It is the only monument in the United States dedicated to the passenger pigeon. The inscription on the monument, drafted by ornithologist Arlie W. Schorger, reads: "Dedicated to the last Wisconsin Passenger Pigeon shot at Babcock, Sept. 1899.
The inscription on this monument, created by ornithologist Arlie W. Schorger, commemorates the last passenger pigeon shot at Babcock in Wisconsin on September 1899.