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Top 25 National Wildlife Refuges for Birding

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Many were specifically established for migratory birds and are strategically positioned along one of the four major North American migration flyways. Others were established to protect specific bird species or subspecies. But they primary protect land, an essential but dwindling avian resource. Anahuac NWR (Texas).

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Snow Geese in Florida

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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. Every year they migrate down to this Gulf Coast protected area, giving me the opportunity to observed Redheads, Hooded Mergansers, scaups, Ring-necked Ducks , and more.

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Duck Stamps and the Best National Wildlife Refuges for Birding

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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%. Laguna Atascosa NWR (Texas): 86.3%.

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The “Rufa” Red Knot is now protected under the Endangered Species Act

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From North Carolina south to Texas, just under half of beaches are developed. Where suitable habitat exists, sea level rise is expected to increase efforts to stabilize the shore and protect coastal development with hard structures, such as sea walls and jetties. Birds in Delaware Bay. Photo: Gregory Breese-USFWS.