| 词条 | Jack Finch (conservationist) |
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| honorific_prefix = | name = Jack Rodney Finch | honorific_suffix = | image = Jack Finch bluebird benefactor.png | image_size = | alt = Portrait of Mister Jack Finch, an elderly man wearing a big smile, a baseball cap and plaid shirt | caption = Jack Finch | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1917|11|05}} | birth_place = | death_date = {{Death date and age|2006|11|09|1917|11|05}} | death_place = | death_cause = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | monuments = | residence = | nationality = | citizenship = | education = | alma_mater = | occupation = Farmer | years_active = | employer = | organization = | agent = | known_for = Bluebird conservation | notable_works = | style = | influences = | influenced = | home_town = Bailey, North Carolina, United States | salary = | height = | weight = | television = | title = | term = | predecessor = | successor = | party = | movement = | boards = | religion = | denomination = | spouse = Ruby | children = | parents = | relatives = | awards = | signature = | signature_alt = | signature_size = | module = | module2 = | module3 = | module4 = | module5 = | module6 = | website = | footnotes = }}Jack Rodney Finch (November 5, 1917 – November 9, 2006) was an American conservationist known primarily for his efforts to save the eastern bluebird. He was known as The Birdman of Bailey.[1] Saving the eastern bluebirdFinch recognized that when tobacco curing barns switched from wood to gas or oil fired heaters in the 1940s, bluebirds were attracted to the metal vent pipes with rain caps as potential nesting sites. Millions of bluebirds became trapped in the pipes and the combustion chambers to starve. As many as 20 dead bluebirds were found when the burners were cleaned. The eastern bluebird was virtually extirpated from tobacco producing areas in the 1950s.[2] Finch was nationally recognized for alerting the public and working to get simple wire guards put around the openings.[3] Finch also advised others on ways to prevent unnecessary deaths of bluebirds because of modern practices such as protective tubes placed around young trees that became unintended bird traps.[4] Described as a "pragmatic naturalist," Finch built a number of different birdhouses of different designs, then observed which were chosen by the bluebirds.[5] He conducted tests and experiments on ways to protect bluebird nest boxes from snakes and other predators.[6] He constructed a snake pit filled with black rat snakes to support his experiments and test predator guards. Results of those tests are referenced in a number of books on bluebirds.[7]{{rp|57–59}} Homes for bluebirdsWhile working with his teenage son in December 1971, Finch heard the distinctive sound of a bluebird. Finch immediately stopped his work and built seven bluebird houses that day. Two days later, he saw bluebirds in his yard for the first time in 36 years.[2] With the help of the local Ruritan club, Finch founded the nonprofit Homes for Bluebirds, Inc. in 1973.[2] That organization built and distributed over 60,000 bluebird boxes by the mid-1990s and continues to sell them at cost.[8] Recognition and legacyIn 1990, Finch's efforts to save bluebirds was featured on the CBS Evening News with Dan Rather as part of the celebration of the 20th anniversary of Earth Day.[7]{{rp|59–60}} Correspondent Bob McNamara remembers that story as one of his favorites. After the story aired, "the New York phone lines were flooded with inquiries about how to get the birdhouses".[9] A roadside sign was funded and erected by the North Carolina Bluebird Society in honor of Jack Finch. It was dedicated on October 24, 2009.[1][10] References1. ^1 {{cite web|last=Murchison|first=Ken|title=Road marker to honor Bluebird advocate|url=http://springhopeenterprise.com/road-marker-to-honor-bluebird-advocate-p3940-100.htm|publisher=Spring Hope Enterprise and the Bailey/Middlesex News|accessdate=27 January 2013}} 2. ^1 2 {{cite news|last=Casey|first=Ben|title=Fodder Pull Helps Conservation of Bluebirds|url=http://she.stparchive.com/Archive/SHE/SHE09141978P06.php|accessdate=27 January 2013|newspaper=Spring Hope Enterprise|date=September 14, 1978|location=Spring Hope, NC|page=6}} 3. ^{{cite book|last=Wood|first=Jane|title=Wilding a Tame Heart|year=2008|publisher=Dog Ear Publishing|location=Indianapolis, IN|isbn=978-159858-832-3|pages=141–142}} 4. ^{{cite web|last=Lais|first=Joe|title=Dead bluebirds in shelters|url=http://plantrasuccess1.blogspot.com/2009/06/dead-bluebirds-in-shelters.html|publisher=Plantra|accessdate=27 January 2013}} 5. ^{{cite journal|last=Munro|first=Helen|title=Time to Honor Our Own|journal=Bird Notes|date=May 2009|volume=24|issue=2|url=http://www.ncbluebird.org/pdf/NCBS_May2009.pdf|accessdate=27 January 2013|publisher=North Carolina Bluebird Society}} 6. ^{{cite book|last=Davis|first=Wayne Harry|title=Bluebirds and Their Survival|year=1995|publisher=University Press of Kentucky|isbn=9780813108469|author2=Philippe Roca|page=72}} 7. ^1 {{cite book|title=The Bluebird Monitor's Guide|year=2001|publisher=Collins Reference|isbn=978-0062737434|author=Jack Griggs|author2=Keith Kridler |author3=Cynthia Berger }} 8. ^{{cite web|last=Zimmerman|first=Bet|title=Jack Finch: 1917-2006|url=http://www.sialis.org/jack_finch.htm|accessdate=27 January 2013}} 9. ^{{cite web|last=Meiners|first=William|title=Spot On: Bob McNamara (BA ’66)|url=http://cms.colum.edu/demo/2011/09/spot_on_bob_mcnamara_ba_66.php|publisher=Columbia College Chicago|accessdate=27 January 2013}} 10. ^{{cite web|title=Jack Finch Memorial Bluebird Highway Dedication Letters 2 of 2, Chuck Bliss, 24 Oct 2009, Bailey, NC|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwpgSs7n1Po|publisher=YouTube.com|accessdate=27 January 2013}} External links
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