Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge

Had never visited in the winter but so special with hundreds of tundra swans, snow geese, white pelicans and bald eagles just hanging out on telephone poles shooting the breeze. Trails were short but...

Because this is a wildlife refuge the types of birds that are there varies greatly from time to time.

We’d not been to Blackwater for at least 10 years. First time we visited with an experienced birder. (We’re novices.). Our guide Terry’s been guiding there for four decades. Knowledgeable and down to...