Potholes Reservoir Peninsula Overlook	xx	x
HABITAT:	Vantage point for 28,000-acre BuRec/WDFW Potholes Reservoir Wildlife Area of sand dunes, shrub-steppe, ponds, and wetlands.
BIRDING:	From spring to early fall, view fish-eating birds like Great Blue Herons, Black-crowned Night-Herons, Great Egrets, Double-crested Cormorants, and occasional Osprey. Watch for Black, Forster’s, and Caspian Terns, and Bonaparte’s Gulls in late summer. Bald Eagles frequent the area in fall, winter, and spring.
VIEWING:	Set up scope in parking lot to watch ponds and wetlands for waterbirds, while binoculars work fine for shrub-steppe dwellers like Loggerhead Shrikes, Western Meadowlarks, and Lark and White-crowned Sparrows. In fall, take trail to water’s edge for shorebirds, waders, and terns.
ACCESS:	From I-90, take exit 174 (Mae Valley/Hansen Rd). Drive west 2.3 miles on frontage road on south side of I-90. Turn left (south) at Public Fishing/Public Hunting sign onto unnamed gravel road. Drive 2.5 miles roughly following power lines. (Note Potholes Wildlife Area sign on right at 0.3 mile.) At 3-way intersection, turn right (west). Drive 1 mile. At Y intersection, turn left (southwest). Drive 1.1 miles to road end and parking area.

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