Roswell, New Mexico

Red Barn RV Park

Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge

Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge is located a few miles northeast of the city of Roswell.  

Like an oasis in the desert, Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge is one of the most significant wetlands of the Pecos River watershed.  The Refuge provides habitat for some of the rarest creatures in New Mexico.  Established in 1937, primarily as a breeding and wintering ground for migratory birds such as the sandhill crane and the snow goose.

Sandhill Cranes

The Refuge is known for it's abundant variety of plant and wildlife species.

Snow Geese don’t like to travel without the company of another couple dozen geese and can form flocks of several hundred thousand. Family groups forage together on wintering grounds, digging up roots and tubers from muddy fields and marshes.

The Snow Goose is a white-bodied goose with black wingtips that are barely visible on the ground but noticeable in flight.  Their pink bill has a dark line along it, often called a "grinning patch" or "black lips."