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HABITAT:	400+ acre corner of BuRec/WDFW Banks Lake Wildlife Area consisting of wetland and riparian shoreline with shrub-steppe and talus hillsides.
BIRDING:	Spring brings migrating warblers – Orange-crowned, Wilson’s, Yellow-rumped, and Yellow – to trees and willow thickets. Summer features Spotted Sandpipers, Bullock’s Orioles, and Marsh Wrens; Loggerhead Shrikes and Brewer’s Sparrows nest in tall sagebrush. Fall through spring, watch for Herring Gulls mixed with Common Mergansers on open water. Other winter residents include Common Goldeneyes, Horned Grebes, and rafts of American Coots evading Bald Eagles.
VIEWING:	From parking lot, walk shoreline and up old road that climbs through thick sage to rocky cliffs. Look for Gray Partridges and Chukars on hillsides. In winter, look for Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches in talus and cliffs, and watch for American Tree Sparrows, Black-capped Chickadees, and Varied Thrushes in shrubs around boat launch.
ACCESS:	From Hwy 2 at milepost 189, turn north at signs for Public Fishing and Banks Lake Public Access onto unnamed road. Drive 1 mile, veering left, to campground and boat launch.

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