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

10,000 Birds

Birders know that some of the finest birding locations in the country are on federal land , which include national parks , wildlife refuges , forests , monuments , and seashores , among others. The eleven largest national wildlife refuges are also in Alaska, including Arctic NWR and Yukon Delta NWR , each more than 19 million acres.

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The Traveling Birder

10,000 Birds

Virgin Islands. I haven’t even been to all of the best national wildlife refuges for birding. According to eBird, the chronology of my life list includes White-Headed Woodpecker at No. I particularly enjoy birding national wildlife refuges, so I try to include at least one on each trip.