“Along the Great Washington State Birding Trail you’ll find the best places for the best bird watching in the EvergreenState.
Hundreds of thousands of birds of the Pacific Flyway depend on Washington’s wealth of natural habitats: vast numbers of shorebirds stop here in spring to rest and eat before continuing northward, while many neotropical migrants, raptors, and others stay to nest and raise the next generation.
The Southwest Washington Loop features 270 of Washington’s 365 bird species! Travel from the lush deltas and wetlands of south Puget Sound out to breaker-washed coastlines. SandyShores rumple into dunes that soar to sculpted rock headlands above the Pacific seascape, home to pelagic birds. Rivers flow from dark forested hill into sheltered bays – winter havens for waterfowl and nourishing stopovers for shorebirds during migration. Turning east, the Trail retraces some of the 1805 Lewis and Clark journey along the fabled Columbia River, exploring its sloughs and banks of the Columbia Gorge Scenic Area. Finally, northward through the rugged Cascade Range, land of the restless Mount St. Helens and other snow-capped volcanoes, crystalline lakes, and tumbling streams.
You’ll find a warm welcome from people along the Southwest Loop. Please take advantage of local services and enjoy places to stay and eat along the way. Be sure to let residents know you are a visiting birder!”
Quote from Audubon Washington
