Osborn Bay Campground
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Osborn Bay Campground |
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State park in delta-like landscape of tree groves, shrubs, and wetlands by Banks Lake. | ||
| BIRDING: | Resident Common Ravens nest here in March. In summer, look for Ospreys, Cedar Waxwings, Black-headed Grosbeaks, and Common Yellowthroats. During winter, Common and Hooded Mergansers, Lesser Scaups, Buffleheads, American Wigeons, and American Coots crowd against ice shelves on partially frozen lake, where they’re hunted by Bald Eagles. | ||
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From campground, walk 1 mile west on road next to golf course through Russian-olives along shoreline of Banks Lake. In campground, listen for Great Horned Owls at night and watch bats at dusk on summer evenings. In winter, Black-capped Chickadees abound in thicket northeast of campground. | ||
| ACCESS: | From Hwy 155 at milepost 23, turn west onto Rd 57.1 E. Drive past campground sign 0.4 mile, always veering right, to primitive campground and boat launch. | ||