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

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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.

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Top 25 National Wildlife Refuges for Birding

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Others were established to protect specific bird species or subspecies. Bear River MBR (Utah). Nisqually NWR (Washington). according to eBird , including: Aransas (368 species); Bosque del Apache (360); Parker River (359); Laguna Atascosa (356); Santa Ana (342); Anahuac (329); Pea Island (326); and Edwin B.

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10,000 Birds goes eBirding

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As of mid-October 2018, the Collaborative had submitted more than 1,700 checklists and observed 618 species in the United States. The heat map is revealing: Unsurprisingly for a site founded and run by two New Yorkers (one of whom literally wrote the book on birding New York), the Empire State boasts the highest number of species (316).

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Shifting Baselines and Sneaky Jays

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A 1978 paper in SORA indicates that Blue Jays had gone from “few extralimital records” prior to 1972 to rare but regular across the mountain West and into California, Washington and Oregon, with 220 extralimital records in the wither of 76-77 alone. 1978, for reference, was the year of my birth.

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

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Critically, NWRs preserve habitat and wildlife, often for endangered species. Bear River MBR (Utah): 158,000 visits generating $4.1 Nisqually NWR (Washington): 289,000; $15.1 Of course, the study does not purport to rank refuges based on visitation-based economic output, as that is just one metric. Billy Frank Jr.

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Duck Stamps and the Best National Wildlife Refuges for Birding

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as to number of species). Aransas NWR (368 species and 42.7% Bear River MBR (Utah): 36.9%. Nisqually NWR (Washington): 56.3%. Coast Guard after the lighthouse there was deactivated. Many of the NWRs that have received the most MBCF support contain hotspots in the eBird Top 100 in the U.S. (as They include: Hotspot No.

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My Nemesis Birds to Be

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But I had seen one in 2006 and I have since seen them twice more so the species never rose to the level of nemesis bird for me. I mean, sure, I’ve had my share of dips but none of them were multiple attempts at a single species that did not end up in victory within three attempts. But I haven’t found them.