Bosque del Apache

   
National Wildlife Refuge

A Refuge for ALL Seasons

 


Winter at the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge is so spectacular
that many believe winter is the only time to visit.

But there really are four seasons at our refuge!
Each works it's own magic on visitors.

Check the pages linked to each season below for details.

Winter
December January February

Spectacular Flights of   G eese and Crane
Bald Eagles
Dawn Lift-offs and Evening Fly-ins
Spring
March April May

Migration, Shore Birds, Pelicans
Warblers and Waders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spring Nesting Birds
March April May

Mallards, Great Blue Herons,
Red-tailed Hawks

Summer
June July August
Hummingbirds, Swallows, Orioles
Flycatchers and Grosbeaks

 
Fall
September October November

American Kestrel
Double-Crested Cormorants
Greater Yellowlegs

 
Plants
A Year-round Listing
Yucca, Willow, Cottonwood
Smartweed and Snakeweed

 
Amphibians and Mammals
A Year-round Listing

Coyotes, Mule Deer, and Beaver
Kangaroo Rats and Little Brown Bats
Bobcats, Muscrats and Reptiles 

Photographs © Wally Newman

Comtacts:	wallynewman@mindspring.com and hborgeson8129@comcasr.net