Conversation so far:
what was birdsong and the 1960s by oliver messiaen?
While he had long been fascinated by birdsong, and birds had made appearances in several of his earlier works.
did he make any pieces based on birds?
Messiaen incorporated birdsong into all of his compositions and composed several works for which birds provide both the title and subject.
which one of them was most known?
He took this development to a new level with his 1953 orchestral work Reveil des oiseaux--its material consists almost entirely of the birdsong.
what instruments were used in the work?
for example the collection of thirteen pieces for piano Catalogue d'oiseaux completed in 1958.
did he travel or have tours in the 1960s?
He began to travel widely, to attend musical events and to seek out and transcribe the songs of more exotic birds in the wild.
when did he begin to travel?
In 1962 he visited Japan, where Gagaku music and Noh theatre inspired the orchestral "Japanese sketches".
did he work with anyone else during that period?
In 1966 he was officially appointed professor of composition at the Paris Conservatoire.
did he win any awards or accolades during this period?
Further honours included election to the Institut de France in 1967.
what else did he win?
the Erasmus Prize in 1971, the award of the Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal and the Ernst von Siemens Music Prize in 1975.

Question: was he asked to do any specific work during this period?
Self-contained rewrite: Was Olivier Messiaen asked to do any specific work during the 1960s?