A prairie falcon delivered by refuge staff to the Montana Raptor Conservation Center with a broken leg and wing was released on November 1.
A Blue-winged Teal banded on the refuge in August 2011 was found in Haiti November 2012.
Due to safety concerns, our observation tower will be closed to the public indefinitely. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Designated a Globally Important Bird Area in the United States by the American Bird Conservancy, the Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge bird list includes 283 species seen in the area since the Refuge was established.
Medicine Lake NWR Bird List (214KB PDF)
Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge is managed as part of the Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge Complex.
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.
Each winter, the North American Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiaca), migrates south to southern Canada and the northern United States. The Snowy Owl has snow-white feathers with distinctive dark markings, a black beak, and yellow eyes. Males tend to be whiter than females and grow lighter with age.
