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Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge is truly an oasis in the desert. Watch in awe of more than 26,000 sandhill cranes during fall migration or one of more than 100 species of dragonflies and damselflies dancing in the air. Learn More About Visiting.
Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge is located 7 miles northeast of Roswell, in Chaves County, New Mexico. From Roswell (south side), take US 380 (Second Street) east about three miles to Red Bridge Road. Follow Red Bridge Road north to Pine Lodge Road and travel east to the refuge entrance gate. From Roswell (north side), take US 285 (Main ...
Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge is a United States National Wildlife Refuge located in two separate sections in central Chaves County, New Mexico, United States, a few miles northeast of the city of Roswell. Both sections lie on the banks of the Pecos River.
Established in 1937 to provide wintering habitat for migratory birds, the refuge plays a crucial role in the conservation of wetlands in the desert Southwest. Straddling the Pecos River, Bitter Lake NWR is truly a jewel, a wetland oasis inhabitated by a diverse abundance of wildlife species.
The main focus for Bitter Lake NWR, is to provide refugia and habitat for migrating waterfowl and other various waterbirds. The diversity of avifauna does change seasonally, winter is the best time to view ducks, sandhill crane, and snow geese.
Located where the Chihuahuan Desert meets the Southern Plains in southeast New Mexico, Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge is one of the most biologically significant wetland areas of the Pecos River watershed system.
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Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge. 4200 E. Pine Lodge Rd. Roswell, NM 88201. phone: 575-244-6256. Visitor Center and Nature Store hours: 9am - 4pm, Monday - Friday. The refuge is open 7 days a weeK from Sunrise to Sunset. Photo Credit: Bitter Lake NWR Staff.
Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge is one of more than 500 refuges throughout the United States managed by the Fish and Wildlife Service. The National Wildlife Refuge System is the only national system of lands dedicated to conserving our wildlife heritage for people today and for generations yet to come. Welcome: UFO sightings may have put
From October through February, the seasonal wetlands of 24,609-acre Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge play host to 5,000 to 20,000 ducks, 10,000 to 30,000 geese, as many as 30,000 cranes, and countless white pelicans and snowy egrets.
