10,000 Birds

MARCH 5, 2024

Birders know that some of the finest birding locations in the country are on federal land , which include national parks , wildlife refuges , forests , monuments , and seashores , among others. For example, the federal government owns less than 1% in Connecticut but nearly 80% in Nevada. But what else should birders know?

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Virgin Islands Alaska United States Endangered Species 219

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 30, 2018

There are more than 550 national wildlife refuges in the United States, with at least one in every state and one within an hour drive of almost every major American city. Both birds and birders flock to national wildlife refuges. Desert NWR (Nevada). Fish & Wildlife Service. Aransas NWR (Texas). Billy Frank Jr.

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Wildlife Las Vegas Texas Minnesota 214

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 10, 2018

American Oystercatcher. Photo by © Michael Todd. Renewable Energy Standards Initiative. Election Results = PASSED with 59%+ voter support. Northern Harrier. Photo by © Robin Edwards. Connecticut. Legislative Requirements to Transfer State Properties Amendment.

Nevada 174

Nevada Georgia Colorado Denver 174

10,000 Birds

JUNE 11, 2019

Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) recently proposed reintroducing California Condors in the Pacific Northwest. The population in Arizona, Utah, and Nevada was designated as such in 1996 , before the first release from Vermilion Cliffs National Monument in Arizona.

California Condor 229

California Condor California Endangered Species Oregon 229

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Newly surrounded by wildlife, he found his love of birds reignited. Some birds are essentially just cooler than others and raptors are cool: an Osprey with a fish, a Northern Goshawk , Peregrine Falcons , Golden Eagles , feisty little Merlins , all these impressive birds make hawkwatching fun and exciting.

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Bald Eagle Los Angeles Connecticut Eagles 244

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 27, 2013

I was fortunate to rack up a number of lifers in 2013, both at home and abroad ( Varied Thrush in Washington, Brewer’s Blackbirds in California, Burrowing Owl in the Nevada desert). My fiance and I drove nearly two hours to the Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area in rural Indiana to watch them come in for the evening.

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2013 Birds Costa Rica India 167

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

Nevada Drive. Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Lesser White-fronted Goose – Anser erythropus. 01 Jan 2018. 17 Dec 2018.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113