Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge

I don’t really know about all the birds, but the road out to the bird refuge is great for cycling! Smooth and flat.
Driving on the auto tour is pretty fun, and you see a great amount of wildlife. Be prepared for lots of insects if you get out of your vehicle!

We came June 3^rd, long after the best migration period and it was still stunning. So many species, beautiful, and we had the whole place to ourselves for hours. Photographer’s dream. Our sunset was epic. Cannot think of a place more worthy of protection, support, and visitors. We are planning a trip back in Fall and another for next Spring.
A side note: It is shameful that hunting is allowed here. It’s the only freshwater place the birds can stay in such a huge area. Make a refuge a refuge, Utah.

This exceeded my expectation. We spent several hours here on a Saturday they were doing an owl day. Kids loved it and I loved it as well. I was expecting this place to be small and not very good. The place is really cool inside and there is plenty to see and do. It was free so that is always a bonus. It is Lee’s than a mile off of I15 so it is very confident too. We did not walk any of the paths but there are a lot there too go and explore.

Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge is an amazing birding location. It’s one of those places where you can just drive along and see a bunch of awesome birds doing a bunch of awesome things. Here are some birds we saw in abundance here: Yellow-​headed Blackbird, Redhead, Cliff Swallow, American Coot, Double-​crested Cormorant, Common Tern, White-​faced Ibis, California Gull, Great Blue Heron, Snowy Egret, American Avocet, Black-​necked Stilt, Cinnamon Teal, and Western Grebe. We also saw Pied-​billed Grebe, Western Kingbird, Eastern Kingbird, Black-​crowned Night-​Heron, Song Sparrow, Wilson’s Phalarope, and Spotted Sandpiper. There is a road you can simply drive along slowly and stop when you see birds. There are so many birds here. You can see pelicans in action eating fish and flying, which is awesome, as well really close-​up blackbirds, avocets, and stilts. The road is a little long and that is my only complaint. It is really fun for about the first half but by that point you begin to see the same birds over and over again and it gets tedious by the end. Still, this is an amazing birding location that I would recommend to anyone who is birding in the area. It is good.