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. Quivira NWR (Kansas). Fish & Wildlife Service. Lee Metcalf NWR (Montana).

Wildlife 214

Wildlife Las Vegas Texas Minnesota 214

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

As bad as birders think photographers are and photographers think birders are neither is as bad as the jerk who took a pot shot at a Snowy Owl in Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area, near Great Bend, Kansas. The bird was brought in to a veterinarian but it was too late and the owl died.

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Kansas Owls Wildlife Birds 160

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 14, 2021

For example, my list of the Top 25 National Wildlife Refuges for birding includes an excellent location in Minnesota ( Minnesota Valley NWR ). The Collective added six new states in the past three years, but none have eclipsed the century mark: Wisconsin ( 74 ), Utah (55), Hawaii (38), Oklahoma (18), Rhode Island (9), and Connecticut (5).

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United States West Virginia Puerto Rico Minnesota 198

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 28, 2019

In addition to spotting exciting new species in Florida, including the rare Snail Kite, travel across the country brought me into contact with birds in Oregon, California, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Alabama, and more. Marks National Wildlife Refuge replenished by naturalist spirit, but remained all I could manage.

Bald Eagle 147

Bald Eagle Alabama Kansas Florida 147

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2021

That’s quite the list of charismatic and unique wildlife to add to your potential list of sightings. Giant anteaters are just one of the wildlife highlights of the Rupununi. Ok, maybe not the vampire bat…but some of the more “cuddly” species are actually quite easy to see. A vicero gets his horse ready to look for giant anteaters.

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Guyana Otters South America Colombia 278

10,000 Birds

MARCH 24, 2014

A hero of the Rip Van Winkle Rod & Gun Club is – no doubt – Bob Aronsohn, who lives in Kansas and in December 2013 celebrated killing his 150,000th crow. People say there are too many crows and they eat all the crops,” says Missy Runyan, director of the Friends of the Feathered and Furry Wildlife Center in nearby Hunter, NY.

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Killing Slaughter Slaughtered Animal Abuse 272

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2019

I don’t think I have added any new species, but I did add Alaska, Kansas, and Oklahoma to the group state list. And I will continue my quest to see all of my Top 25 National Wildlife Refuges for Birding too. Ten years seems like a good time to look forward as well.

Puerto Rico 147

Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Michigan Washington 147