Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge
The Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge provides a home for waterfowl like ducks and geese to nest and bring up their babies.
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Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge Details
The Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge provides a home for waterfowl like ducks and geese to nest and bring up their babies. Located in the valley of the Illinois River, the 24,804-acre refuge has a system of ditches that bring water into wetlands and fill waterfowl brood ponds. Wilson's phalarope, American avocet, willet, sandpipers, greater yellowlegs, and dowitchers can be seen frequently during a 6-mile self-guided auto tour and half-mile interpretive Moose-Goose Nature Trail.
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