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10,000 Birds goes eBirding – Part II

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Not far behind is California (348, up from 297), followed by Arizona (294, up from 155), Florida (233, up from 227), New Jersey (223, up from 199), Oregon (221, up from 209), and Texas (218, up from 106). out of 51, including Washington, D.C.) Thus, there are now seven states with 200+ observed species. and West Virginia ranks 44th.

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eBird Economics: How Much Would You Pay to See Birds?

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Recently, two economists, Dr. Trudy Ann Cameron (University of Oregon) and Dr. Sonja Kolstoe (Salisbury University), published a paper using eBird data. However, if you could auction off each quart to the highest bidder, you’d have an idea about the collective value of those quarts.

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Federal Public Lands: Pacific Seabirds

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Controversies about federal public lands, including the 2016 occupation of Malheur NWR in Oregon and proposed bills in Congress to dispose of certain land, has focused attention on the value of federal lands to birds and birders. There are also smaller breeding colonies in Washington and Oregon, including Oregon Islands NWR.

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Bird Litigation: Spotted Owl v. Barred Owl

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A federal judge in Oregon determined that there was nothing in the relevant statute or regulations that required that any “take” be for research on that species and granted FWS’s motion for summary judgment. 21.23 , which governs scientific collecting permits and under which the FWS issued the permit.

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Some Chinese Pheasants

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Washington. Apparently, you just collect the excrement of captive birds, weigh it and calculate back from there. Examples: California. Connecticut. New Jersey. North Dakota. Rhode Island. South Dakota. Wisconsin. I particularly like this photo of a female at Nanhui. How do you measure this, you may ask? It is easy.

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eBirding National Wildlife Refuges

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As an example, we can use a refuge near me: Ridgefield NWR in Washington. There are a remarkable 44 sub-location hotspots within Malheur NWR in Oregon. That would allow easier analysis of all of relevant data, including submissions for both hotspots and personal locations.

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