103. Mesilla Valley Bosque State Park, Las Cruces, New Mexico
Visit this park on the banks of the Rio Grande for thrashers, sparrows, meadowlarks, owls, Greater Roadrunner, and other great birds.
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79. Sweetwater Wetlands, Tucson, Arizona
This water-treatment facility in Tucson is where to go for Abert’s Towhee, Harris’s and Red-tailed Hawks, Cactus Wren, Pyrrhuloxia, Greater Roadrunner, and Ladder-backed Woodpecker.
41. Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area, Juneau, Alaska
A great place to see dippers, Arctic Terns, waterfowl, and Bald Eagles – and some of the best scenery in the world.
34. Sabino Canyon Recreation Area, Tucson, Arizona
Desert habitat just outside Tucson that’s perfect for sparrows, owls, and four species of towhee.