LASR.net Homepage




Menu

Rated Bird Watching


category : Birdwatching
The Chicken Dance Trail
opens in new window http://www.chickendancetrail.com
This part of Nebraska is one of the richest bird watching regions of the country. During spring and fall migration, as many as 300 different species of birds can be found in habitat throughout the Chicken Dance Trail region of southwest and south central. Visit the website for printable maps, bird lists, and tips.

Funk Lagoon Waterfowl Production Area
opens in new window http://www.nebraskabirdingtrails.com/site.asp?site=394
Located in Phelps County, one mile east and three miles north of Funk. This is a large marsh (1163 wetland marsh acres and 826 upland acres) and perhaps the best in Nebraska. It is one of the few basins with permanent water and has some of the best marsh vegetation. Thousands of birds visit the Lagoon year round. It was designated a National Recreational Trail in 2008.

Lake Seldom
opens in new window http://tribasinnrd.org/lakeseldom.html
Lake Seldom is located on the south edge of Holdrege, adjacent to Highway 183. A trail and signage enhance viewing migratory birds and other wildlife.


Phone: 308-995-4444
Our Email: chamber@justtheplacenebraska.com
Our Website:www.chickendancetrail.com/

Come visit us in Holdrege, Nebraska

Attractions and Upcoming Events

Phelps County Wildlife Preserves

March is the peak month for viewing waterfowl at all of the wildlife preserves. At the Funk Lagoon you may see more than 500,000 ducks and geese per day, and over 20

Holdrege, NE Wildlife Refuges

City Auditorium

With the building of the city auditorium in 1916

Holdrege, NE Historic Buildings

Nebraska Prairie Museum

The Nebraska Prairie Museum contains an exceptionally fine collection of over one acre of indoor exhibits. Explore every aspect of life on the prairie and uncover surprises around every corner. Be one of the many visitors who exclaim, "This is the finest museum I have ever visited."

Holdrege, NE Museums

Bronze Sculpture

Greeting visitors to Holdrege is the beautiful 12' bronze sculpture, "Promise of the Prairie", by native artist, George Lundeen. It is a promise for today and tomorrow; The promise that living in Phelps County is a good life with room to grow and laugh and love.

Holdrege, NE Arts


Things to do Birdwatching near Holdrege, NE

Rated Bird Watching

The Chicken Dance Trail opens in new window http://www.chickendancetrail.com This part of Nebraska is one of the richest bi...

Lake Ogallala Eagle Viewing

Some years more than a hundred bald eagles gather in trees overlooking the spillway from Kingsley Hydroelectric plant. The Ce...