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Seaquest State Park/ Mt. St. Helens Visitor Center |
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HABITAT: |
Park w/ 475 acres of lake, riparian wetlands, and coniferous forest. |
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| BIRDING: | Lakeshore nesters include Killdeer, Wilson’s Snipe, Virginia Rails, American Bitterns, Wood Ducks, Yellow and Wilson’s Warblers, and Common Yellowthroats. Pied-billed Grebes, Buffleheads, and Barrow’s and Common Goldeneyes stay fall-winter. Nesting in the forest are Bald Eagles, Western Tanagers, Evening Grosbeaks, Hutton’s Vireos, Dark-eyed Juncos, and Brown Creepers, along w/ resident Northern Flickers, Red-breasted Sapsuckers; and Downy, Hairy, and Pileated Woodpeckers. Ruby and Golden-crowned Kinglets migrate though spring and fall. | ||
VIEWING: |
From I-5, take exit 49 (Toutle/Castle Rock). Turn east onto Hwy 504 (Spirit Lake Hwy). Drive 5.2 miles. At milepost 5.2, turn south into Mt. St. Helens Visitors Center. At milepost 5.3, turn north into Seaquest State Park. Pedestrian tunnel under Hwy 504 connects both parking lots. |
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| ACCESS: | From I-5, take exit 68 (Hwy12E/Morton/Yakima). Turn east onto Hwy 12E. Drive 2.6 miles. At milepost 68.9, turn right (south) onto Jackson Hwy. Drive 1.7 miles. Turn right (west) into park. | ||
| MORE BIRDING : | From visitors center, continue east on Hwy 504 at milepost 7.8. Turn south (right) onto Kerr Rd. Drive 0.1 mile. Park at WDFW Silver Lk. boat launch. | ||