1. Everglades National Park Everglades National Park is one of the most unique wetland systems in the world, although it has been greatly reduced in size by drainage and the construction of hundreds of miles of dykes and levees. Nowadays the park covers more than 1.5 million acres, making it the largest national park in […]
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Another Rough-legged Hawk winged its way over the bay. The day’s total had already exceeded 300 birds and it was just after 1:00 p.m. I had decided to come to Whitefish Point in the spring of 2000 as the official hawk counter because many fall and winter birding sites had recorded record-high numbers of Rough-legged
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When you amble along the Wilderness Road in eastern Kentucky, that primitive track blazed by early American pioneers through the Appalachian Range, you’ll enjoy some of the best mountain bird watching in the eastern United States. Exploring the mountain trails and wooded field edges, you can find more than 20 species of nesting warblers, including
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I like birding in places where there are only 22 people per square mile. Especially when the birds vastly outnumber the bird watchers, and many of those birds are some of the most sought-after species in North America. Welcome to Presque Isle County, Michigan, a true avian Eden. This northern Michigan paradise is so rich
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