Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area

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Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area

P.O. Box 7458, Fort Smith, MT 59035, Tel: 406-666-2412
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Details

Established October 15, 1966, the Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area consists of a diversified landscape of forest, mountains, upland prairie, deep canyons, broad valleys, high desert, lake and wetlands. Activities include auto touring, biking, bird watching, boating, camping, cross country skiing, fishing, hiking, hunting, snowshoeing, stargazing, swimming, and wildlife viewing.

Birds

Swans, Geese, Ducks, Mergansers, Loons, Grebes, Pelicans, Cormorants, Plovers, Sandpipers, Vultures, Hawks, Falcons, Turkey, Grouse, Pheasant, Partridge, Egrets, Herons, Cranes, Rails, Gulls, Terns, Pigeons, Doves, Cuckoos, Owls, Goatsuckers, Swifts, Hummingbirds, Kingfishers, Woodpeckers, Flycatchers, Larks, Swallows, Jays, Magpies, Crows, Chickadees, Nuthatches, Creepers, Wrens, Mockingbirds, Thrashers, Thrushes, Bluebirds, Kinglets, Pipits, Waxwings, Vireos, Warblers, Shrikes, Starlings, Weaver Finches, Blackbirds, Orioles, Tanagers, Grosbeaks, Buntings, Finches, Redpolls, Siskings, Goldfinches, Crossbills, Towhees, Sparrows, Longspurs, Snow Buntings.

Note

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

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