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The Best Birding Locations in the United States (according to ChatGPT)

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Pelee National Park – Ohio Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge – Texas These locations offer a variety of habitats including marshes, wetlands, forests, coastal areas, and deserts, attracting numerous bird species throughout the year. Please note that the availability of specific bird species may vary depending on the season.

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10,000 Birds goes eBirding – Part II

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As of mid-November 2021, the Collaborative had submitted more than 4,200 checklists (up from 1,700 in 2018) and has observed 691 species in the United States (up from 618). Thus, there are now seven states with 200+ observed species. The state with the largest increase was Arizona , with 139 species added.

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Top 25 National Wildlife Refuges for Birding

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Others were established to protect specific bird species or subspecies. Bosque del Apache NWR (New Mexico). Forsythe NWR (New Jersey). Parker River NWR (Massachusetts). But they primary protect land, an essential but dwindling avian resource. Anahuac NWR (Texas). Aransas NWR (Texas). Bear River MBR (Utah).

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Duck Stamps and the Best National Wildlife Refuges for Birding

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as to number of species). Aransas NWR (368 species and 42.7% Bosque del Apache NWR (New Mexico): 99.2%. Forsythe NWR (New Jersey): 84.3%. Parker River NWR (Massachusetts): 97.7%. The list of NWRs from 80-90% is impressive as well: Anahuac NWR in Texas (80.0%), Edwin B. They include: Hotspot No.

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10,000 Birds goes eBirding

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As of mid-October 2018, the Collaborative had submitted more than 1,700 checklists and observed 618 species in the United States. The heat map is revealing: Unsurprisingly for a site founded and run by two New Yorkers (one of whom literally wrote the book on birding New York), the Empire State boasts the highest number of species (316).

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The Economic Impact of Birding on National Wildlife Refuges: Creating Local Jobs

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For example, Bosque del Apache NWR in New Mexico is renowned for its winter birding, featuring huge numbers of Sandhill Cranes and Snow Geese, among others. Critically, NWRs preserve habitat and wildlife, often for endangered species. Parker River NWR (Massachusetts): 687,000; $17.2 million; 45. million; 31. million; 30.

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Proposed Changes to Migratory Bird Treaty Act

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.”); would have a “likely negative” impact on other biological resources because “many best practices provide benefits to taxa other than birds,” and those practices would decrease; would have a “likely negative” on “species that are culturally important to native peoples;”. The image at the top (via Wikipedia ) is a U.S.

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