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10,000 Birds goes eBirding – Part II

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As of mid-November 2021, the Collaborative had submitted more than 4,200 checklists (up from 1,700 in 2018) and has observed 691 species in the United States (up from 618). Thus, there are now seven states with 200+ observed species. The state with the largest increase was Arizona , with 139 species added.

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Top 25 National Wildlife Refuges for Birding

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Others were established to protect specific bird species or subspecies. Bombay Hook NWR (Delaware). Horicon NWR (Wisconsin). according to eBird , including: Aransas (368 species); Bosque del Apache (360); Parker River (359); Laguna Atascosa (356); Santa Ana (342); Anahuac (329); Pea Island (326); and Edwin B.

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10,000 Birds goes eBirding

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As of mid-October 2018, the Collaborative had submitted more than 1,700 checklists and observed 618 species in the United States. The heat map is revealing: Unsurprisingly for a site founded and run by two New Yorkers (one of whom literally wrote the book on birding New York), the Empire State boasts the highest number of species (316).

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The Economic Impact of Birding on National Wildlife Refuges: Creating Local Jobs

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Critically, NWRs preserve habitat and wildlife, often for endangered species. Bombay Hook NWR (Delaware); 166,000; $5.3 Horicon NWR (Wisconsin): 434,000; $8.6 Of course, the study does not purport to rank refuges based on visitation-based economic output, as that is just one metric. Blackwater NWR (Maryland): 223,000; $7.8

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Duck Stamps and the Best National Wildlife Refuges for Birding

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as to number of species). Aransas NWR (368 species and 42.7% Bombay Hook NWR (Delaware): 95.2%. Horicon NWR (Wisconsin): 98.7%. Coast Guard after the lighthouse there was deactivated. Many of the NWRs that have received the most MBCF support contain hotspots in the eBird Top 100 in the U.S. (as 64 Edwin B.

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