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Great Washington State Birding Trail
Southwest Loop  The
Southwest Loop of the Washington Birding Trail, published
in 2005, features 270 of Washington’s 346 annually recorded bird species.
This loop takes travelers from the deltas
and wetlands of south Puget Sound out to breaker-washed coastlines.
Sandy shores rumple into dunes below sculpted rock headlands
above the Pacific Ocean, home to pelagic birds. Rivers flow
from forested hills into sheltered bays, winter havens for
waterfowl and nourishing stopovers for hundreds of thousands
of migrating shorebirds.
Turning east, the trail retraces some
of the 1805 Lewis and Clark journey along the Columbia River,
exploring the sloughs and uplands of the Columbia Gorge Scenic
Area. Finally, the loop guides you north through the rugged
Cascade Range, land of restless Mt. St. Helens, lakes, streams
and prairies.
Applause to the many dedicated Birding
Trail volunteers, and to the funders: Washington Dept. of
Fish and Wildlife, State Parks Commission, Clark and Grays
Harbor Counties, the Cities of Aberdeen, Lacey, and Olympia,
and our many individual contributors.
The map features original art by Ed Newbold
on the cover and along the route of the map.
Click here
to see the trail online and click here
to purchase your map.
Good birding to you! |
