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A Birder’s Guide to U.S. Federal Public Lands

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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. The eleven largest national wildlife refuges are also in Alaska, including Arctic NWR and Yukon Delta NWR , each more than 19 million acres.

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Just in Time: Kenn Kaufman’s “A Season on the Wind” — a review

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More than 5,000 bird species in the world make some kind of seasonal movement. The harshest law of all, one more draconian than any human legislature could enact, is the law of unintended consequences. On our North American continent, tens of millions of birds are flying northward on peak spring nights.

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Back to Tierra Caliente

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And while I definitely consider myself more of a writer than a wildlife photographer, for once I have enough good photos to let my pictures do most of the talking. Black-chested Sparrow is one of Paso Ancho’s flagship species. And I, for one, choose not to let the lack of a few species ruin my enjoyment of many more.

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Will Environmental Laws Prevent a Wall Through Santa Ana NWR?

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Birders have been apprehensively watching developments regarding the construction of a border wall through the renowned birding location of Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge in Texas. That is precisely what Congress has done with regard to building barriers along the border with Mexico. But how is that possible? # # #.

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Birding under Clouds of Uncertainty: Santa Ana NWR

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When the news broke about a possible border wall through Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge in Texas, I decided to make plans to visit before it got bisected by a concrete barrier. After all, each refuge has been set aside to permanently protect birds and other wildlife. Mexico border. Indeed, The U.S. Indeed, The U.S.

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Proposed Changes to Migratory Bird Treaty Act

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Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is in the midst of overhauling its interpretation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) and it recently issued a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) on its proposed interpretation. The public can comment until July 20, 2020. Incidental take is discussed in § 3.7 of the EIS.).

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Combined Beats List – June 2016

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The law of diminishing returns brings the inevitability of repeat sightings and has checked the momentum of the combined beats’ list for June. Despite recording 370 species during the month, the list total has advanced by just 45. Just to confuse things a little, only 14 new species were recorded since June 1 st. La Paz, Mexico.

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