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The ABA Area and Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

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Virgin Islands were not part of the ABA Area. Virgin Islands , focusing on the arguments that had been successfully made for the inclusion of Hawaii. Most Americans now live within the ABA Area, but by far the largest excluded group is the Puerto Ricans and the overwhelming majority of them are Hispanic.

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My eBird 10th Anniversary

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Virgin Islands ( St. In just a few clicks I can determine that my 442nd Mallard sighting was a group of 50 at Steigerwald Lake NWR on October 25, 2019, that the checklist was started at 9:46 a.m 10,000 Birds also has an eBird profile and since I as a beat writer in 2016, I have been a part of that group. John and St.

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The National Wildlife Refuge System: Birders Leading the Way

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Virgin Islands , and the remote Pacific Ocean. Farallon NWR , a group of islands near San Francisco, hosts the largest colonies of breeding seabirds south of Alaska. The combination is potent. There are approximately 560 NWRs managed by the U.S. As a result, NWRs contain virtually all habitats in the United States.

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The Case for Adding the U.S. Territories in the Caribbean to the ABA Area

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Virgin Islands should be added to the ABA Area. # # #. Virgin Islands (USVI). Virgin Islands. Virgin Islands are 40 miles east of Puerto Rico and consist of St. Thomas, and a number of smaller islands. The islands were purchased by the United States from Denmark in 1916.

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Filling the Gap Left By DeBooy’s Rail

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The species was probably flightless and was first discovered in kitchen waste deposits excavated by the archaeologist Theodoor DeBooy on the US Virgin Island of St. If you think I’m exaggerating head off the beaten path on almost any of the Virgin Islands and see how long it takes for you to get caught out.

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eBird Trip Reports

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A Trip Report is a way to separate out a group of checklists within certain dates to obtain a comprehensive single-page summary, including the number of checklists submitted, number of species observed, number of lifers, and a map. Virgin Islands in July 2012 , which was our honeymoon. were new to me.

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Puerto Rico’s Birds after Hurricane Maria

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When corrected for search effort in the field, participant groups found 1.8 When corrected for search effort, participant groups found 2.0 Virgin Islands , which would bring nearly all American citizens into the ABA Area. # # #. However, they found only 43 individual birds per hour, well below the 10-year mean of 59.6,