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Tumwater Historical Park |    xxxxxxxxxxxxx |
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HABITAT: |
35 acres of municipal-run parks by Deschutes River with waterfalls, woods, wetlands, contiguous with  Capitol Lake. |
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| BIRDING: | Belted Kingfishers swoop by Hooded and Common Mergansers on river. Song Sparrows, Cedar Waxwings, Black-capped Chickadees, Townsend’s Warblers flit in foliage. Fall-winter, watch Canvasbacks, Gadwalls, and Ring-necked Ducks, Horned Grebes, Common Goldeneyes, Greater and Lesser Scaups, plus possible Thayer’s Gulls in winter. | ||
VIEWING: |
Follow path downriver to fenced viewing area; take bridge to wetlands path. ADA trail leads under freeway to viewing platform. | ||
ACCESS: |
From I-5 southbound, take exit 103 (2nd Ave). At stop sign go straight. Drive 1 block, turn left onto Custer Wy SW. Cross bridge over freeway, turn right onto Boston St SW curving back over second bridge to T intersection. Turn right onto Deschutes Pkwy SW. Drive 0.3 mile, staying straight at Y. From I-5 northbound, take exit 103 (Deschutes Wy). At stop sign, continue straight on Deschutes Pkwy SW. Drive 0.6 mile, staying straight at Y. From Y, drive 1 block, turn right on Grant St, drive down into park, continue straight, park at river. |
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| MORE BIRDING: | Tumwater Falls Park – 3 waterfalls, lowest one has American Dippers, spawning salmon Oct-Nov. Located 0.4 miles south of historical park on Deschutes Pkwy. | ||