10,000 Birds

JULY 1, 2020

One occurs only in Central America and Mexico, and another occurs only on the island of Jamaica. in the usual places for such spillover: the southern tip of Texas and the mountains of southeast Arizona and southwest New Mexico. Just one species of Becard spills across the border into the U.S.,

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Not far behind is California (348, up from 297), followed by Arizona (294, up from 155), Florida (233, up from 227), New Jersey (223, up from 199), Oregon (221, up from 209), and Texas (218, up from 106). Two of these are new to the 100+ list. Thus, there are now seven states with 200+ observed species.

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United States West Virginia Puerto Rico Minnesota 231

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Birding trips to Florida , New Mexico , and Texas are obvious too. Texas and Florida round out the Top 5. I don’t think I have added any new species, but I did add Alaska, Kansas, and Oklahoma to the group state list. A checklist from Rock Creek Park in Washington D.C. was good for 11 lifers. Virgin Islands ( St.

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Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Michigan Washington 164

Critter News

DECEMBER 31, 2010

The Alamagordo chimps will be allowed to remain in New Mexico for about two years while the NIH studies the issue of their transference. AP) - Some 186 chimpanzees will remain at a federal facility in New Mexico for now. This gives animal rights activists some time to prepare further defense of the animals.

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Critter News

AUGUST 23, 2010

Here's an opinion piece from Ingrid Newkirk arguing to stop the transfer of 202 "retired" chimpanzees to a Texas facility where they may be subjected to more experimentation. The Governor of New Mexico has already met with the National Institutes of Health to try and stop this transfer with no apparent success.

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Primates PETA New Mexico Animal Research 100

Critter News

AUGUST 26, 2010

However, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) plans to move the chimpanzees—many of them at least 30 years old—to the Southwest National Primate Research Facility in San Antonio, Texas, where they can be used in painful, invasive experiments.".

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San Antonio Primates 2001 New Mexico 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Zone-tailed Hawks can be found in the extreme lower parts of the US, in Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, with an estimated population of 450-650 birds. Mexico’s baja Peninsula has a strong resident population, and they can be found sporadically thru out main land Mexico.

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Tail Banding Turkey Paraguay Mexico 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 30, 2019

Raised in and around the West Texas steppe country where temperatures reached 100 degrees with regularity, he began life as the Dust Bowl and Great Depression converged. His parents moved where opportunity beckoned, taking him from San Angelo, Texas, to Columbus, New Mexico, then to Dallas, and finally on to California.

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Falcons California Condor Alaska Texas 203

Critter News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Dear Senator Murray, I have read articles in the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times about the chimpanzees at Holloman Air Force Base. I am deeply troubled and angry that the National Institute of Health wants to move almost 200 chimpanzees from this facility to a laboratory in Texas where they may be subjected to testing.

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Los Angeles New Mexico Primates New York Times 100

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

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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Colorado Legislature North America New Mexico 104

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 21, 2011

The main wintering area for Ross’s Goose ( Chen rossii ) is presently in the Central Valley of California, though increasing numbers winter in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Texas, and the north-central highlands of Mexico 1. Map courtesy of Terry Sohl at South Dakota Birds and Birding.

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Geese South Dakota Sacramento Arkansas 156

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Bosque del Apache NWR in New Mexico. Northern Gulf Coast of Texas , with stops at Anahuac NWR, Brazoria NWR, and Aransas NWR. Rio Grande Valley of Texas , including stops at Santa Ana NWR and Laguna Atascosa NWR. Lifers included Wood Stork, White-eyed Vireo, and Limpkin.

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San Francisco Portland United States Puerto Rico 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Trinidad Colorado is located just a few miles north of the Colorado – New Mexico border, and home to the Trinidad Reservoir. So, we were off and away to Dalhart, Texas, and the Rita Blanca Reservoir. We had no real plans to go to Texas, but the last report from Rita Blanca was very impressive. species – 224.

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Colorado Texas Trinidad Albuquerque 113

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2017

Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), contain many of the nation’s most renowned birding locations, including Bosque del Apache NWR in New Mexico, Laguna Atascosa NWR in Texas, and J.N. National Wildlife Refuges (NWRs), which are managed by the U.S. Ding” Darling NWR in Florida.

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Factory Ducks North Dakota Nebraska 121

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 13, 2019

For example, Bosque del Apache NWR in New Mexico is renowned for its winter birding, featuring huge numbers of Sandhill Cranes and Snow Geese, among others. For example, even if nobody visited Aransas NWR in Texas, it would still provide virtually all of the wintering habitat for the endangered Whooping Crane. million; 293 jobs.

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Wildlife Maryland San Francisco Minnesota 270

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 11, 2018

After our brief trip thru the great state of Texas, we were headed back into New Mexico, a state I was quite excited to explore. I have been all around the western states, here and there, but never spent any time in New Mexico. Our next stop was another mutually agreed upon stop, Albuquerque New Mexico.

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Albuquerque New Mexico Mexico Sparrows 130

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Virginia (122), New Mexico (112); Texas (106); Colorado (106), and Pennsylvania (102). After those five, there are relative handful with over 100 species: North Carolina (172), Michigan (159), Arizona (155), Washington (144), North Dakota (141!),

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Rhode Island United States West Virginia Puerto Rico 115

10,000 Birds

JUNE 9, 2011

This male dabbler at Lake Balmorhea, Texas, shows many plumage features consistent with Mexican Duck, but curled black uppertail coverts suggest some Mallard ancestry. © And while we’re at it, what’s your experience with Mexican Ducks and Mallards in Mexico, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas?

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Ducks North America Texas Mexico 169

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 12, 2017

When the news broke about a possible border wall through Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge in Texas, I decided to make plans to visit before it got bisected by a concrete barrier. Getting from Portland, Oregon to McAllen, Texas—one of the towns near Santa Ana NWR—is neither quick nor easy, but I arrived on Sunday, November 5, 2017.

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Texas United States Mexico Campaign 189

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2018

For comparison, Aransas NWR in Texas is about 115,000 acres and Bosque del Apache NWR in New Mexico is under 60,000 acres. In fact, the ten largest National Wildlife Refuges are in Alaska and most were created or supplemented by ANILCA.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 14, 2017

Birders have been apprehensively watching developments regarding the construction of a border wall through the renowned birding location of Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge in Texas. Santa Ana NWR, which consists of approximately 2,100 acres along the Rio Grande, is considered one of the crown jewels of the refuge system.

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Laws San Diego United States Arizona 141

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 13, 2021

The Sunshine State isn’t known for its massive snow drifts, nor for the massive flocks of Snow Geese that grace states like Texas and New Mexico every winter. By their very name, most would assume you can’t spot Snow Geese in Florida. 2020 was that year for me! A huge smile spread across my face. I love Snow Geese.

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Geese Florida Tampa New Mexico 187

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 14, 2018

For example, Santa Ana NWR in Texas has been in the news because the Trump Administration proposed building part of the border wall directly through it. (It The list of NWRs from 80-90% is impressive as well: Anahuac NWR in Texas (80.0%), Edwin B. Aransas NWR (Texas): 42.7%. Bosque del Apache NWR (New Mexico): 99.2%.

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Ducks Wildlife Texas Hawaii 203

10,000 Birds

JULY 9, 2019

They are: Senators John Boozman (R-Arkansas) and Martin Heinrich (D-New Mexico); and Representatives Rob Wittman , (R-Virginia) and Mike Thompson (D-California). Forsythe NWR in New Jersey, San Bernard NWR in Texas, and Blackwater NWR in Maryland. For perspective, Santa Ana NWR in Texas is 2,087.50

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