10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2016

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 System also helps implement the Endangered Species Act and other federal conservation laws. Crotty is a birder and lawyer living in Portland, Oregon.

Wildlife 189

Wildlife Grizzly Bear Puerto Rico Alaska 189

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

As a result, there is a substantial backlog of federal land acquisition needs estimated at more than $30 billion—including places vulnerable to development such as the Florida Everglades, Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona, Civil War battlefields in Virginia and other precious places around the country.

Legislation 173

Legislation Montana Wyoming Idaho 173

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 27, 2013

I think it’s because it brings me back to my first big birding trip, to southeast Arizona, where we had tantalizing views of leaves rustling where the becards had nested but nested no more. There’s something about a Rose-throated Becard that makes my heart go pit-a-pat. I never saw the bird. Well, maybe a bit of a wing.

2013 167

2013 Costa Rica Birds India 167

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

These wily and diminutive owls occur from Bolivia and Argentina northward through Central America (check out this post on Pico Bonito ) and only just occur in the United States in Arizona and south Texas. The Arizona birds are from the cactorum race and these birds are often referred to as the Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy Owl.

Owls 152

Owls Texas Arizona Pigs 152