Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge Tour
May 24-26 2025 (Sa, Su,M) Memorial Day Weekend
Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge is located in the scenic and isolated Centennial Valley of southwestern Montana, about 60 miles west of Yellowstone National Park. This 3-day, 2-night tour will take you into a diversity of habitats, ranging from high elevation wetland, sagebrush and prairie to the forests of the Centennial Mountains. This diverse, wetland-prairie-sagebrush-montane environment gives Red Rock Lakes its unique character. Nesting birds are abundant throughout Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge at this time of year, with 120+ species possible. This refuge is best known as the primary location for the heroic efforts to save the Trumpeter Swan from extinction in the 1930’s.
In addition to the majestic swan, another 230 bird species have been identified within the refuge, including: Long-billed Curlew, Marbled Godwit, Sandhill Crane, Red-necked Grebe, Black-crowned Night-Heron, American White Pelican, Sora, White-faced Ibis, American Avocet, Willet, Wilson’s Phalarope, Northern Harrier, Bald & Golden Eagles, Swainson’s & Ferruginous Hawks, Prairie & Peregrine Falcons, Short-eared Owl, Sage Thrasher, Brewer’s Sparrow, Western Tanager and various ducks, flycatchers, kinglets, warblers, vireos, thrushes, woodpeckers and, if we’re lucky, Greater Sage-Grouse!
Guides: Steve Hoffman – Steve is the founder of HawkWatch Intenrational and owns Merlin Birding & Nature Tours, LLC.
Cedar Mathers-Winn – Cedar is a naturalist, biologist, and Master Naturalist instructor based in Bozeman, MT.
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