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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* 66 million Americans actively participate in wildlife watching (USFWS 2001)
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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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* 46 million Americans are birders (conservatively defined as having taken a trip a mile or more from home for the primary purpose of observing and identifying birds or tried to identify birds around the home—USFWS, 2001 survey)
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* Nearly 6 million Californians consider themselves "Birders" (Audubon California 2010)  
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* 22% of all Americans consider themselves birders. (USFWS 2001)  
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* 56% of US "Birders" are women (2011).
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* Nearly 6 million Californians consider themselves birders (Audubon California 2010)  
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* 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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* Birding is the second most popular hobby/pastime on the planet, only surpassed by gardening
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* Birding is the second most popular hobby/pastime worldwide, only surpassed by gardening.
== Money Talks: ==
== Money Talks: ==

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