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Vancouver Lake Park |
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HABITAT: |
USFWS 5,150 acres of wetlands, grasslands, and woodlands along the Columbia River. |
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| BIRDING: | Family friendly park. Savannah and White-crowned Sparrows arrive in abundance in spring. Common and Hooded Mergansers, Greater and Lesser Scaups, Ring-necked Ducks, Canvasbacks, Ruddy Ducks, and Redheads spend the winter. Fox, Lincoln’s, and Song Sparrows inhabit underbrush in winter. Red-necked and some Clark’s Grebes stay fall-spring. | ||
VIEWING: |
Park turnoff - Use scope to scan lake in winter. Main entrance - Take 1.0-mile ADA lakeshore trail west. |
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| ACCESS: | Park turnoff - From I-5, take exit 1D (Fourth Plain Blvd /Hwy 501). Drive west on Fourth Plain Blvd/NW Lower River Rd. Drive 4.5 miles. Turn right (northeast) into parking area. Main entrance - Continue north 0.6 mile on NW Lower River Rd. Turn right (east) into park. |
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