Birding - DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge
Three visitors, an adult male and two children, using binoculars and looking out from a viewing platform within the DeSoto Visitor Center.

DeSoto National Wildlife refuge offers great birding year round. The visitor center viewing windows provide great birding of waterfowl and bald eagles during the spring, fall and winter season. Bird feeders are stocked daily at the visitor center and provide good “backyard” birding opportunities. The auto tour route, Bob Starr Wildlife Overlook and refuge trails are also great ways to explore the Missouri River floodplain habitat and the tremendous diversity of birds that utilize the refuge habitat.

 

DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Fall 2022 Bird Count
Date10/4/202210/12/202210/19/202210/25/202211/02/202211/9/202211/15/202211/23/202211/30/202212/07/202212/14/202212/20/2022
MonthOctOctOctOctNovNovNovNovNovDecDecDec
Day41219252915233071420
Year202220222022202220222022202220222022202220222022
Canada Geese1864094378347721237188576609102789044653710
Cackling Geese001010231104515047030
Greater White-fronted Geese0017215175870323049507030672332351950
Snow Geese0000001442520615
Trumpeter Swan00000032611815232238
Ross' Geese000000000000
Total Geese1864096199868472130522912725164251483277385943
Mallard30138132110782318998417358226606627654084907720
American Black Duck000000000000
Gadwall3222037587800030
American Wigeon00308221892321
Northern Pintail0506036545713810240200
Green-winged Teal0192301616295649519001000
Blue-winged Teal81660000000000
Cinnamon Teal000000000000
Northern Shoveler001515358011100000
Wood Duck412453502101171024650000
Red Head000009000000
Ring-necked Duck0000029024000
Canvasback000000000000
Lesser Scaup000001820193000
Common Goldeneye00000035524313126
Bufflehead000000000000
Ruddy duck000000020000
Hooded Merganser000003287336090
Common Merganser000000222123504852
Red-breasted Merganser000000000000
Unidentified000000000000
Total Ducks826402026187429401360118058230007150655693017729
American Coot141801243225600000
Great Blue Heron430100000000
Pied-billed Grebe3111210000000
Red-necked Grebe000000000000
0254496040000000
White-faced Ibis000000000000
Double-crested Commorant02512136000000
Franklin's Gull000000000000
Ring-billed Gull45241578952010
Greater Yellow Legs000000000000
Great Egret000000000000
Eagles - Adults10013024123224
Eagles - Immatures0000000714560
Golden Eagle000000000000
Total Eagles100130211268284
Total Birds319113227493004385515769233033574523653213961706813676