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10,000 Birds goes eBirding – Part II

10,000 Birds

For example, my list of the Top 25 National Wildlife Refuges for birding includes an excellent location in Minnesota ( Minnesota Valley NWR ). Naturally, the “missing” states implicitly suggest birding trips, as every “empty” state provides excellent birding opportunities.

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10,000 Birds goes eBirding

10,000 Birds

For example, my list of the Top 25 National Wildlife Refuges for birding includes locations in Utah ( Bear River MBR ), Minnesota ( Minnesota Valley NWR ), and Wisconsin ( Horicon NWR ). Even some states that technically have checklists barely qualify: the great state of Illinois has just a single checklist with two species (from an airport).