Moses Lake Outlets
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HABITAT:
40+ acres of Crab Creek bottomland, sage-covered dunes, and wild rose thickets along lakeshore; under BuRec jurisdiction and managed by WDFW.
BIRDING: Spring brings Western Wood-Pewees, Bullock’s Orioles, and Yellow, Wilson’s, and Orange-crowned Warblers. Western and Eastern Kingbirds nest here May-July. Summers feature Caspian and Forster’s Terns, Western and Clark’s Grebes, Great Blue Herons, Great Egrets, and Black-crowned Night-Herons. In fall and winter, spot Red-tailed and Rough-legged Hawks in tall trees.
VIEWING:
Walk back across bridge over spillway for views of soaring American White Pelicans. Watch Great Egrets and Black–crowned Night-Herons stalk fish behind spillway gate. Look in small trees and bushes for Varied Thrushes and five species of sparrow in winter. Avoid summer crowds. More birding 0.2 mile further on Sand Dune Rd at South Outlet parking lot.
ACCESS:
From I-90, take exit 174 (Mae Valley/Hansen Rd). On south side of I-90, drive east at ORV Park sign on Sage Rd, located 1 block south of main frontage road. Drive 0.3 mile. Turn right (south) at Public Hunting/Public Fishing sign onto Sand Dune Rd. Drive 1.2 miles to North Outlet parking lot on left.

 

 

 

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