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Devils Elbow |
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HABITAT: |
Columbia Land Trust’s 90 acres of tidally flooded spruce swamp bottomland and willow thickets bordered by cottonwoods and cedar. |
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| BIRDING: | Wood Ducks show off in spring, along w/ migrating Common Yellowthroats, Yellow-rumped Warblers; and White-crowned and Song Sparrows. Killdeer nest along dike. Tree, Violet-green, and Barn Swallows streak over wetlands. Caspian Terns, Bald Eagles, and White-tailed Kites may be seen. American Wigeons, Northern Pintails, Northern Shovelers, Pied-billed Grebes, and American Coots dabble in winter. Common and Red-breasted Mergansers stay year-round. | ||
VIEWING: |
Climb onto dike, look down into wetland restoration, scope conifers across field. Walk south 0.1 mile to river. At end of dike at low tide, turn left and walk .01 mile to levy breach. Bonus: View across Columbia River of Oregon. Caution: Winter flooding, muddy. |
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| ACCESS: | From Hwy 4 at milepost 12.9, turn east onto Raistakka Rd. Drive 0.4 mile to end of pavement. Turn left (northeast) into unimproved parking area. | ||