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 eleven largest national wildlife refuges are also in Alaska, including Arctic NWR and Yukon Delta NWR , each more than 19 million acres.

Virgin Islands 236

Virgin Islands Alaska United States Endangered Species 236

10,000 Birds

MAY 9, 2017

Black-footed Albatross : The most common albatross off the west coast, virtually all of the world’s Black-footed Albatross also breed in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, on the same islands as the Laysan Albatross on Hawaiian Islands NWR and Midway Atoll NWR.

Albatross 142

Albatross Hawaii Alaska Puerto Rico 142

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

I haven’t even been to all of the best national wildlife refuges for birding. I am a westerner who has lived in San Francisco and Portland my entire birding life. I particularly enjoy birding national wildlife refuges, so I try to include at least one on each trip. 10, Mountain Quail at No.

San Francisco 100

San Francisco Portland United States Puerto Rico 100