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

10,000 Birds

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 decades before the reintroduction of additional populations, the Puerto Rican Parrot was only found in El Yunque NF near San Juan.