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

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There are Vast Amounts of Federal Land Approximately 28% of the entire land area of the United States is federal land , about 640 million acres. However, federal land is not evenly distributed within the United States. On a state-by-state basis, that percentage increases dramatically as one moves from east to west.

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A Colorful Finch in Colorful Colorado

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Their range of breeding is literally only very southern Wyoming to very northern New Mexico. Having said that, Colorado has done a wonderful job of protecting habitat and since this species breeds on super high cliffs there is no true threat to habitat destruction. Thus, Colorado encapsulates most of their breeding range.

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Birding and Safari-ing South Africa with the ABA

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There were birders from a wide cross-section of the United States: Colorado, Ohio, Idaho, Iowa, Wyoming, Washington State, Pennsylvania, New York State, New Jersey, California, Texas, Florida. I’m sure there are states that I missed, but you get the idea.

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Bird Litigation:  Guilty Plea Under Migratory Bird Treaty Act

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District Court for the District of Wyoming in April 2022. Broadly summarizing, the information alleges that ESI violated the MBTA and the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act by failing to secure permits for several of its facilities in Wyoming. The information is 17 pages and it details the facts underlying the charges.

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