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Bird Watching Destination: Maxwell 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.

Maxwell National Wildlife Refuge (email) (website)
P.O. Box 276, Maxwell, NM 87728, Tel: 505-375-2331

Details: The Maxwell National Wildlife Refuge consists of 3,700 acres of short-grass prairie, playa lakes, woodlots, wetlands, and agricultural lands and is home to over 219 species of birds. From Raton, drive south on I-25 and take the Maxwell Exit (426). Drive north .8 miles on State Highway 445. At the intersection of State Highways 445 and 505, drive 2.5 miles west. Turn north on Lake 13 Road at the entrance sign and drive 1.25 miles to the refuge headquarters.

Birds: Loons, Grebes, Pelicans, Cormorants, Bitterns, Herons, Ibises, Swans, Geese, Ducks, American Vultures, Eagles, Hawks, Falcons, Pheasants, Rails, Coots, Cranes, Plovers, Stilts, Avocets, Sandpipers, Phalaropes, Gulls, Terns, Doves, Cuckoos, Roadrunners, Anis, Barn Owls, Typical Owls, Goatsuckers, Hummingbirds, Kingfishers, Woodpeckers, Tyrant Flycatchers, Larks, Swallows, Magpies, Crows, Titmice, Nuthatches, Creepers, Wrens, Kinglets, Thrushes, Mockingbirds, Thrashers, Pipits, Waxwings, Shrikes, Starling, Wood Warblers, Tanagers, Grosbeaks, Sparrows, Blackbirds, Finches, Old World Sparrows.

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