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Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
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Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge © Harless Todd, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service / Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge © U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region / Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge © U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region / Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Photographed at Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge.Credit Phil Bonn/USFWS
Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge © U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters / Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
A fall day dawns over Knox Marsh at Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge. Photo Doug Racine/USFWS
Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge © U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region / Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Photographed at Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge.Credit Phil Bonn/USFWS
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MONTEZUMA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
MONTEZUMA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
3395 U.S. 20
Seneca Falls, New York   13148
(lat:42.9627 lon:-76.7409) map location

Phone: 315-568-5987
Email: park email button icon
Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge lies at the north end of Cayuga Lake, in the heart of the Finger Lakes Region of New York State. Located between Syracuse and Rochester, in Seneca and Wayne Counties, Montezuma serves as a major resting area for waterfowl and other waterbirds on their journeys to and from nesting areas in northeastern and east-central Canada.

Fall peaks of Canada geese reach over 60,000 birds; in spring this number has exceeded 100,000. Spring migration peaks of snow geese have recently exceeded 100,000 birds. Late fall use by mallards has exceeded 100,000 birds. Use by American black ducks in the fall often reaches 25,000.

Bald eagles have resided on the refuge since 1986, first producing offspring in 1987. Several pair of osprey also nest on the refuge. There are established nesting colonies of black terns, black-crowned night-herons, and great blue herons. Dewatered refuge impoundments provide significant foraging habitat for shorebirds during the late summer and fall.

Currently, the refuge consists of more than 8,000 acres as efforts to restore and preserve the marsh continue with the Montezuma Wetlands Complex. This project involves the Service, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, conservation organizations, corporations, and private landowners, all working together to restore and enhance wetland habitats and the populations of wetland-dependant wildlife on 36,050 acres of the former Montezuma Marsh. The Montezuma Wetlands Complex is part of the North American Waterfowl Management Plan, an international agreement between the United States, Canada, and Mexico that seeks to restore, conserve, and enhance wetland habitats and waterfowl populations throughout North America. The National Audubon Society recognized the Montezuma Wetlands Complex as its first Important Bird Area in New York, as well as a Globally Important Bird Area.
FACILITIES AND ACTIVITIES OVERVIEW
Day-UseFishingyes
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Location
Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge is located near Auburn, Geneva and Seneca Falls


Visitor Comments, Memories and Reviews
March 20 the best place to go by Joe14
park review stars; one to five Amazing... we loved the eagles. Everything is so beautiful!!!!!
April 21 One of my favorite parks by Edward Lewis
park review stars; one to five I am approaching 60 and have been birding at Montazuma since I was a small child. I go several times a year at different seasons. Sometimes see alot sometimes not so much but it makes for a wonderful day.
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(315) 255-1894
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1579 Clark Street Rd
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Marriage Hunting Fishing: Cayuga Village Clerk
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Barry's Bait & Tackle
818 Waterloo Geneva Rd
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Fish Gutz
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Area Cabins and Lodges
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Directions
Driving Directions The refuge entrance is located on NY 5 & US 20 between Seneca Falls and Auburn and is just minutes from Exit 41 on the New York State Thruway.

From exit 41, turn right onto NY 414.

At the first stop light, turn left onto NY 318 and follow for approximately 5 miles to the end of NY 318.

Turn left onto NY 5 & US 20 and follow for 1.25 miles.

Turn left into the refuge entrance.

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