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What is the State Bird of Maryland?

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It’s true that many know the bird because of Baltimore’s baseball team, but the species’ history with Maryland goes back much further. In 1947 , Maryland made the oriole its state bird. Orioles have often captured the imagination.

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Maryland DNR 2022 Photo Contest Winners Announced

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PETA Among Groups Spied on by Maryland State Police

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According to the Washington Post , PETA was one of many groups the Maryland State Police considered a security threat. A "very casually dressed" undercover trooper attended a speech by PETA's president that month and waited afterward to see whether anyone talked about chickens.

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eBird Trip Reports

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For example, in May, I was on the Maryland shore for a wedding and submitted several checklists for Maryland, Delaware, and the District of Columbia. I have found Trip Reports a useful way to organize checklists from birding trips.

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Auto-pilot Conservation in the Era of Trump

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million from the MBCF to conserve 2,629 acres in four NWRs, including Blackwater NWR in Maryland. Forsythe NWR in New Jersey, San Bernard NWR in Texas, and Blackwater NWR in Maryland. million in MBCF funds to conserve 5,802 acres in six NWRs, including San Bernard NWR in Texas and Blackwater NWR in Maryland.

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The Economic Impact of Birding on National Wildlife Refuges: Creating Local Jobs

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Blackwater NWR (Maryland): 223,000; $7.8 Chincoteague NWR (Virginia/Maryland): 7,000,000; $390 million; 3,647. Bear River MBR (Utah): 158,000 visits generating $4.1 million in economic activity and 8 jobs. Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR (Washington): 289,000; $15.1 million; 111 jobs. million; 63 jobs. million; 48 jobs.

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10,000 Birds goes eBirding – Part II

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However, most states still have less than 100 species, including: Missouri (98, unchanged); Wyoming (97, unchanged); Georgia (94, up from 54); Nevada (93, up from 53); Delaware (88, up from 83); Maine (82, up from 76); South Carolina (82, up from 49); Louisiana (81, up from 73); Alaska (79, up from 34); Maryland (62, unchanged); Illinois (50, up from (..)

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