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Great Washington State Birding Trail
Coulee Corridor  The
Coulee Corridor Scenic Byway route features more than half
of Washington’s 346 annually recorded bird species!
Thousands of Sandhill Cranes migrate along
the Pacific Flyway in spring and fall. Black-crowned Night-Herons
and Great Egrets nest here in summer. Our large populations
of Bald Eagles and waterfowl offer great winter birding. The
Coulee Corridor follows the ancient route of the Columbia
River where ice-age floods sculpted dramatic canyons and tablelands,
where Native American tribes lived and Hudson Bay trappers
explored, where miners crossed to the Cariboo gold fields
and cowboys made the White Bluff cattle drives.
The shrub-steppe encompasses plains of
sagebrush, grasses, and lichens, plus talus slopes and basalt
cliffs. Much of this semi-arid desert, now irrigated by water
from the Columbia River, includes wetlands and pothole lakes,
with abundant public land in the Columbia National Wildlife
Refuge; the Desert, Potholes, and Banks Lake Wildlife Areas;
Lake Roosevelt Recreation Area; and state and local parks.
The map features original art by Ed Newbold
on the cover and along the route
of the map. Applause to the many dedicated Birding Trail
volunteers, and to the funders: Washington’s Dept. of
Transportation, Dept. of Fish and Wildlife; U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, and many individuals.
The map features original art by Ed Newbold
on the cover and along the route of the map.
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to see the trail online and click here
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Good birding to you! |
