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The Traveling Birder

10,000 Birds

I mention these trips because, along with other trips and experiences closer to home, they inform my research into my future birding travel. Prairie Pothole Region of the United States , primary in North and South Dakota, Minnesota, and Montana. Your prior trips will inform your birding travel planning too.

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How much bird is there, anyway?

10,000 Birds

But if you look at a bit of prairie in South Dakota during the dead of winter, you may see very few birds and a lot of bison. Here’s some data from the famous research project of Manu, Peru, giving biomass in kilograms per hectare. The data here are from the site of Manaus: All animals: 200 Mammals: 8.4

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