National Geographic's Guide to Wildlife Watching: 100 of the Best Places in America to See Animals in Their Natural HabitatsThe 100 sites featured offer the most magnificent wildlife watching in the United States. Among the creatures: alligators in Florida's Everglades, elk in Colorado, and horseshoe crabs by the thousands at Delaware's Port Mahon Preserve. Lavishly illustrated and easy-to-use, this guide is great for planning a day trip or holiday adventure. Maps. Photos. |
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abundant American kestrels American redstart American wigeon aquatic areas bald eagles bats beaver bison black bear black-crowned night-herons blue heron bobcat brown Canada canoe common coyote dawn to dusk Disabled Access eastern egrets Entrance Fees fish flycatcher foraging frogs geese gray green habitat hawks hiking hunt Island Lake long-tailed weasel Look mammals marsh miles mink Monday through Friday moose mountain mule deer National Park National Wildlife Refuge Nature Conservancy nest northern goshawk northern harriers northern parula northern pintail Noteworthy Animals numbers on-site open Monday ospreys plover prairie preserve prey raccoon range raptors red fox red-tailed resident river otter Road salamander sandpiper seen sharp-shinned shorebirds sightings snakes songbirds species include spotted spring squirrel striped skunk summer swamp tail tanager trails tundra swans turtles vireos Visit Visitor Center Visitor Information wading birds warblers waterfowl wetlands white-tailed deer wild winter wood duck woodland woodpeckers year-round yellow