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How Many Birders Are There, Really? (Updated)

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Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) releases a survey called “ Birding in the United States: A Demographic and Economic Analysis.”. The most recent report was issued in December 2019 and it used data from the 2016 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation. Every few years, the U.S. million birders.

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Birds of Kruger National Park and Wildlife of Ecuador: Two WILDGuides Reviewed

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Both men lead trips for tour company Tropical Birding (Barnes is a founder), and they have also co-authored Wildlife of Madagascar (another WildGuide volume, 2016), Birding Ethiopia (with Christian Boix, 2010) and Wild Rwanda (with Christian Boix, 2015). And, heavy.).

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First Phoebe of 2019

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I saw my first migratory Eastern Phoebe of 2019 this morning at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. 2016 – 18 March. 2013 – 24 March. Actually, I saw my first five phoebes there, perhaps the most I ever saw in one location for my first of the season. For me, it is now officially spring! 2019 – 17 March. 2018 – 30 March.

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First Phoebe of 2017

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I saw my first migratory Eastern Phoebe of 2017 this morning, 12 March, at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, thus kicking off spring for myself over a week early. 2016 – 18 March. 2013 – 24 March. It’s also the earliest I’ve had over the last ten years. 2017 – 12 March. 2015 – 28 March. 2014 – 29 March. 2012 – 15 March.

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Twitching

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For the past several years I have been taking advantage of our many National Wildlife Refuges (NWR) here in Northern California. This leads me to my third twitch for the celebrated Falcated Duck ( Anas falcata ) at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge in January of 2012. This was a no-brainer. I found it within 30 minutes.

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I Remember Elephants

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Nevertheless, only the most important news I did follow, those about the decision-making process on future sales of elephants and their ivory at a global wildlife summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, the first such meeting since 2013. Turn your eyes to the European Union which could have stopped it in 2016, but chose not to.

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How Many Birders Are There, Really?

10,000 Birds

Jason’s first contribution to 10,000 Birds tackled the importance of the National Wildlife Refuge System. In 2013, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service released “ Birding in the United States: A Demographic and Economic Analysis.” These figures are from Jeff Gordon’s introduction in the February 2016 issue of Birding.)

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