Columbia County

A paved nature trail amid cottonwood and ash. Look for Hairy Woodpecker, Band-tailed Pigeon, Brown Creeper, Black-capped Chickadee. At the bay one can find Osprey, scaup, Bufflehead, cormorants. Sandpipers and other shorebirds will show up to feed...

It is mainly agricultural land managed for cattle. There are numerous places to pull off the road and all are worth the stop to scan the fields and scrub plantations for raptors, herons, egrets and ducks. Sparrows can be thick and a special stop s...

The pond to the north is marshier than Kessi pond to the south. It tends to hold a different set of birds. This area is good for ducks, geese and swans in the winter, and Green Herons are regular in the spring. Rarities include Black Pheobe and Am...

Milton Creek flows through the park so watch for riparian species. This is a top migrant location in the spring. If possible, avoid the weekends because the frisbee golf course is very popular. Warblers, vireos, flycatchers and other migrants can ...

The main attraction is the water works ponds for ducks and gulls in winter. Mew Gulls can number in the 100’s in winter. The edges of the impounded water can have an irregular shore bird in the rip rap… Rarities include Heerman’s Gull an...

There are a few ponds and a cottonwood gallery forest with walking trails for woodland birds. Ponds hold ducks and the occasional Horned Grebe. Bald Eagles nest in the area. You can also walk north along a paved trail that will take you to a blind...

View the lake for migrating and wintering waterfowl. The Banks-Vernonia Trail goes all the way around the lake and a wide variety of birds can be seen from this trail. See the eBird list above.