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Bird Watching Destination: Squaw Creek 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.

Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge (website)
PO Box 101, Mound City, MO 64470, Tel: 660-442-3187

Details: Established in 1935 as a resting, feeding, and breeding ground for migratory birds and other wildlife, Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge is a 7,350 acre refuge located in northwestern Missouri. The refuge is five miles south of Mound City and 30 miles north of St. Joseph.

Birds: Loons, Grebes, Pelicans, Cormorants, Bitterns, Herons, Ibises, Swans, Geese, Ducks, Vultures, Hawks, Falcons, Gallinaceous Birds, Rails, Shorebirds, Gulls, Terns, Doves, Cuckoos, Owls, Goatsuckers, Swifts, Hummingbirds, Kingfishers, Woodpeckers, Flycatchers, Larks, Swallows, Jays, Crows, Chickadees, Nutchatches, Creepers, Wrens, Kinglets, Thrushes, Thrashers, Pipits, Waxwings, Shrikes, Starlings, Vireos, Wood Warblers, Sparrows, Meadowlarks, Blackbirds, Orioles, Finches, Sparrows.

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