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Top 25 National Wildlife Refuges for Birding

10,000 Birds

Others were established to protect specific bird species or subspecies. But they primary protect land, an essential but dwindling avian resource. Bear River MBR (Utah). Bombay Hook NWR (Delaware). Quivira NWR (Kansas). Anahuac NWR (Texas). Aransas NWR (Texas). Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR (Washington).

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Duck Stamps and the Best National Wildlife Refuges for Birding

10,000 Birds

Although the statistics do not address the quality of the land purchased or other qualitative factors, it is safe to assume that when it comes to protecting habitat, size matters. Bear River MBR (Utah): 36.9%. Bombay Hook NWR (Delaware): 95.2%. Quivira NWR (Kansas): 99.1%. Aransas NWR (Texas): 42.7%. Billy Frank Jr.

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