Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge serves primarily as a nesting, feeding, resting and staging area for migratory waterfowl. The varied habitats support approximately 266 species of birds – making it an excellent location for birders.
You can read our articles on birding below, or check out some of our birding tools like:
INWR Bird Finder – Trying to see a specific species? Pick a bird and see where other birders have sighted it!
INWR Birding Hotspots – See where on the refuge birders have been seeing the most birds.
INWR Bird Cam – During nesting season, we manage cameras in some of the nesting sites.
Every year about this time, on calm rain-free nights, Refuge staff and volunteers go out and stand along the roadside in the fading light of day. This may seem like an unusual way to spend …
The cavity nesters at Iroquois NWR were successful in 2011. The eastern bluebird fledged 67 birds this year down only one from last year. This compares to the record high year of 2009 when 80 …
The cavity nesting birds at Iroquois NWR are doing well this year. The American Kestrels had three nests in the boxes that are provided for them. There may have been more nests in natural cavities …
