点评:We were staying nearby with the plan to visit the refuge as much as possible at different times of day and did we ever! In 4 days we looped wildlife drive 7 times ! We have never seen so many eagles this close as we did in these visits. We also went to spots just outside the wildlife drive to see more eagles and warblers.
A bonus was getting to enjoy three sandhill crane families with colts. We needed some help finding them from other birders, but find them we did! Tons of blue herons too. It was such a memorable experience even though they are draining the main pond to improve the health of the marsh. The visitor center was very nice with helpful volunteers.
When you experience a NWF, you are thankful that these essential natural preserves exist for wildlife.
翻译:我们住在附近,计划尽可能多地在一天中的不同时间参观这个保护区,结果我们真的做到了!4天里,我们绕了7圈野生动物保护区!我们从未像这几次参观那样近距离地看到过这么多鹰。我们还去了野生动物保护区外的一些地方,观赏了更多的鹰和莺。
额外的惊喜是,我们有机会欣赏到三只沙丘鹤和它们的幼崽。我们之前需要其他观鸟者的帮助才能找到它们,但我们最终找到了!还有成群的蓝鹭。尽管他们正在排干主池塘的水以改善沼泽的健康状况,但这仍然是一次难忘的经历。游客中心非常友好,志愿者们乐于助人。
当你体验到国家野生动物保护区(NWF)的乐趣时,你会感激这些对野生动物至关重要的自然保护区的存在。