10,000 Birds
MARCH 5, 2024
Birders know that some of the finest birding locations in the country are on federal land , which include national parks , wildlife refuges , forests , monuments , and seashores , among others. These lands support countless birds, either year-round, as migratory stopovers, or as breeding grounds. Virgin Islands).
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 13, 2020
Virgin Islands were not part of the ABA Area. Virgin Islands , focusing on the arguments that had been successfully made for the inclusion of Hawaii. Even a cursory analysis of any birding festival indicates that minorities are the rarities. After all, both are U.S. territories and their residents are U.S.
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10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 10, 2017
Virgin Islands. The American flag has flown over Puerto Rico since 1898 and over the Virgin Islands since 1917. Virgin Islanders are Americans, just like the Texans and Floridians who were also impacted by hurricanes this season. Virgin Islands not part of the American Birding Association’s ABA Area ?
10,000 Birds
MARCH 14, 2023
National Wildlife Refuges protect critical habitat and provide some of the best birding locations in the United States. billion in PILT payments to 49 States (all but Rhode Island), the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands. In 2022 , payments totalled $549.4 million.
10,000 Birds
JULY 12, 2022
I have found Trip Reports a useful way to organize checklists from birding trips. Both states were new to me in terms of eBird, so I had never visited Bombay Hook NWR , which made my list of the Top 25 NWRs for Birding. Two of those birds were lifers ( Worm-eating Warbler and Grasshopper Sparrow ). were new to me.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 8, 2019
These hurricanes prompted a personal interest in the impact of hurricanes on birds, so I did some research, which ultimately led to an article in the April 2018 issue of Birding magazine. Immediately after hurricanes, surviving birds appear to wander in an effort to find any remaining food supplies and habitat.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 14, 2017
I recently asked whether Puerto Rico should be part of the American Birding Association’s ABA Area. Virgin Islands should be added to the ABA Area. # # #. Virgin Islands (USVI). Both Puerto Rico and the USVI have active birding communities that are currently excluded from full membership in the ABA family.
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