Why Birds Matter?

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* There are over 10,000 different bird species in the world
* There are over 10,000 different bird species in the world
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* About 85 million Americans enjoy observing, photographing or feeding wild birds. (National Survey on Recreation and the Environment by the USDA's Forest Service 2013)  
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* About 85 million Americans enjoy observing, photographing or feeding wild birds. (National Survey on Recreation and the Environment by the USDA's Forest Service 2013) .
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* In the United States, Vermont has the most enthusiastic birding population at 39%; Hawai'i is the lowest with 9%. The average is about 24%. (USFWS 2011)
* Nearly 6 million Californians consider themselves "Birders" (Audubon California 2010)  
* Nearly 6 million Californians consider themselves "Birders" (Audubon California 2010)  
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* 56% of US "Birders" are women (2011).
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* 56% of US "Birders" are women (USFWS 2011).
* 1 in 5 Canadians are "Birders",  spending an average of 133 days in a year on the activity.  That’s more time than is spent on any other nature activity — including gardening, which people dedicate more than 70 days a year to, on average. (Canadian Nature Survey 2010).
* 1 in 5 Canadians are "Birders",  spending an average of 133 days in a year on the activity.  That’s more time than is spent on any other nature activity — including gardening, which people dedicate more than 70 days a year to, on average. (Canadian Nature Survey 2010).
* Birding is the fastest growing form of outdoor recreation-- a 236% increase in participation from 1982 to 2001, from 21 million to 71 million (National Survey on Recreation and the Environment 2000-01).
* Birding is the fastest growing form of outdoor recreation-- a 236% increase in participation from 1982 to 2001, from 21 million to 71 million (National Survey on Recreation and the Environment 2000-01).

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