| All Streets Lead to Audubon |
| Questions1. Each street in Audubon Hills, is named after a bird, except one, which one?
2. One of the streets is spelled incorrectly, which one? 3. One street is a description of a bird, not its actual name, which street? For answers to these questions, scroll down to the bottom of the page. |
| What’s in a name?¨ Well…a lot. Audubon Hills is just as it is named. A hilly area (Hills) filled with several types of birds, like the ones chronicled by John James Audubon.
¨ He was an ornithologist and artist whose extensive observations of eastern North American avifauna led to the publication of The Birds of America (1827-1838), a collection of his engravings is considered a classic work in ornithology and American art. Þ Click here to see his works at the National Gallery. ¨ So, not only are there flocks of fowls flying around, but each of our streets are named after a bird (at least most of them!) ¨ Click on the links below, to learn more about the bird your street is named after. |
| Click here for Questions for these answers:1 Each street in Audubon Hills, is named after a bird, except one, which one?
BLACKBARRI DRIVE 2. One of the streets is spelled incorrectly, which one? K I T T Y W A K E is wrong, it’s K I T T I W A K E 3. One street is a description of a bird, not its actual name, which street? GRAYHAWK is not an actual bird, but a HAWK that is gray is! |