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Birding Around the Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve
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Birding Around the Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve
Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve
Visitor Center (view N from parking lot)

Description

The Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve (HBVP) is one of the best places in southern Nevada to watch birds and dragonflies. Marsh and stream-side habitat in the nearby Las Vegas Wash, combined with open ponds and trees in the HBVP, attracts birds of all kinds to water in this otherwise parched land. Desert species, waterbirds, wading birds, migrant songbirds, and shorebirds can be abundant here. Paved (fully accessible except for damaged pavement) and dirt (mostly accessible) walkways run on dikes that divide the area into nine brush-lined ponds. The dikes provide many vantage points, and an elevated platform gives good views over much of the area. Access is free, but it closes early, especially during summer.

 

Link to Area Map or Site Map.

Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve
Visitor Center and outside signs (view N)

Hours

The Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve is open daily, but last entry is 30 minutes before closing time. Closed December 24, December 25, and January 1.

Season Months Hours
Winter December, January, February 7 am - 2 pm
Spring March, April, May 6 am - 2 pm
Summer June, July, August 6 am - 12 noon
Fall September, October, November 6 am - 2 pm

Visitor Center Interior

Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve
Entrance to Visitor Center: everyone signs in (view N)
Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve
Visitor signing in at the front desk
Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve
T-shirts and other items for sale
Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve
Classroom area with displays
Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve
Classroom area with displays
Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve
Classroom area with displays
Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve
Hallway to the ponds!
Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve
Birder exiting to the ponds!

Visitor Center Exterior Areas

Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve
Exiting Visitor Center onto back porch (view N)
Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve
Bird feeder on Visitor Center back porch (view NW)
Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve
Seed feeder off Visitor Center back porch (view NW)
Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve
Picnic tables on Visitor Center back porch (view NE)
Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve
Lending library (view N)
Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve
Walkway to the ponds (view E)
Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve
Bench and information sign at edge of Pond 1 (view E)
Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve
Walkway to the right around outside of the Visitor Center (view SE)
Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve
Land birds and information signs
Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve
Walkway to small amphitheater (view E)
Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve
Small amphitheater (view NE)
Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve
Trees and garden beyond the small amphitheater (view NE)
Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve
Walkway around to the front of the Visitor Center (view S)
Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve
Desert Tortoise enclosure
Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve
Walkway returning to backdoor of the Visitor Center (view SW)
more to come
More to come ...

Typical lists produced by HBVP personnel throughout the year:

Winter Spring Summer Fall
56 species, January 89 species, April 55 species, June 80 species, October
Pied-billed Grebe
Eared Grebe
American White Pelican
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Green Heron
Black-crowned Night Heron
White-faced Ibis
Snow Goose
Wood Duck
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Mallard
Cinnamon Teal
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Canvasback
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Lesser Scaup
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Ruddy Duck
Northern Harrier
Cooper's Hawk
Gambel's Quail
Sora
Common Moorhen
American Coot
Greater Yellowlegs
Western Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Dunlin
Long-billed Dowitcher
Ring-billed Gull
Rock Pigeon
Morning Dove
Greater Roadrunner
Belted Kingfisher
Black Phoebe
Say's Phoebe
Common Raven
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Verdin
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher
Crissal Thrasher
American Pipit
Orange-crowned Warbler
Audubon Warbler
Abert's Towhee
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Great-tailed Grackle
House Finch
Pied-billed Grebe
Eared Grebe
Western Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Green Heron
Black-crowned Night Heron
White-faced Ibis
Turkey Vulture
Canada Geese
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Mallard (nesting)
Blue-winged Teal
Cinnamon Teal
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Lesser Scaup
Bufflehead
Ruddy Duck
Osprey
Cooper's Hawk
Peregrine Falcon
Gambel's Quail
Sora
Common Moorhen (nesting)
American Coot (nesting)
Semipalmated Plover
Killdeer (nesting)
Black-necked Stilt (nesting)
American Avocet (nesting)
Greater Yellowlegs
Spotted Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Short-billed Dowitcher
Long-billed Dowitcher
Wilson's Phalarope
Red-necked Phalarope
Bonaparte's Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Greater Roadrunner
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Western Wood Pewee
Black Phoebe
Say's Phoebe
Cassin's Kingbird
Gray Flycatcher
Western Kingbird
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
No. Rough-winged Swallow
Bank Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Barn Swallow
Verdin (nesting)
Marsh Wren (nesting)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher
European Starling
American Pipit
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Myrtle's Warbler
Audubon's Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Townsend Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Wilson's Warbler
Western Tanager
Chipping Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Black-heard Grosbeak
Blue Grosbeak
Red-winged Blackbird
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Great-tailed Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Bullock's Oriole
Hooded Oriole
House Sparrow (nesting)
Pied-billed Grebe (nesting)
Eared Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Least Bittern
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Cattle Egret
Black-crowned Night Heron
White-faced Ibis
Turkey Vulture
Gadwall
Mallard (nesting)
Cinnamon Teal (nesting)
Northern Shoveler
Redhead (nesting)
Ring-necked Duck
Lesser Scaup
Common Goldeneye
Ruddy Duck (nesting)
Osprey
American Kestrel
Gambel's Quail (nesting)
Virginia Rail
Sora (nesting)
Common Moorhen (nesting)
American Coot (nesting)
Killdeer
Black-necked Stilt (nesting)
American Avocet (nesting)
Spotted Sandpiper
Forster's Tern
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Black Phoebe
Say's Phoebe
Western Kingbird
No. Rough-winged Swallow
Verdin
Marsh Wren
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher
Northern Mockingbird
Crissal Thrasher
Orange-crowned Warbler
Lucy's Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Abert's Towhee (nesting)
Black-throated Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Great-tailed Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Bullock's Oriole
House Finch
House Sparrow
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Gadwall American
Wigeon Mallard
Blue-winged Teal
Cinnamon Teal
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Canvasback Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Great Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Bufflehead
Hooded Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Gambel's Quail
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Eared Grebe
Western Grebe
Clark's Grebe
American White Pelican
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Cattle Egret
Green Heron
Black-crowned Night-heron
Osprey
Northern Harrier
Cooper's Hawk
Peregrine Falcon
Sora Common
Gallinule American
Coot Killdeer
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Least Sandpiper
Dunlin
Long-billed Dowitcher
Bonaparte's Gull
California Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Greater Roadrunner
Barn Owl
Anna's Hummingbird
Costa's Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Red-shafted Flicker
Black Phoebe
Say's Phoebe
Cassin's Kingbird
Common Raven
Barn Swallow
Verdin
Marsh Wren
Bewick's Wren
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher
American Robin
Crissal Thrasher
American Pipit
Orange-crowned Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Abert's Towhee
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Great-tailed Grackle
House Finch

Happy birding! All distances, elevations, and other facts are approximate.
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