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10,000 Birds goes eBirding – Part II

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There are several states with 100-199 species: North Carolina (172, unchanged), Washington (171, up from 144), Michigan (159, unchanged), Virginia (147, up from 122), North Dakota (141, unchanged), Idaho (129, up from 57); New Mexico (112, unchanged); Massachusetts (110, up from 81); Colorado (106, unchanged), and Pennsylvania (109, up from 102).

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The Best Birding Locations in the United States (according to ChatGPT)

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I am a westerner, so perhaps it is a glorious hotspot, but I’ve never heard Cape Ann, Massachusetts referred to as a world-class birding location. Initially, Point Pelee National Park appears to be in Ontario, Canada (not Ohio), which makes it wrong, as well as excluded by the query itself.

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The Predominately Western, Golden-crowned Sparrow

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Even though it doesn’t show on the NatureServe range map above, Golden-crowned Sparrow vagrants have been recorded eastward to Ontario and Nova Scotia, Michigan, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey; also south to Alabama, Texas, Louisiana and Florida 1.

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Top 25 National Wildlife Refuges for Birding

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John Heinz NWR (Pennsylvania). Parker River NWR (Massachusetts). Ding Darling NWR (Florida). Kilauea Point NWR (Hawaii). Klamath Basin NWR Complex (California and Oregon). Laguna Atascosa NWR (Texas). Lee Metcalf NWR (Montana). Malheur NWR (Oregon). Minnesota Valley NWR (Minnesota). Ottawa NWR (Ohio). Pea Island NWR (North Carolina).

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The Wildlife Rehabilitator’s Wish List

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“A robot that feeds baby birds so I can take a nap,” wrote Jodi in Massachusetts. “A Tiny transmitters that wouldn’t hurt or irritate my releases, so I know what happens to them,” wrote Michele in Pennsylvania and Elle in Oklahoma. “As wrote Maryjane in Pennsylvania. “Me Charitable Things. Personal Things. “A

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Snowy Owl Invasion!

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Here in New York State Snowy Owls have been reported in more than ten counties, with most of those counties having birds being seen in multiple locations.

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Rachel Carson: Secret Birder

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Growing up in western Pennsylvania, she explored nearby woodlands with her mother, a naturalist, who encouraged her daughter to observe all of nature, which ultimately led to Carson’s early stories about birds. One such woman was Ada Govan, an amateur ornithologist who’d already established a bird sanctuary in Massachusetts.