10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 14, 2021

The Collective added six new states in the past three years, but none have eclipsed the century mark: Wisconsin ( 74 ), Utah (55), Hawaii (38), Oklahoma (18), Rhode Island (9), and Connecticut (5). A few states still have no checklists at all: Nebraska , Minnesota , Iowa , Kentucky , West Virginia , Mississippi , and Alabama.

United States 212

United States West Virginia Puerto Rico Minnesota 212

4 The Love Of Animals

JUNE 1, 2010

Be aware of areas where Lyme disease (a common tick-borne illness) is prevalent: the eastern coastal states and the north central states, especially parts of Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Wisconsin and northern California. Ticks must be removed properly.

Pets 100

Pets Rhode Island Maryland Delaware 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 13, 2019

Blackwater NWR (Maryland): 223,000; $7.8 Bombay Hook NWR (Delaware); 166,000; $5.3 Chincoteague NWR (Virginia/Maryland): 7,000,000; $390 million; 3,647. Horicon NWR (Wisconsin): 434,000; $8.6 Nisqually NWR (Washington): 289,000; $15.1 million; 111 jobs. million; 63 jobs. million; 48 jobs. million; 50 jobs.

Wildlife 258

Wildlife Maryland San Francisco Minnesota 258

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Some states have no species at all, not even a pigeon, crow, or sparrow: Hawaii , Utah , Nebraska , Oklahoma , Minnesota , Iowa , Wisconsin , Kentucky , West Virginia , Mississippi , Alabama , Connecticut , and Rhode Island. Some are all three ( e.g. , New York, California, and Florida). Even the nation’s capital has been ignored.

Rhode Island 114

Rhode Island United States West Virginia Puerto Rico 114