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Welcome Back Waterfowl at Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge

10,000 Birds

Like several of my favorite NWRs, this one was established as a haven for migratory birds, most notably waterfowl, during the bad old days when uncontrolled hunting and habitat loss had put the future of even species we now think of as common in doubt. As a result, early migration season is an excellent time to visit.

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Road Eagles

10,000 Birds

And, in a tree off to the right in that direction, I noticed a mass of stuff that resembled a Bald Eagle’s nest as much as any mass of stuff ever could, but of course, it was not a bald eagle nest. and in the world of birds, a pair of eagles qualifies.

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