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A Birder’s Guide to U.S. Federal Public Lands

10,000 Birds

In fact, the overwhelming majority of federal land is in just 11 western states (Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming). These include: Hawaiian Islands NWR , Farallon Islands NWR near San Francisco, Alaska Maritime NWR , and Channel Islands NP near Santa Barbara.

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RATS, Raptors, and Reckitt Benckiser

10,000 Birds

Look no further than Reckitt Benckiser’s website: “The Company strives to act in accordance with the laws … of the countries in which it operates, (and it) operates with integrity.”. as well as a rare mammal, the California fisher. Need an example of “hypocrisy?” What to do?

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Back from the West!

10,000 Birds

From Boise we headed still further west, driving through all of eastern Oregon, racing to get to Shady Cove where my in-laws were meeting us. We made our way south after a couple of days and, after a hike in Muir Woods National Monument said farewell to the in-laws and our son who is spending a couple of weeks with his cousins.

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