The Falcon Dam is a famous birding hotspot. There is also a 60-mile long lake above the dam that can be scanned from the middle of the dam. This is the view downriver from the overlook. The middle of the dam is the international border, so if you cross over, you have to come through customs on your return trip. Birding at the Falcon Dam is greatly aided by a spotting scope.
Views tend to be distant.
Even the closest birds are a long way down. When we first arrived, there were two cormorants perched below. The closer one is a double-crested, and the farther bird is a neotropic cormorant. Seeing them together makes it easy to tell them apart. Let's take a look at these two species, up close and personal.