10,000 Birds

JANUARY 30, 2018

Bear River MBR (Utah). Quivira NWR (Kansas). 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). Lee Metcalf NWR (Montana). Malheur NWR (Oregon). Minnesota Valley NWR (Minnesota).

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Wildlife Las Vegas Texas Minnesota 214

Critter News

DECEMBER 28, 2009

This week's stories: PETA demands that the National Institutes of Health take back grant money awarded to the University of Kansas; The Canadian Association of Zoos and Aquariums prepares to investigate the Calgary Zoo next year; Convicted dog fighter Michael Vick receives an award in courage from the Philadelphia Eagles; Canada tries to find a public (..)

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Michael Vick Kansas Zoos Philadelphia 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2021

I realize I’m not in Kansas (well, California) anymore. When it became too much to bear, I stayed away from Pino Real for 18 months. I start visiting a nearby canyon to see what other species might be around. A gorgeous Squirrel Cuckoo blows my mind. Some sections were logged just for the wood, apparently.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

For example, my list of the Top 25 National Wildlife Refuges for birding includes locations in Utah ( Bear River MBR ), Minnesota ( Minnesota Valley NWR ), and Wisconsin ( Horicon NWR ). Even some states that technically have checklists barely qualify: the great state of Illinois has just a single checklist with two species (from an airport).

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Rhode Island United States West Virginia Puerto Rico 114

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 14, 2018

Bear River MBR (Utah): 36.9%. Quivira NWR (Kansas): 99.1%. The list of NWRs from 80-90% is impressive as well: Anahuac NWR in Texas (80.0%), Edwin B. Forsythe NWR in New Jersey (84.3%), Laguna Atascosa NWR in Texas (86.3%), and Ottawa NWR in Ohio (83.8%). Aransas NWR (Texas): 42.7%. Billy Frank Jr. Malheur NWR (Oregon): 25.8%.

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