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Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge
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Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge Taking Flight © Scott Dentler
Adult bald eagle, West side of park. 2015
Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge Mallard on the menu © Scott Dentler
If you look closely youll see mallards are on the menu this morning. Not seen, to the left, in the water there was a raft of mallards, to the right, there were 50 more adult and juvenile bald eagles. 2015
Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge © Michelle Thompson
Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge The Chase © Scott Dentler
Two adult and one juvenile bald eagle were chasing another adult who had a piece of food. This is two of the adults in the chase. I like how the bottom one is moving to avoid the tree. West side of park. 2015
Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge Resting Eagle © John Leifer
Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge © Paul Rome
American White Pelican
Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge © Paul Rome
colorful vines
Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge © Paul Rome
woodlands
Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge © Paul Rome
Fall color in a field of grasses
Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge © Paul Rome
American White Pelican
Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge © Paul Rome
American Coot
Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge © Ric Westman
Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge © Paul Rome
Soar like an eagle
Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge Mallards on ice © Lary Mydland
Walking on ice
Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge © Eric Clanton
Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge Trumpeter Swans © Lary Mydland
Coming in for a landing.
Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge © Eric Clanton
Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge © Eric Clanton
Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge © Eric Clanton
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SQUAW CREEK NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
SQUAW CREEK NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
Highway 159 South
Mound City, Missouri   64470
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Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge is located in northwestern Missouri within the historic Missouri River floodplain. The 7,350-acre refuge was established in 1935 as a resting, feeding, and breeding ground for migratory birds and other wildlife. Many of the original facilities were built by the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Works Progress Administration in the late 1930s.

The principal refuge habitats are seasonal and semipermanent wetlands, native warm and cool season grasslands, woodlands, and croplands. The refuge includes loess bluff hills, unusual geologic formations caused by wind-deposited soil, where remnants of the once-vast native prairie still exist.

Squaw Creek is best known for its large concentrations of snow geese, other waterfowl, and bald eagles. The refuge is a major stop-over for waterfowl, with more than one-half million birds in the fall and lesser, but still spectacular, numbers in the spring. The refuge is within the Mississippi Flyway.

Because the refuge contains a diversity of habitats, many wildlife species use Squaw Creek, including approximately 309 species of birds, 33 species of mammals, and 35 species of reptiles and amphibians. Federally listed threatened and endangered species sighted recently include peregrine falcon, piping plover, least tern, and bald eagle. There are a number of Missouri State endangered and threatened species on the refuge, including the Eastern massasauga rattlesnake.

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Visitor Comments, Memories and Reviews
October 14 Bird Watching by Littlehawk
park review stars; one to five What are the rough best dates for bird watching in autumn?
February 28 A cool place to visit even in the winter by Rich
park review stars; one to five I took a visit on February 28th. The sky was overcast and cloudy. I wish I had a telephoto lens on my camera to get a shot of the bald eagles.
February 23 A wonderful day trip into a wetland by Stephen and Annette
park review stars; one to five Thoousands of Geese, a hundred or so of Eagles, Ducks of many kinds, deer, and much more to be viewed from your car on a driving tour. We take the grand kids to view Eagele Days in January. The rest of the year a day trip to get out and take pictures. A state park is nearby to camp (or stayt at a cabin). Great restraunt. Stephen and Annette from St. Joseph, Missouri
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The refuge is located five miles south of Mound City, MO, and 30 miles north of St. Joseph, MO, just off of Interstate 29. Take exit 79, and drive 3 miles west on highway 159.

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