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What is the State Bird of Nevada?

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The Mountain Bluebird is one of the most striking birds in the United States, and is the state bird of both Nevada and Idaho. Though not officially adopted until 1967, the Nevada Federation of Women’s Clubs voted for the Mountain Bluebird all the way back in 1930 and 1931.

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In Nevada? Pull Some Pipe!

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Plastic pipes that have been used to mark mining claims in Nevada are death traps for birds. So, if you are in Nevada, pull some pipe! A state law now allows anyone who finds the pipes to pull them from the ground.

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Looking Forward to Birding Fallon, Nevada

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I’ve never really been to Nevada—just a layover in the Las Vegas airport, where I was amused to see slot machines at the gates. Either way, I’m extremely excited to be attending my first birding festival, and very grateful to the organizers for covering the expenses. So I’m quite interested in exploring a new territory.

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The Snow Partridge

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According to one paper , it was tried to introduce the Snow Partridge into the Great Basin ranges of Nevada around 1970. Another indicator was the call, which unfortunately I did not manage to capture in this video. But maybe you can imagine it if you look at the photo below.

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

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In fact, the overwhelming majority of federal land is in just 11 western states (Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming). For example, the federal government owns less than 1% in Connecticut but nearly 80% in Nevada. There is one gigantic outlier: Alaska.

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What is this animal??? Seen in northern Nevada

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submitted by /u/Defiant_Flatworm_765 [link] [comments]

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What is this spider

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Found in northern Nevada submitted by /u/Defiant_Flatworm_765 [link] [comments]

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