10,000 Birds

MAY 20, 2023

I also asked ChatGPT for some birding jokes, and they are at the end. # # # Query: Provide a list of the 20 best birding locations in the United States. As of my knowledge cutoff in September 2021, the following list includes 25 well-regarded national wildlife refuges in the United States for birding.

United States 162

United States Michigan Texas Virginia 162

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 30, 2018

There are more than 550 national wildlife refuges in the United States, with at least one in every state and one within an hour drive of almost every major American city. Bear River MBR (Utah). Others were established to protect specific bird species or subspecies. Anahuac NWR (Texas). Aransas NWR (Texas).

Wildlife 214

Wildlife Las Vegas Texas Minnesota 214

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

For the United States, there is also a state list. The writers at 10,000 Birds span the globe, but I am particularly interested in the lists for the United States, as that is my “beat.” As of mid-October 2018, the Collaborative had submitted more than 1,700 checklists and observed 618 species in the United States.

Rhode Island 115

Rhode Island United States West Virginia Puerto Rico 115

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Scott Pruitt was confirmed as the head of the United States Environmental Protection Agency. In his prior role as Oklahoma’s attorney general, Pruitt frequently sued the EPA over its regulations, notably leading a 27-state lawsuit against the Clean Power Plan. Hatch (R-Utah) that he will shrink Bears Ears National Monument, a 1.35-million-acre

United States 109

United States Utah Obama 2017 109