10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2023

National Wildlife Refuges protect critical habitat and provide some of the best birding locations in the United States. This federal tax immunity can deprive such governments of property tax revenues that would have been collected had the land been owned by any other entity. In 2022 , payments totalled $549.4 million.

District of Columbia 147

District of Columbia Puerto Rico Wildlife Rhode Island 147

10,000 Birds

JULY 1, 2014

I enjoy collecting children’s books about birds and nature that I come across in the expected (book stores) and unexpected (academic library conference reports) places. Parrots Over Puerto Rico is a wonderland of colors and shapes. It is a book that is a joy to view and surprisingly enriching to read.

Puerto Rico 243

Puerto Rico Parrots New York City 2013 243

10,000 Birds

MAY 9, 2017

Because these lands include a variety of different habitats and range from Alaska to Puerto Rico and Hawaii to Maine, it is difficult to make generalizations about their impact on birds. But if one focuses on specific types of birds, the results can be both illuminating and surprising.

Albatross 142

Albatross Hawaii Alaska Puerto Rico 142