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Bird Watching Destination: Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve

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.

Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve (website) (pets)
11999 Highway 150, Mosca, CO 81146, Tel: 719-378-6300

Details: Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve consists of alpine tundra, forests, massive dunes, grasslands, and wetlands. Hiking, backpacking, horseback riding, ranger-led programs and events, kids' activities, sliding, skiing, sandboarding, bison tours, and open air vehicle tours are some of the activities available at the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve.

Birds: Vultures, Eagles, Hawks, Falcons, Grouse, Turkeys, Plovers, Sandpipers, Pigeons, Doves, Cuckoos, Owls, Goatsuckers, Swifts, Hummingbirds, Kingfishers, Woodpeckers, Tyrant Flycatchers, Larks, Swallows, Jays, Magpies, Crows, Titmice, Bushtits, Nuthatches, Creepers, Wrens, Dippers, Kinglets, Gnatcatchers, Solitaires, Thrushes, Mockingbirds, Thrashers, Pipits, Waxwings, Shrikes, Vireos, Wood Warblers, Blackbirds, Orioles, Tanagers, Finches.

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