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WPAs: America’s Duck Factories

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Birders are familiar with the National Wildlife Refuge System, which consists of more than 550 units distributed through all fifty states. National Wildlife Refuges (NWRs), which are managed by the U.S. The region has justifiably been referred to as the “Duck Factory of North America.” Ding” Darling NWR in Florida.

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The Traveling Birder

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I haven’t even been to all of the best national wildlife refuges for birding. I particularly enjoy birding national wildlife refuges, so I try to include at least one on each trip. With a country so vast and ecologically diverse, I figure I have at least a few more decades of trips to do.

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Collaborative list – December 2019

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A big thank you goes out to The Management and beats for their contributions and may you all have a happy and productive 2020. White-faced Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna viduata. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Wood Duck – Aix sponsa.

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Collaborative list – May 2019

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For those of you whose summer and winter are opposed to the northern version, we wish you a productive approach to the colder months. Montezuma NWR–Wildlife Drive. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Mandarin Duck – Aix galericulata. Freckled Duck – Stictonetta naevosa. Otham Fields. 28 May 2019.

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Combined Beats List – June 2016

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I am delighted to say that despite her initial reluctance to embrace eBird, Clare was the most productive beat this month, responsible for nearly all of the new stuff. Blue-billed Duck – Oxyura australis. Musk Duck – Biziura lobata. Maned Duck – Chenonetta jubata. old angel factory area.

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