10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2015

Units are located along both sides of the river and serve to protect and provide a wide variety of riparian habitats for birds, fish, and other wildlife.” Note in this 2010 video, birders, birdwatching and kayakers are mentioned, not hunters. The refuge was established in 1958 to protect and enhance habitat for migratory birds.

Fish 143

Fish Wildlife Hunting Game 143

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

I am a city girl and until I became a birder my contact with hunting was limited to occasionally seeing dead deer on the tops of cars in upstate New York. I am a city girl and until I became a birder my contact with hunting was limited to occasionally seeing dead deer on the tops of cars in upstate New York. million to 2.2 and Canada.”

Ducks 117

Ducks North America Geese Hunters 117

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 14, 2018

The argument is straightforward: birders (and others, including hunters) buy stamps and the federal government turns around and obtains important bird habitat. Forsythe NWR in New Jersey (84.3%), Laguna Atascosa NWR in Texas (86.3%), and Ottawa NWR in Ohio (83.8%). Bosque del Apache NWR (New Mexico): 99.2%.

Ducks 203

Ducks Wildlife Texas Hawaii 203