New Mexico

Wild Life Refuges: Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, Las Vegas National Wildlife Refuge, Pajarito Environmental Education Center, Maxwell National Wildlife Refuge, San Andres National Wildlife Refuge, Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge

Maxwell National Wildlife Refuge

Located in the high central plains of northeastern New Mexico, Maxwell National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1965 as a feeding and resting area for migratory birds. Over 350 acres of the Refuge are planted with wheat, corn, barley, and alfalfa to provide food for resident and migratory wildlife. Visitors may see bald and golden eagles, falcons, hawks, sandhill cranes, ducks, white pelicans, burrowing owls, great horned owls, black-tailed prairie dogs, coyotes, mule deer, white-tailed deer, and the occasional elk.

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