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

10,000 Birds

Federal Lands are Vital to Birds Federal lands are vast and diverse, from the far north ( Arctic NWR in Alaska) to the Caribbean ( Virgin Islands NP in the U.S. Virgin Islands). Photo : Trunk Bay, Virgin Islands NP. Only FWS has the primary goal of conservation. The post A Birder’s Guide to U.S.

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The Traveling Birder

10,000 Birds

Virgin Islands. According to eBird, the chronology of my life list includes White-Headed Woodpecker at No. Lifers included Painted Redstart, Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher, Arizona Woodpecker, and Rivoli’s, Violet-crowned, Lucifer, and Broad-billed hummingbird. territories such as Puerto Rico and the U.S.