Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge supports a great diversity of wildlife including large populations of both resident and migratory wildlife. The Texas Mid-coast Refuge Complex lists 320 bird species which regularly utilize refuge habitats during all or parts of their life cycle.

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A hunter may also take ONE buck with an inside spread of 13 inches or greater in a different county with antler restrictions, and not to exceed that county's bag limit.

Nov 7, 2024 · Brazoria Wildlife Refuge is a truly unique place. The turtles and alligators here can outnumber humans on any given day. On the birding trails and motor route, you can spot …

Three national wildlife refuges -Brazoria, San Bernard and Big Boggy - form a vital complex of coastal wetlands harboring more than 300 bird species. They serve as an end point of the Central Flyway for waterfowl in winter, and an entry point for neotropical migratory songbirds tired from a 600-mile Gulf crossing from Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula.

The refuge has multiple areas that have been opened for public use opportunities. The Big Slough Recreation Area offers many opportunities to view and photograph wildlife, walking trails and an auto tour loop with freshwater and saltmarsh habitats that attract a variety of wildlife.

The Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge is an extensive 43,000-acre refuge with a varied habitat of salt grass prairies, mud flats, fresh and saltwater marshes and lakes, and salt cedars. These habitats make it a favorite for many species of coastal and migratory birds.

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Nov 1, 1994 · By the late 1980s the refuge comprised 12,000 acres of saline and nonsaline prairies and marshes in southern Brazoria County and offered habitat to more than 425 species of wildlife, including some 270 bird species.

Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge, a freshwater slough winding through salt marshes, offers rare, native bluestem prairie that graces the uplands. Brazoria NWR is on a key location on the Texas Gulf, which helps Freeport draw one of the highest Audubon Christmas bird counts in the nation--more than 200 species.