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The National Wildlife Refuge System: Birders Leading the Way

10,000 Birds

He has visited more than 40 National Wildlife Refuges in 20 states and frequently visits NWRs in his travels, most recently Buenos Aires NWR in southern Arizona. The focus on Malheur is and was appropriate, but we should not lose sight of the significance of the entire National Wildlife Refuge System. The combination is potent.

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My eBird 10th Anniversary

10,000 Birds

Virgin Islands ( St. The places I expected ( Pillar Point Harbor in California and Ridgefield NWR in Washington) are right at the top of the list, but even places I thought I’d been to countless times have modest numbers. And I will continue my quest to see all of my Top 25 National Wildlife Refuges for Birding too.