Features
Fall has arrived and so will the birds!
Fall Migration is starting, with more birds to come!
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Bowdoin Refuge Receives Award
The Center for Great Plains Studies at the University of Nebraska has named Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge as a Top 50 Ecotourism Site...
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Refuge Gallery
View the wonders of the Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge. Check out our Flicker site.
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History
Before becoming a national wildlife refuge, the lands within Bowdoin were managed by the Bureau of Reclamation.
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The refuge complex covers more than 84,000 acres in north-central Montana, spredaing across Blaine, Hill, Phillips, and Valley counties....
Bowdoin is managed as part of the Bowdoin Complex.
Learn more about the complex About the NWRS
The National Wildlife Refuge System, within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, manages a national network of lands and waters set aside to conserve America’s fish, wildlife, and plants.
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What's New At Bowdoin
Have a question? View some of the most commonly asked questions.
Frequently Asked Questions
September 19, 2016Shorebirds have mostly mostly moved on, but you can still catch a few hanging on the shorelines. Raptors of all types are moving in to take advantage of migrating coots and waterfowl. The cool weather of fall is in the air.
Rare sight of a partial albino great horned owl on the Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge.
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Page Photo Credits — All photos courtesy of USFWS unless otherwise noted.
Last Updated: Feb 09, 2015