Nearest city Angleton, Texas Phone +1 979-922-1037 | Area 179.7 km² Established 1969 | |
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Location Brazoria County, Texas, United States Governing body U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Website Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge Address 24907 FM 2004 Rd, Lake Jackson, TX 77566, USA Hours Closed now Texas Independence Day might affect these hoursThursday(Texas Independence Day)7AM–4PMHours might differFriday7AM–4PMSaturdayClosedSundayClosedMonday7AM–4PMTuesday7AM–4PMWednesday7AM–4PM Management United States Fish and Wildlife Service | ||
Brazoria national wildlife refuge part 1
The Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge is a 44,414-acre (179.74 km2) wildlife conservation area along the coast of Texas (USA), east of the towns of Angleton and Lake Jackson, Texas. It borders a bay on the Intracoastal Waterway, behind a barrier island at the Gulf of Mexico.
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Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1969 and provides quality habitat for wintering migratory waterfowl and other bird life. The refuge contains a freshwater slough which winds through salt marshes.
In winter, more than 100,000 snow geese, Canada geese, pintail, northern shoveler, teal, gadwall, American wigeon, mottled ducks, and sandhill cranes fill the numerous ponds and sloughs to capacity.
In summer, birds which nest on the refuge include 10 species of herons and egrets, white ibis, roseate spoonbill, mottled duck, white-tailed kite, clapper rail, horned lark, seaside sparrow, black skimmer, and scissor-tailed flycatcher.
Three national wildlife refuges on the Texas coast - Brazoria, San Bernard and Big Boggy - form a vital complex of coastal wetlands harboring more than 300 bird species.