Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve - Summary Page

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This page last updated on 03/08/2017

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Directions: The Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve is located on the southeast edge of the Las Vegas Valley, about 15 minutes from downtown, in the town of Henderson. The preserve is located at 350 E. Galleria Dr., near the intersection of Galleria Drive and Boulder Highway (look for signs in the medians). Refer to (Fig. 02) below.

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Description: It is located within the Kurt R. Segler Water Reclamation Facility and encompasses nearly 100 acres of basins, lagoons and ponds that offer a superb environment for birding. The Preserve is home to thousands of migratory waterfowl as well as numerous resident desert birds. There are nine ponds available for birding, surrounded by both paved and soft dirt surfaces. The paved path is approximately 3/4 of a mile long and is accessible by wheelchair. The soft surfaces are mostly level and allow for easy walking. The walkways run on dikes that divide the area into eight brush and tree lined ponds and provide many vantage points, benches for sitting and several “blinds” for picture taking. There is even an elevated platform that provides good views over much of the area.

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03/16/2017 Visit Notes: On today's visit, I chose this location for our morning hike. It was a beautiful sunny morning in the mid 80's. By arriving early, before the most people even get up, we were able to spot a wide variety of birds and waterfowl. It was still a little too early in the season to get any pictures of blossoming trees or plants. Click the following link for pictures of today's hike ... Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve - 03/16/2017 Trip Notes                                 05/23/2015 Visit Notes: On today's visit, Blake Smith and I chose this location for our morning hike. It was a beautiful sunny morning in the mid 60's. By arriving early, before the most people even get up, we were able to spot a wide variety of birds and waterfowl. One of these days I'm going to try and get here in the late afternoon, just before sunset to see how the late day light affects picture taking. Click the following link for pictures of today's hike ... Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve.                                                       10/23/2014 Visit Notes: This past week I visited this area with my cousin that was in town visiting us from New York, before heading to New Mexico for his “Wintering”. This was only my second visit here, the last being nearly seven years ago. I must say that I was amazed at how much the area had improved. In addition to the trees, shrubs and grasses being much more mature (Figs. 01 & 03), they have created some “roosting” islands, added dozens of viewing benches, some photography blinds and a viewing platform. Unfortunately, I foolishly forgot to bring my tripod and only ended up with just a couple of relatively clear images *Figs. 04 thru 08). Because we are approaching the winter season, many of the flowering trees and shrubs were pretty much gone bye. In spite of this I did capture a couple of pictures of the few remaining blossoms (Figs. 09-11). Except for dragonflies, damselflies, and the occasional lizard, the only other wildlife we observed were a fairly good number of desert cottontail rabbits ( Figs. 12 & 13). Hopefully I can get back here soon with my tripod, spend some more time and try and get some better pictures.

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