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Birdwatching at Centennial Valley and Red Rock Lakes NWR, Montana

Red Rock Lakes in Montana is where to go to see Trumpeter Swans and sage-grouse -- and to get away from it all.
By Radd Icenoggle
Published: June 24, 2005

Writer Radd Icenoggle describes when and how to bird Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge in southwestern Montana to see Greater Sage-Grouse, Clark's Nutcracker, Williamson's Sapsucker, Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch, Sage Thrasher, Sandhill Crane, Trumpeter Swan, Great Gray Owl, Franklin's Gull, Forster's Tern, and Wilson's and MacGillivray's Warblers. A sidebar describes how the refuge played a key role in the recovery of the Trumpeter Swan.

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