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Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge Malta, Montana Location:    HC 65 Box 5700 Malta 59538 406-654-2863 This web page has had 1890 unique visitors. Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge Website BigSkyMontana.us BigSkyMontana.us Description: Amazing numbers of waterfowl, marsh birds and shore birds wing their way over in the skies above the Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge, just off Highway 2, seven miles east of Malta, Montana.More than 250 different species make their way through shrublands, grassy marshes and wetlands. Nesting colonies of white pelicans, black-crowned night herons and white-faced ibises lure the best of this country’s birdwatchers who know that late spring, early summer and late fall are the best times to catch a glimpse. Big Island, Lake Bowdoin and the Drumbo Unit provide access points, or travelers may opt for the 90 minute self-guided auto tour through the Refuge. Call 654-2863 for more information. Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge lies in the Central Flyway of a great waterfowl migration corridor extending from Canada to Mexico. Bowdoin serves as a major resting area for waterfowl on their journeys to and from prime nesting areas in Canada. Waterfowl from the Pacific Flyway also use the 15,550-acre refuge.This region receives only twelve inches of precipitation per year, and ducks, geese, and shorebirds flock to the refuge’s ponds and marshes. The Milk River, draining the eastern slopes of the Montana and Alberta Rockies, is the source of the precious water resource for refuge wetlands."