faded, the spoonbills were still slaughtered
along with many plume birds, and their numbers declined.
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