Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Columbia National Wildlife Refuge

Columbia National Wildlife Refuge
Address: Refuge headquarters at, 735 E. Main St., Othello, WA
Phone: 509/488-2668
pacific.fws.gov/refuges/field/wa_columbia.htm
Category: Nature Preserves
Location: Moses Lake
Fodor's Review:
Columbia National Wildlife Refuge attracts a great number of birds: hawks, falcons, golden eagles, ducks, sandhill cranes, herons, American avocets, black-necked stilts, and yellow-headed and red-winged blackbirds. The refuge is also home to beavers, muskrats, badgers, and coyotes. Its 8 mi northwest of the town of Othello, about 20 mi southeast of Moses Lake.
· Cost: Free
· Open: Daily dawn-dusk; office open Mon.-Thurs. 7-4:30, Fri. 7-3:30

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