10,000 Birds

MARCH 5, 2024

Birders know that some of the finest birding locations in the country are on federal land , which include national parks , wildlife refuges , forests , monuments , and seashores , among others. The federal government owns about 46% of the land in these states but only about 4% of the other states (excluding Alaska). million acres).

Virgin Islands 219

Virgin Islands Alaska United States Endangered Species 219

10,000 Birds

MAY 30, 2019

such as California Condors and Passenger Pigeons. “I’d witnessed Peregrines and Gyrfalcons in the fall of 1949 while I was doing undergraduate work at the University of Alaska. “The sight of those early populations in Alaska haunted me, especially as their populations fell rapidly into decline.”

Falcons 186

Falcons California Condor Alaska Texas 186

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

I haven’t even been to all of the best national wildlife refuges for birding. Another is California Condor in the Grand Canyon.). I particularly enjoy birding national wildlife refuges, so I try to include at least one on each trip. Nome, Alaska. And when else would I ever get to see Nome?

San Francisco 100

San Francisco Portland United States Puerto Rico 100