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First Post-COVID-19 Birding Trip: Wisconsin and Horicon NWR

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I settled on Wisconsin, which is home to one of the Top 25 NWRs for Birding that I have not visited: Horicon NWR. Additionally, I have written about Waterfowl Production Areas (WPAs), which are important but underappreciated parts of the National Wildlife Refuge System. Thus, I limited my options. But now it has.

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Top 25 National Wildlife Refuges for Birding

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There are more than 550 national wildlife refuges in the United States, with at least one in every state and one within an hour drive of almost every major American city. Both birds and birders flock to national wildlife refuges. Horicon NWR (Wisconsin). Fish & Wildlife Service. Forsythe (319).

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10,000 Birds goes eBirding – Part II

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For the United States, there is also a state list. As of mid-November 2021, the Collaborative had submitted more than 4,200 checklists (up from 1,700 in 2018) and has observed 691 species in the United States (up from 618). The Collaborative has also added six states. submissions.

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WPAs: America’s Duck Factories

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Birders are familiar with the National Wildlife Refuge System, which consists of more than 550 units distributed through all fifty states. National Wildlife Refuges (NWRs), which are managed by the U.S. FWS calls WPAs the “Prairie Jewels of the National Wildlife Refuge System.”. Ding” Darling NWR in Florida.

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Court Overrules Federal Government on Wolf ESA Decision

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TRAVERSE CITY - State officials say they're not pleased with a federal court's ruling overturning the government's decision to remove the gray wolf from the endangered species list for the Great Lakes region. The ruling today affects wolves in Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin. District Court in Washington, D.C.,

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Listening to Falcons: The Peregrines of Tom Cade

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Cade credited the 1965 Madison [Wisconsin] Peregrine Conference with further alerting him and many others to the plight of Peregrines and other birds of prey. Between 1974 and 2005, more than 7000 young Peregrines were hacked in the United States and Canada. Again, Cade led with solid evidence acquired through his own research.

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10,000 Birds goes eBirding

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For the United States, there is also a state list. The writers at 10,000 Birds span the globe, but I am particularly interested in the lists for the United States, as that is my “beat.” As of mid-October 2018, the Collaborative had submitted more than 1,700 checklists and observed 618 species in the United States.