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

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For example, the federal government owns less than 1% in Connecticut but nearly 80% in Nevada. For example, Whooping Cranes winter almost exclusively at Aransas NWR in Texas. For decades before the reintroduction of additional populations, the Puerto Rican Parrot was only found in El Yunque NF near San Juan. million acres).

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The Parakeet of City Streets, the Monk Parakeet

10,000 Birds

Monk Parakeet is the only parrot species that builds its own nest. Some articles speculate that the nests offer protection against the cold. The question is why these natives of rural areas in southern South America (east of the Andes) have been so spectacularly successful in establishing their colonies. The answer lies in the nests.

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