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The Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge is located in southern New Mexico. It was founded in 1939 and is administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. It is a favorite spot to watch the migration of the sandhill cranes in the fall.

The Ladd S. Gordon Waterfowl Complex contains four wildlife management areas in Valencia and Socorro Counties, namely Bernardo Waterfowl Area.The Bernardo Waterfowl Area is special as it contains a three (3) mile vehicle tour loop and three (3) elevated viewing and photography platforms. This is a great area for winter viewing of migrating birds. More than 25,000 snow geese and 12,000 sandhill cranes winter in the Middle Rio Grande, and Bernardo is an important resting and feeding point. Other wildlife include mule deer, coyotes, raccoons, pheasants, hawks, owls, quail, songbirds, different species of duck and occasional bald eagles.

One of the largest remaining pieces of agricultural land in Albuquerque, this 138-acre site offers a wonderful way to watch the changing seasons as sorghum, corn, flowers, vegetables and other crops grow. The site of the farm has been continuously farmed for hundreds of years. This farm offers excellent year-round bird watching opportunities. Kestrels, hawks and songbirds frequent the farm, and hundreds of Sandhill Cranes and Canada Geese visit in the fall and winter.