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The calls of spring are all around us here at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge! This male Gambel's Quail was viewed just outside our visitor center recently! Video copyright to USFWS Make sure to vote for your favorite birding spot! http://www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-place-for-birding/?utm_source=fb-RCAVoteBirding&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=facebook | Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge

Our 2025 upland bird hunting forecast is here! The reason we’re so excited? Bird populations are the best they’ve been in the last 4-5 years, and there’s lots of great hunting opportunities out there. It’s important to remember that pheasant and quail populations are influenced by a lot of complicated factors: habitat, drought, blizzards and more. Colorado’s pheasant and quail populations are still recovering from the blizzard of 2022-23 and several years of drought, but there’s much to look for