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10,000 Birds goes eBirding – Part II

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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.

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Top 25 National Wildlife Refuges for Birding

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Bombay Hook NWR (Delaware). Horicon NWR (Wisconsin). Aransas NWR (Texas). Bear River MBR (Utah). Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR (Washington). Bosque del Apache NWR (New Mexico). Chinteague NWR (Virginia). Desert NWR (Nevada). Forsythe NWR (New Jersey). Harris Neck NWR (Georgia). Ding Darling NWR (Florida). John Heinz NWR (Pennsylvania).

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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. to try to remove the tick.

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10,000 Birds goes eBirding

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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.

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

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Bombay Hook NWR (Delaware); 166,000; $5.3 Horicon NWR (Wisconsin): 434,000; $8.6 Blackwater NWR (Maryland): 223,000; $7.8 million; 63 jobs. million; 48 jobs. Chincoteague NWR (Virginia/Maryland): 7,000,000; $390 million; 3,647. Forsythe NWR (New Jersey): 306,000; $6.0 million; 50 jobs. million; 104 jobs. million; 35 jobs.

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Duck Stamps and the Best National Wildlife Refuges for Birding

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Bombay Hook NWR (Delaware): 95.2%. Horicon NWR (Wisconsin): 98.7%. Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR (Washington): 56.3%. Bosque del Apache NWR (New Mexico): 99.2%. Chincoteague NWR (Virginia): 69.9%. Desert NWR (Nevada): 0.0%. Forsythe NWR (New Jersey): 84.3%. Harris Neck NWR (Georgia): 0.0%. Ding Darling NWR (Florida): 7.4%.

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