- Date
- circa 1975-01
- Kind
- Rescue
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Participants
- Archie Lafreniere (observer)
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- environmentcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Archie LaFreniere reported seeing one sparrow frozen to the roof of his gift shop. Another sparrow pecked away the ice until the trapped bird was free and both flew away.
Evidence and limits
This is an anecdotal community observation. The source does not identify the bird species beyond “sparrow,” document the shop’s exact location, or provide a wildlife-monitoring record.
Sources
- Reports Archie LaFreniere seeing a sparrow frozen to the roof of his gift shop and another sparrow pecking the ice away until the bird was free; the article is an anecdotal observation, not a wildlife study or species-identification record. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1975-01_Beaver-Beacon
- The scan confirms the observer, location context, and anecdotal rescue.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1975-01_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Sparrow freed from frozen roof at Beaver Island shop, 1975”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-sparrow-roof-rescue-1975/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1975, “Birds of a Feather.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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