The red-necked grebe (Podiceps grisegena) is an occasional visitor to Rocky Mountain National Park. If it mistakes an icy road for open water and lands while migrating, it cannot resume flight without human help.
Photo courtesy of US Fish & Wildlife Service.
Last updated: March 31, 2012
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Contact Info
Mailing Address:
1000 US Hwy 36
Estes Park,
CO
80517
Phone:
970 586-1206
The Information Office is open year-round: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. daily in summer; 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Mondays - Fridays and 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Saturdays - Sundays in winter.
Recorded Trail Ridge Road status: (970) 586-1222.
