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Top 25 National Wildlife Refuges for Birding

10,000 Birds

There are more than 550 national wildlife refuges in the United States, with at least one in every state and one within an hour drive of almost every major American city. Both birds and birders flock to national wildlife refuges. Bear River MBR (Utah). Fish & Wildlife Service. Anahuac NWR (Texas). Aransas NWR (Texas).

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How much bird is there, anyway?

10,000 Birds

I was looking out a car window the other day and noticed that of all the wildlife most of it was bird. I’m sure there were a lot of insects in range of my eyeballs, hiding behind leaves or camouflaged against bark as insects are wont to do. A squirrel skittered by … a squirrel is not a bird. Birdingblogs.com Leigh, Egbert Giles.

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