US-NM-Rio+Grande+Nature+Center+State+Park


 * =Birding in New Mexico=

Bernalillo County
=Rio Grande Nature Center State Park= 2901 Candelaria Rd NW Albuquerque, NM 87107 Rio Grande Nature Center State Park webpage Rio Grande Nature Center IBA (Audubon) webpage Friends of Rio Grande Nature Center webpage Rio Grande Nature Center State Park map

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Rio Grande Nature Center SP
Coordinates: 35.13, -106.683 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Rio Grande Nature Center SP--Bosque Trails
Coordinates: 35.131088, -106.6856146 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Rio Grande Nature Center SP--Candelaria Wetlands
Coordinates: 35.1297718, -106.6816235 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Rio Grande Nature Center SP--Visitor Center
Coordinates: 35.1304869, -106.6837344 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Tips for birding Rio Grande Nature Center State Park
Located in the bosque, or cottonwood forest, and by the wetland bordering the Rio Grande, the Nature Center is the focus of the Rio Grande Nature Center State Park. The park offers opportunities to experience 270 acres of woods, meadows, and farmland flourishing with native grasses, wildflowers, willows, and cottonwoods.

The Riverwalk Trail is an easy one-mile loop through the bosque and along the river, passing through open meadows and heavily wooded areas. The Bosque Loop Trail, about .8 mile, is an easy walk through the bosque with a spur to the river.

In the Visitor Center, you will find exhibits describing the area and plants, geology and animals. The Observation Room, which overlooks the pond, contains a library with publications on birds, herbs, trees, and other aspects of natural history that can be used on the premises.

The Candelaria Wetland is located east of the Nature Center, includes two ponds offering five surface acres of water and four more acres of meadow for visiting waterfowl and shorebirds. Planted with 98 species of native aquatic and riparian vegetation, Candelaria Wetland restores habitat once common in the Albuquerque part of the Rio Grande.

Directions: In Albuquerque, take the Candelaria exit west from I-25 and continue until it dead ends at the Rio Grande Nature Center (on the north side of the road). From Rio Grande Nature Center IBA (Audubon) webpage

About Rio Grande Nature Center State Park
Located on the Rio Grande flyway, the park offers excellent birdwatching opportunities throughout the year. There are indoor and outdoor wildlife viewing areas overlooking ponds and trail access to the Rio Grande. From Rio Grande Nature Center State Park webpage



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