Turkeys, quails, and small birds, are here to be seen; but birds are not numerous in desart forests; they draw near to the habitations of men, as I have constantly observed in all my travels.

Bartram's writing influenced many of the Romantic writers of the day. 901575°W / 34. After passing through Augusta May 10 Dartmouth on May 15 (35.

From his mid-teens Bartram was noted for the quality of his botanic and ornithological drawings. He also had an increasing role in the maintenance of his father's botanic garden and added many rare species to it. When Bartram explained to the Cowkeeper that he was interested in studying the local plants and animals the chief was amused and began calling him Puc-puggee (the flower hunter).