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The National Wildlife Refuge System: Birders Leading the Way

10,000 Birds

The vast majority of this area (about 85%) is in Alaska. Individually, many NWRs protect crucial bird habitat. Farallon NWR , a group of islands near San Francisco, hosts the largest colonies of breeding seabirds south of Alaska. These protected areas are not merely convenient, they are essential.

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And it’s a wrap….

10,000 Birds

There is a small Federal Reserve, set aside on the white sandy beach near San Jose Del Cabo, in order to protect the nesting Least Terns. While in Kodiak Alaska, I did get a few very nice Kodiak Grizzly Bear shots. This large bear was chasing salmon, and paid me little or no attention.