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Bird Watching Destination: Swan River National Wildlife Refuge

For some birding listings, the street address is for the headquarters and not the actual bird watching destination. Call ahead for entry fees, parking information, and regulations regarding family pets.

Swan River National Wildlife Refuge (email) (website)
Kalispell, MT, Tel: 406-858-2216

Details: Swan River National Wildlife Refuge is 1568 acres, and is located 38 miles southeast of Creston, in the Swan Valley. It was established in 1973 for use as a sanctuary for migratory birds.

Birds: Loons, grebes, cormorants, herons, bitterns, swans, geese, ducks, eagles, hawks, falcons, grouse, pheasants, rails, plovers, shorebirds, gulls, terns, doves, owls, goatsuckers, swifts, hummingbirds, kingfishers, woodpeckers, flycatchers, larks, swallows, jays, magpies, crows, chickadees, nuthatches, creepers, dippers, wrens, mockingbirds, thrushes, bluebirds, kinglets, pipits, waxwings, shrikes, starlings, vireos, wood warblers, weaver finches, blackbirds, orioles, tanagers, grosbeaks, sparrows, finches,

Note: Bird listings may include resident and migratory birds and common and rare sightings.