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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

First , please check the pages linked to each season below for a complete bird checklist & more, then
you might wish to look at the following:

What's New Friends and Refuge, birds and more

Crane, Light Goose, Duck (and other Bird) Counts for Current and Previous Years. (pdf format)
US Fish & Wildlife Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge Bird Check List (pdf file)

Winter
December January February
Spectacular Flights of Geese 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

Friends of
The Bosque del Apache
National Wildlife Refuge
P.O. Box 340
San Antonio, New Mexico 87832
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on this fragile and beautiful earth which we share is the most important thing we can do."

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