Havasu National Wildlife Refuge

Along the banks of the Colorado River, bordering Arizona and California sits Havasu NWR. Extremely popular for water recreation, the refuge hosts some 500,000 visitors a year and is host to over 297 species of birds such as herons, pelicans, grebes and the Gila woodpecker. The endangered southwestern willow flycatcher and Yuma clapper rail are found in Topock Marsh located in the northern region of the refuge. Havasu NWR desert lands are home to 39 species of reptiles such as the western diamondback rattlesnake. Desert bighorn sheep, bobcats, coyotes and kit foxes feed on the abundant supply of cottontail and Black- tailed rabbits and other rodents found here in this desert oasis.