White-tailed deer standing in tall grass on the edge of the forest looking at the camera.

Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge offers excellent wildlife viewing opportunities. A wide variety of migratory waterfowl, shorebirds, grassland birds, neotropical migrants, mammals and many others can be seen at the refuge. Wildlife can be seen from refuge roads and hiking trails. Wildlife can be seen anytime of the year with the largest concentrations of migrating birds in the spring and fall.