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Bird Watching Destination: Red Rock Lakes 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.

Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge (email) (website)
27820 Southside Centennial Road, Lima, MT 59739, Tel: 406-276-3536

Details: Mostly wetland and riparian habitats, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge is designated a National Natural Landmark. Wildlife include trumpeter swans, moose, sandhill cranes, curlews, peregrine falcons, eagles, numerous hawks and owls, badgers, wolverines, bears, pronghorn, wolves, and arctic grayling and west-slope cutthroat trout. A full tank of gas is recommended for the road trip out and back.

Birds: Loons, Grebes, Pelicans, Cormorants, Swans, Geese, Ducks, Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Grouse, Partridge, Herons, Bitterns, Ibises, Cranes, Rails, Coots, Shorebirds, Gulls, Terns, Doves, Owls, Goatsuckers, Swifts, Hummingbirds, Kingfishers, Woodpeckers, Flycatchers, Larks, Swallows, Jays, Magpies, Crows, Chickadees, Dippers, Nuthatches, Creeper, Wrens, Thrashers, Thrushes, Bluebirds, Kinglets, Pipits, Waxwings, Shrikes, Starlings, Vireos, Wood Warblers, Weaver Finches, Meadowlarks, Blackbirds, Tanagers, Grosbeaks, Finches, Sparrows, Buntings.

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