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Top 25 National Wildlife Refuges for Birding

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Bear River MBR (Utah). Kilauea Point NWR (Hawaii). Anahuac NWR (Texas). Aransas NWR (Texas). Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR (Washington). Bombay Hook NWR (Delaware). Bosque del Apache NWR (New Mexico). Chinteague NWR (Virginia). Desert NWR (Nevada). Desert NWR (Nevada). Forsythe NWR (New Jersey). Harris Neck NWR (Georgia).

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Birding Hongbenghe, Yunnan

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Instead, the entry asks us to “Please bear with us while this update takes place” A few months ago, I wrote an email to my bank asking them a specific question. The White-rumped Shama is a South Asia species – consequently, the HBW mostly discusses its introduced population in Hawaii.

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On Jeff Corwin's 100 HEARTBEATS

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And of course that premise is only possible because the animals (and everything else on the planet) are our "resources." But again, he's a conservationist, so none of this is a surprise. It's important to note that Corwin doesn't think he has all of the answers.

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National Audubon Society Birds of North America: A Guide Review

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The first guide bearing the National Audubon Society imprint was Audubon Bird Guide; Eastern Land Birds , written by Richard Hooper Pough, and illustrated by Don Eckelberry. The rest of Mexico is not included, nor is Hawaii (which isn’t in North America, after all, but has been accepted as part of the American Birding Association area).

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10,000 Birds goes eBirding

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Some states have no species at all, not even a pigeon, crow, or sparrow: Hawaii , Utah , Nebraska , Oklahoma , Minnesota , Iowa , Wisconsin , Kentucky , West Virginia , Mississippi , Alabama , Connecticut , and Rhode Island. West Virginia ranks 44th, Hawaii ranks 45th, and Rhode Island ranks 48th. And so on….

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

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Bear River MBR (Utah): 158,000 visits generating $4.1 Kilauea Point NWR (Hawaii): 1,148,000; $34.3 The links are to separate reports regarding individual NWRs that were included in the larger study. The individual reports provide additional information and more detailed breakdowns of the numbers. Billy Frank Jr. million; 111 jobs.

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Increase your bird happiness by not birding

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They argue about whether a bird counts, or doesn’t, or whether Hawaii should be part of the ABA, or not. (It You may be outraged by the suggestion, but let’s face it, birders love not birding. They spend their time writing blogs about birds. It should, by the way). They read field guides for birds when not in the field.

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