10,000 Birds

JANUARY 30, 2018

Bear River MBR (Utah). Horicon NWR (Wisconsin). 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). Forsythe NWR (New Jersey). Harris Neck NWR (Georgia). Ding Darling NWR (Florida).

Wildlife 214

Wildlife Las Vegas Texas Minnesota 214

10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2021

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 range description for Kirtland’s Warbler, I was happy to see, has been updated to include its nesting in Wisconsin and Ontario.

North America 279

North America America Birds California Condor 279

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

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. Even the nation’s capital has been ignored. And so on….

Rhode Island 114

Rhode Island United States West Virginia Puerto Rico 114

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 13, 2019

Bear River MBR (Utah): 158,000 visits generating $4.1 Horicon NWR (Wisconsin): 434,000; $8.6 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. million in economic activity and 8 jobs.

Wildlife 264

Wildlife Maryland San Francisco Minnesota 264

10,000 Birds

JUNE 28, 2018

According to Stanley Temple, a professor emeritus of conservation at the University of Wisconsin, “the extinction was part of the motivation for the birth of modern 20th century conservation.” ” In 1900, even before the last Passenger Pigeon’s death in the Cincinnati Zoo, Republican Congressman John F. But I digress.

Hunting 118

Hunting Hunters Gorillas Wolves 118

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 14, 2018

Bear River MBR (Utah): 36.9%. Horicon NWR (Wisconsin): 98.7%. The list of NWRs from 80-90% is impressive as well: Anahuac NWR in Texas (80.0%), Edwin B. Aransas NWR (Texas): 42.7%. Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR (Washington): 56.3%. Bombay Hook NWR (Delaware): 95.2%. Bosque del Apache NWR (New Mexico): 99.2%.

Ducks 203

Ducks Wildlife Texas Hawaii 203