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

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However, Kirtland’s Warbler is no longer listed on the Endangered Species Act, as it was delisted in 2019. The ChatGPT summary is brief, includes relevant information about when to visit and which habitat to focus on, and it appears accurate. That seems like a fact ChatGPT should get correct. Where should I go?

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Auto-pilot Conservation in the Era of Trump

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Other than a sweeping public lands package in 2019 , there has been little or no progress on the environment or wildlife protection. Forsythe NWR in New Jersey, San Bernard NWR in Texas, and Blackwater NWR in Maryland. The MBCC convened on June 19, 2019 , and approved $29.4 On September 7, 2017 , the MBCC approved $21.9

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Duck Stamps and the Best National Wildlife Refuges for Birding

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In June, the 2018-2019 Federal Duck Stamp was released. Forsythe NWR in New Jersey (84.3%), Laguna Atascosa NWR in Texas (86.3%), and Ottawa NWR in Ohio (83.8%). Bosque del Apache NWR (New Mexico): 99.2%. Forsythe NWR (New Jersey): 84.3%. Others are between 25.0% Nisqually NWR (Washington): 56.3%.

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

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The most recent effort was released in June 2019. Forsythe NWR (New Jersey): 306,000; $6.0 Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) attempts to calculate the economic contribution of National Wildlife Refuge visitation to local communities. Blackwater NWR (Maryland): 223,000; $7.8 million; 63 jobs. million; 48 jobs. million; 50 jobs.

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Adventures of a Louisiana Birder: One Year, Two Wings, Three Hundred Species–A Book Review

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Copyright @2019 by Louisiana State University Press. LSU Press, 2019, 272 pp. Louisiana is a magical place to bird. Smith’s Longspurs, Vermillion Flycatchers, Burrowing Owls, Long-billed Curlews, Virginia Rails, Black Terns, Crested Caracaras–there’s a bird here for every taste. Map by Lynn Hathaway. by Marybeth Lima.

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Bird Songs (but maybe not the kind you’re thinking): A review of “There Are Birds,” a music album, and an interview with songstress Stephanie Seymour

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Seymour lives in New Jersey but she gets around, too. Last but not least, the cover of the album is a beautiful painting by the 2019 American Birding Association Bird of the Year Artist, Megan Massa. I know that you are only passing through. So for just a week or two, it’s me and you.

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How to Help Cerulean Warblers, Other Migrant Species, and Resident Birds in Costa Rica

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Such migration hotspots include the famed Magee Marsh area in Ohio, Point Pelee in southern Ontario, Cape May, New Jersey, and what might be the best area, sites on the Texas coast. To find even one Cerulean Warbler, most birders need to spend a few days birding major migration hotspots or visit a known breeding site in June.