10,000 Birds

MARCH 5, 2024

Federal Lands are Vital to Birds Federal lands are vast and diverse, from the far north ( Arctic NWR in Alaska) to the Caribbean ( Virgin Islands NP in the U.S. Virgin Islands). The Laysan Duck is found on only two remote Hawaiian atolls, both NWRs. Photo : Trunk Bay, Virgin Islands NP.

Virgin Islands 224

Virgin Islands Alaska United States Endangered Species 224

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2023

billion in PILT payments to 49 States (all but Rhode Island), the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands. Of course, birders can support NWRs by buying federal duck stamps. Since these payments began in 1977, the Department has distributed nearly $10.8 In 2022 , payments totalled $549.4

District of Columbia 147

District of Columbia Puerto Rico Wildlife Rhode Island 147

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2022

I also tried to explain the significance of federal administrative rulemaking, including as to the Federal Duck Stamp and the listing of endangered species such as the Black-capped Vireo and Hawaiian Goose. Virgin Islands. I even wrote not one but two posts about birdfeeder patents.

Puerto Rico 180

Puerto Rico California Condor Virgin Islands Laws 180

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2022

I also tried to explain the significance of federal administrative rulemaking, including as to the Federal Duck Stamp and the listing of endangered species such as the Black-capped Vireo and Hawaiian Goose. Virgin Islands. I even wrote not one but two posts about birdfeeder patents.

Puerto Rico 130

Puerto Rico California Condor Virgin Islands Laws 130

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Virgin Islands ( St. For me, there was the Limpkin in Loxahatchee NWR in Florida, the Atlantic Puffin at Petit Manan NWR in Maine, the Falcated Duck at Colusa NWR in California. A checklist from Rock Creek Park in Washington D.C. was good for 11 lifers. Our honeymoon in the U.S John and St. Thomas ) was good for 26 lifers.

Puerto Rico 153

Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Michigan Washington 153

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2016

Virgin Islands , and the remote Pacific Ocean. These refuges support huge numbers of swans, geese, ducks, cranes, and shorebirds as they hopscotch their way to breeding grounds in the north. The combination is potent. There are approximately 560 NWRs managed by the U.S.

Wildlife 189

Wildlife Grizzly Bear Puerto Rico United States 189

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Virgin Islands. I wrote about Waterfowl Production Areas in this region (America’s duck factories) and want to visit, though the details of visiting an area that spans 100,000 square miles are to be determined. territories such as Puerto Rico and the U.S. And when else would I ever get to see Nome?

San Francisco 100

San Francisco Portland United States Puerto Rico 100