10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 14, 2021

A few states still have no checklists at all: Nebraska , Minnesota , Iowa , Kentucky , West Virginia , Mississippi , and Alabama. For example, my list of the Top 25 National Wildlife Refuges for birding includes an excellent location in Minnesota ( Minnesota Valley NWR ). Even the nation’s capital has been ignored.

United States 218

United States West Virginia Puerto Rico Minnesota 218

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Birds, mammals and other wildlife, humans and landscapes are all rendered magnificently. But the main attraction of the book, it must be said, is not Clavreul’s prose but his artistry in watercolor. Maybe that’s so because he worked entirely from life and not photographs, he says.

Bald Eagle 147

Bald Eagle Louisville Pennsylvania Ohio 147

10,000 Birds

JULY 3, 2014

Fish and Wildlife Service is down-listing the wood stork from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Fish and Wildlife Service, I was involved in various aspects of the species habitat protection largely on the regulatory arena. On June 25, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell announced that the U.S.

North Carolina 210

North Carolina Bald Eagle South Carolina Florida 210

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Some states have no species at all, not even a pigeon, crow, or sparrow: Hawaii , Utah , Nebraska , Oklahoma , Minnesota , Iowa , Wisconsin , Kentucky , West Virginia , Mississippi , Alabama , Connecticut , and Rhode Island. Even the nation’s capital has been ignored.

Rhode Island 114

Rhode Island United States West Virginia Puerto Rico 114