ML644833203
Habitat: Looking north along the uninspiring eastern border of the Cambridge Common beside Massachusetts Avenue. The little noted and minimally maintained "Ancient Oak" marker appears at right.
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Location
Cambridge Common
Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Media from this location Illustrated ChecklistMedia notes
"On this spot / in 1630 / stood an ancient oak / under which were held / colonial elections / This scion of the / Washington Elm / was planted / May 1896" [ One of a series of historic habitat photos for America 250. 🇺🇸 ]
Additional species
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
- Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia (Feral Pigeon)
- European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
Technical information
- Dimensions
- 5353 pixels x 3230 pixels
- Original file size
- 3.99 MB