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. Many were specifically established for migratory birds and are strategically positioned along one of the four major North American migration flyways.

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Wildlife Las Vegas Texas Minnesota 214

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AUGUST 14, 2018

Not long ago, I posted a list of the 25 best National Wildlife Refuges for birding. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has published a list of NWRs that have been created or expanded with Duck Stamp funds. Pea Island NWR (North Carolina): 99.2%. And the U.S. Lee Metcalf NWR (Montana): 96.3%.

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Ducks Wildlife Texas Hawaii 203

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AUGUST 23, 2013

Recently a baby was born in North Carolina with Trisomy 13, a chromosomal abnormality so severe most carriers die at birth. Environmentalists view helium–filled balloon releases as wildlife killers. He died four months later, and his parents called for a celebration of his life with a mass, world-wide balloon release.

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Wildlife Agenda North Carolina Raised 257

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JULY 3, 2014

Fish and Wildlife Service is down-listing the wood stork from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Fish and Wildlife Service, I was involved in various aspects of the species habitat protection largely on the regulatory arena. As a biologist working for the U.S.

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North Carolina Bald Eagle South Carolina Florida 202

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OCTOBER 25, 2015

My friend Paul Taillie and I had to meet an intrepid bunch of birders for the inaugural Outer Banks Big Day field trip at the Wings Over Water festival in eastern North Carolina. We were setting the bar for what someone hitting all the good spots on North Carolina’s famous barrier islands could reasonably accomplish.

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North Carolina Rattlesnake Sparrows Owls 150

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JANUARY 9, 2015

You do, however, see them in January in places like Florida and North Carolina. Images courtesy of the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Is this a glitch, then, or part of a larger trend of later, lost-er, more lingering kingbirds? Obviously, one year cannot tell us.

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New York North Carolina Florida Fish 187

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JUNE 12, 2012

My route is full of this I, of course, cannot be made to take the blame for either of these unfortunate “incidences” For the first, I blame the North Carolina Department of Transportation. Hardwood forest, some openings. I mean, really.

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North Carolina Transported Morals Science 157