Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge Images and Information:
- Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge was established on April 23, 1928 by President Herbert Hoover.
- The refuge contains nearly 80,000 acres of marshes, open water, alkali mudflats and uplands.
- Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge is located in Box Elder County in northern Utah where the Bear River flows into the northeast arm of the Great Salt Lake. It is in the Great Basin hub of the Pacific Flyway which is important habitat for millions of migrating birds.
- There is a visitor center near I-15.
- Approximately 250 species of birds migrate through the area or nest on the refuge.
- Other animals that can be found there are mule deer, beavers, long-tailed weasels, skunks, muskrats, raccoons, voles, mice, foxes, moths, butterflies, bees, spiders, dragonflies, damselflies, grasshoppers brine flies, midges, fish and more.
- The refuge has a 12 mile auto tour route that is self guided.
- Click here for a printable Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge bird checklist.
I hope you enjoy my Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge photos.
It is also listed at times as Bear River National Wildlife Refuge on my site.
Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge map
Fall view from the auto tour loop at Bear River MBR
Title: Fall view from the auto tour loop at Bear River MBR
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 10/31/2022
Calm autumn morning at Bear River MBR
Title: Calm autumn morning at Bear River MBR
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 10/31/2022
Sunrise and fog at Bear River MBR
Title: Sunrise and fog at Bear River MBR
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 10/31/2022
Bear River MBR and fog on the water
Title: Bear River MBR and fog on the water
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 10/31/2022
Ground fog at Bear River MBR
Title: Ground fog at Bear River MBR
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 10/31/2022
Tundra Swans on ice and open water
Title: Tundra Swans on ice and open water
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 1/27/2022
Tundra Swans from a distance
Title: Tundra Swans from a distance
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 1/27/2022
Winter view of Bear River MBR and the snowy Promontory Mountains
Title: Winter view of Bear River MBR and the snowy Promontory Mountains
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 1/2/2022
High thin clouds over Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge on an April morning
Title: High thin clouds over Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge on an April morning
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/28/2021
Resting Tundra Swans and snow tipped mountains
Title: Resting Tundra Swans and snow tipped mountains
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 3/1/2021
March morning at the marsh of Bear River MBR
Title: March morning at the marsh of Bear River MBR
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 3/4/2020
Tundra Swans and the Promontory Mountains
Title: Tundra Swans and the Promontory Mountains
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 3/4/2020
Bear River in thick fog
Title: Bear River in thick fog
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 1/27/2020
Bear River MBR on a foggy January morning
Title: Bear River MBR on a foggy January morning
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 1/27/2020
Immature Great Blue Heron and gulls on the frozen marsh of Bear River MBR
Title: Immature Great Blue Heron and gulls on the frozen marsh of Bear River MBR
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 1/7/2020
Great Blue Heron and the frozen marsh at Bear River MBR
Title: Great Blue Heron and the frozen marsh at Bear River MBR
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 1/7/2020
Great Blue Heron lifting off from a shelf of ice
Title: Great Blue Heron lifting off from a shelf of ice
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 1/7/2020
Gulls on the edge of the ice at Bear River MBR
Title: Gulls on the edge of the ice at Bear River MBR
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 1/7/2020
Winter view of Bear River MBR and the snowy Wasatch Mountains
Title: Winter view of Bear River MBR and the snowy Wasatch Mountains
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 1/7/2020
Bear River MBR wetlands in winter
Title: Bear River MBR wetlands in winter
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 1/7/2020