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Big Year Birding Update

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Mary Beth Stowe is hoping to tick 350 species along the lower Texas Coast this year and has netter 307 so far. Lynn Barber is chasing the South Dakota big year record and has reached 314 species, which leaves her 18 short of the record of 332. You can keep up with her exploits on the ABA Blog.

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The Traveling Birder

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Northern Gulf Coast of Texas , with stops at Anahuac NWR, Brazoria NWR, and Aransas NWR. Lifers included Cape May, Tennessee, Blackburnian, Chestnut-sided, Blackpoll, Kentucky, Canada, and Blue-winged warblers. Rio Grande Valley of Texas , including stops at Santa Ana NWR and Laguna Atascosa NWR.

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WPAs: America’s Duck Factories

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Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), contain many of the nation’s most renowned birding locations, including Bosque del Apache NWR in New Mexico, Laguna Atascosa NWR in Texas, and J.N. Key waterfowl species include Redhead , Northern Shoveler , Blue-winged Teal , Mallard , Gadwall , Wood Duck , Canvasback , and Canada Goose.

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Wrap-Up of 2012 Big Year Birding

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Mary Beth Stowe hoped to tick 350 species along the lower Texas Coast this year and came up a bit short with 332. Lynn Barber was chasing the South Dakota big year record of 332 and managed to smash it with 350 species. Pat, let us know in the comments, alright?

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