Remove Bears Remove Ducks Remove Washington Remove Wildlife
article thumbnail

Duck Stamps and the Best National Wildlife Refuges for Birding

10,000 Birds

In June, the 2018-2019 Federal Duck Stamp was released. Birders have been encouraged by the American Birding Association and others to buy Federal Duck Stamps. Not long ago, I posted a list of the 25 best National Wildlife Refuges for birding. Duck Stamps and import duty contributions were similar, at about $34-38 million each.

Ducks 203
article thumbnail

The Economic Impact of Birding on National Wildlife Refuges: Creating Local Jobs

10,000 Birds

Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) attempts to calculate the economic contribution of National Wildlife Refuge visitation to local communities. Rather, birding and other wildlife observation ( e.g., photography) are lumped together as “non-consumptive” uses of a refuge. Every few years, the U.S. billion for local communities.

Wildlife 252
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

The Best Birding Locations in the United States (according to ChatGPT)

10,000 Birds

Pelee National Park – Ohio Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge – Texas These locations offer a variety of habitats including marshes, wetlands, forests, coastal areas, and deserts, attracting numerous bird species throughout the year. Please note that the availability of specific bird species may vary depending on the season.

article thumbnail

Aslin Beer Company/Two Roads Brewing Company: Under the Wire

10,000 Birds

In the following year, American telegraph pioneer Samuel Morse encountered such difficulty in his original plan to lay underground telegraph cable between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. that he had several miles already buried dug up and the entire system strung overhead on poles. As Daniel L.

article thumbnail

Collaborative list – April 2019

10,000 Birds

Plumed Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna eytoni. Pacific Black Duck – Anas superciliosa. Pink-eared Duck – Malacorhynchus membranaceus. Plumed Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna eytoni. Pacific Black Duck – Anas superciliosa. Pink-eared Duck – Malacorhynchus membranaceus.

2019 113
article thumbnail

Collaborative List – March 2019

10,000 Birds

Plumed Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna eytoni. White-faced Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna viduata. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor. Wandering Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna arcuata. Freckled Duck – Stictonetta naevosa.

2019 113
article thumbnail

Collaborative list – May 2019

10,000 Birds

Montezuma NWR–Wildlife Drive. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Lemmon–Bear Canyon (General Hitchcock Campground). Lemmon–Bear Canyon (General Hitchcock Campground). Lemmon–Bear Canyon (General Hitchcock Campground). Mandarin Duck – Aix galericulata. Otham Fields. 28 May 2019.

2019 113