Hundreds gather to watch the fireworks display over Lake Washington at Gasworks Park.

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    ©2007 Christi Norman

    Location: Courtesy of Audubon Washington

    Artist: Christi Norman

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    ©2007 Christi Norman

    Location: Courtesy of Audubon Washington

    Artist: Christi Norman

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Entiat Wildlife Area: Swakane Canyon


Rugged, shrub-steppe canyon walls and warbling creek set the stage for fine spring, summer birding: Veeries, vireos, chats, kingbirds, plus chukars, Golden Eagles. Bighorn sheep roam hillsides. See Cascade Loop of the Great Washington State Birding Trail.

Area Birding

Habitat: Part of WDFW 19,200-acre Entiat Wildlife Area. Rugged, shrub-steppe canyon walls w/ ponderosa pine, narrow band of deciduous foliage along creek.

Birding: Spring and summer species include Veery, Warbling Vireo, MacGillivray’s Warbler; Yellow-breasted Chat, Dusky Flycatcher, Western Wood-Pewee, Say’s Phoebe, Eastern and Western Kingbird, Black-headed Grosbeak, Brewer’s Sparrow, Western Meadowlark, Bullock’s Oriole, House and Cassin’s Finch, and Chukar. Golden Eagles and other raptors often soar above hills.

Viewing: From deserted hay barn, walk on old road down to creek, or up hill to grove of pine trees. Watch for bighorn sheep on canyon walls.

Access: From Hwy 97A at milepost 205, turn west onto Swakane Canyon Rd. Drive 2.8 miles. Park at hay barn. Road becomes 4-wheel-drive only, after barn.