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Johns River |
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HABITAT: |
WDFW 1500 acres of tidally influenced river estuary, freshwater wetlands bordering deciduous and coniferous forest. |
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| BIRDING: | Spring and fall feature migrating Greater Yellowlegs, Short-billed Dowitchers, Wilson’s Snipe, Varied Thrushes, Spotted Towhees, and Ruby-crowned Kinglets. White-crowned, Song, and Fox Sparrows stay fall-winter. Year-round residents include Double-crested Cormorants, Killdeer, Marsh Wrens, Red-tailed Hawks, Red-breasted Sapsuckers, Northern Flickers, and Steller’s Jays. | ||
VIEWING: |
Take 1.25-mile dike trail (first 0.5-mile ADA to bird blind). Scope riverbank and slough for river otters. See Roosevelt Elk in fall. |
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ACCESS: |
From Hwy 105 at milepost 37.1, turn east onto Johns River Rd. Drive 0.1 mile. Turn left onto Game Farm Rd. Drive 0.1 mile. Turn right (north) into WDFW boat launch and parking area. |
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| MORE BIRDING: | From Hwy 105 at milepost 37.8, (0.7 mile north of Johns River Rd) turn east into unsigned WDFW lane. Park by gate. Good birding along old road for 2 miles. | ||