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

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    ©2007 USFWS

    Location: Courtesy of Audubon Washington

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    ©2007 USFWS

    Location: Courtesy of Audubon Washington

    Artist: USFWS

    Artist's Website

Iverson Spit Preserve


Count ‘em! Over 125 species live or visit here. Dependable sightings? Bald Eagles, Pileated Woodpeckers, Chestnut-backed Chickadees. Migrations bring shorebirds, songbirds while loons, geese, ducks winter over. Audubon Important Bird Area. See Cascade Loop of the Great Washington State Birding Trail. 40/298

Area Birding

Habitat: 300-acre county natural area w/ salt water, mud flats, beach, marsh, shrubs, agricultural land, and forested hillside.

Birding: Among the 125 species recorded here, Bald Eagle, Pileated Woodpecker, and Chestnut-backed Chickadee stay year-round. Common Yellowthroats, Rufous Hummingbirds, and Swainson’s Thrushes are here spring through fall; Cedar Waxwings and Caspian Terns come for summer. Spring and fall migrations bring shorebirds and warblers. In winter, look for Common and Red-throated Loons, Brant, Peregrine Falcons, and Long-tailed Ducks.

Viewing: Walk along dike to spot birds of open water and salt marsh, or take trail behind dike for sparrows and warblers.

Access: From I-5, take exit 212 (Hwy 532 West/268th St. NW). Drive west 9.4 miles. Turn left (south) onto East Camano Dr. Drive 0.3 mile. Turn left (south) onto Sunrise Blvd. Drive 2.4 miles. Turn left (east) onto Iverson Beach Rd. Drive 1.1 miles to parking lot.