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A Birder’s Guide to U.S. Federal Public Lands

10,000 Birds

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.

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The Traveling Birder

10,000 Birds

Virgin Islands. I haven’t even been to all of the best national wildlife refuges for birding. Standing in the shadow of a historic lighthouse watching Great Frigatebird, Red and White-tailed tropicbird, Laysan Albatross, and Red-footed Bobby glide by at Kilauea Point NWR is remarkable.