Bayview State Park
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Bayview State Park |
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HABITAT: |
Part of 10,000-acre Padilla Bay National Estuarine Reserve w/ firs, gravel beaches, salt marsh, mud flats, and offshore beds of eelgrass. |
BIRDING: |
Fine site for migrant waterfowl; has Brant, Northern Pintails, American and Eurasian Wigeons, Greater and Lesser Scaups, Long-tailed and Harlequin Ducks, and Green-winged Teal. Also look for Horned, Western and Red-necked Grebes; Common, Pacific, and Red-throated Loons; and Green Herons. Shorebirds include Dunlins, Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs, Sanderlings, and Western Sandpipers. In winter, watch for Peregrine Falcons. |
VIEWING: |
There’s good birding along park beachfront, especially in winter; on 2-mile-long Padilla Bay Trail located 0.5-mile south of park; and around Padilla Bay-Breazeale Interpretive Center located 0.5-mile north of park. Avoid summer park crowds. |
ACCESS: |
From Hwy 20 at milepost 53.2, turn north onto Bayview-Edison Rd. Drive 3.5 miles. Turn right (east) to beach parking. |