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To Drill, or Not to Drill? That’s the Wrong Question.

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Chaco Cultural National Historic Park, a World Heritage Site in New Mexico, teeters back and forth with ongoing lawsuits. The Bears Ears National Monument (a protected public lands designation given to sitting presidents under the Antiquities Act) recently lost 1.1 Bears Ears National Monument ACTION. Horned Lark.

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

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Here is a list of 20 popular birding locations in the United States, known for their rich diversity of bird species and habitats: Magee Marsh Wildlife Area – Ohio Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge – New Mexico Point Reyes National Seashore – California Cape May – New Jersey Everglades National Park – Florida High (..)

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Top 25 National Wildlife Refuges for Birding

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

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

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For example, Bosque del Apache NWR in New Mexico is renowned for its winter birding, featuring huge numbers of Sandhill Cranes and Snow Geese, among others. Bear River MBR (Utah): 158,000 visits generating $4.1 The report also analyzed numerous individual refuges, several of which are popular birding hotspots. (A Billy Frank Jr.

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10,000 Birds goes eBirding

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Virginia (122), New Mexico (112); Texas (106); Colorado (106), and Pennsylvania (102). 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 ).

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AOU to leave Mexican Duck in limbo

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That’s all fascinating from a historical and biogeographical perspective, but how much bearing should our understanding of the past have on our taxonomic treatment of populations in the present? And while we’re at it, what’s your experience with Mexican Ducks and Mallards in Mexico, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas?

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Birding under Clouds of Uncertainty: Santa Ana NWR

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After all, there are more than 600 miles of border fencing, walls, and other barriers in California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, and there has been plenty of time to assess the effectiveness of barriers. Some of those considerations would include whether border walls are effective in the first place.

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