10,000 Birds

JANUARY 30, 2018

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. Many were specifically established for migratory birds and are strategically positioned along one of the four major North American migration flyways.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 3, 2014

Fish and Wildlife Service is down-listing the wood stork from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The wood stork was listed as endangered in 1984, because the Florida population was dropping at an approximate rate of 5 percent per year. Wood storks primarily breed in Central and South Florida.

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North Carolina Bald Eagle South Carolina Florida 195

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 18, 2014

Fish and Wildlife Service has listed the “Rufa” population of Red Knot ( Calidris canutus rufa ) as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Red Knots have already lost more than 80 percent of their coastal habitat in Florida, New Jersey, and New York. Birds in Delaware Bay. Photo: Gregory Breese-USFWS.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 19, 2015

Turns out, Monday brought more than a little rain, and we got soaked as we explored the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge and the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge along the ocean. Our last and final stop was the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge, one of my favorite birding spots. Yellow-billed Cuckoo.

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North Carolina Wildlife Alligators Woodpeckers 171

10,000 Birds

MARCH 10, 2011

These Blasts From The Past In Search of Dupont’s Lark The Western Scrub-Jay, A Bright Corvid In Many Respects Ecuadorian Hillstar Oreotrochilus chimborazo Winter Robins The plovers of Estero Lagoon, Florida About the Author Nate Nate Swick is a birder. He writes about birds and birding at The Drinking Bird. The proposal from U.S.

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North Carolina 2011 St. Louis Baltimore 140

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 13, 2021

By their very name, most would assume you can’t spot Snow Geese in Florida. Marks National Wildlife refuge in search of water birds – ducks and mergansers in particular. The post Snow Geese in Florida appeared first on 10,000 Birds. 2020 was that year for me! 2020 was that year for me! I arrived at St.

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Geese Florida Tampa New Mexico 167

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 14, 2018

Not long ago, I posted a list of the 25 best National Wildlife Refuges for birding. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has published a list of NWRs that have been created or expanded with Duck Stamp funds. Ding Darling NWR (Florida): 7.4%. Pea Island NWR (North Carolina): 99.2%. Marks NWR (Florida): 42.5%.

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