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My eBird 10th Anniversary

10,000 Birds

Virgin Islands ( St. For example, I’ve seen Bald Eagles in 15 states. There’s the first meaningful trip away from the west coast: a checklist from City Park in New Orleans that added 10 new birds during a trip to see Michigan play in (and win) the Sugar Bowl. A checklist from Rock Creek Park in Washington D.C. John and St.

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The Traveling Birder

10,000 Birds

Virgin Islands. For example, not much can beat the experience of seeing a Bald Eagle scare up thousands of Snow Geese at Sacramento NWR. To keep things relatively close to home and reasonably-priced, I have limited myself to birding in the United States, creating my own birding area consisting of all 50 states and the U.S.