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Bird Watching Destination: Alamosa-Monte Vista Wildlife Refuge Complex

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.

Alamosa-Monte Vista Wildlife Refuge Complex (email) (website)
9383 El Rancho Lane, Alamosa, CO 81101, Tel: 719-589-4021

Details: The San Luis Valley is 7800 feet above sea level and extends over 100 miles by 50 miles. The Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge was created in 1952 and the Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1962. The two refuges were combined into the Alamosa-Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge Complex in 1979. Events include a Crane festival and a kid's fishing day.

Birds: Loons, Grebes, Pelicans, Cormorants, Herons, Ibises, Swans, Geese, Ducks, Vultures, Hawks, Osprey, Falcons, Pheasants, Cranes, Rails, Plovers, Sandpipers, Avocets, Stilts, Phalaropes, Gulls, Terns, Doves, Owls, Nightjars, Swifts, Hummingbirds, Kingfishers, Woodpeckers, Flycatchers, Larks, Swallows, Magpies, Crows, Chickadees, Nuthatches, Wrens, Trashers, Thrushes, Kinglets, Pipits, Shrikes, Starlings, Vireos, Warblers, Weaver Finch, Blackbirds, Orioles, Tanagers, Finches.

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