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Alaska Day: Birds and the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act

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By designating more than 97 million acres for new parks and refuges, we are doubling the size of our National Park and Wildlife Refuge System. By protecting 25 free-flowing Alaskan rivers in their natural state, we are almost doubling the size of our Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge.

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What is the State Bird of Colorado?

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Instead, they are summer visitors, moving up to Colorado in the warm months to breed before returning to wintering grounds in Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, and Mexico. Unlike many other official birds, the Lark Bunting is not a year-round resident.

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