Big Marsh
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Location
Go to the Oregon Birding Trails Link. Choose the Cascades Birding Trail. Click on the Trail Guide and choose the Crater Lake Loop Guide. Section 129.
DirectionsHabitat and Birds
Six square-mile marsh at 4,700′ in elevation, with pine and mixed conifer forest.
Breeding birds include Sandhill Crane, rails, Black Tern, Wilson’s Phalarope, and Yellow-headed Blackbird. Several species of waterfowl also nest.
Owls, woodpeckers, and songbirds are found in the surrounding forest.
Nearby Birding Locations
- Miller Lake
- Klamath Marsh National Wildlife Refuge
- Annie Creek Canyon (Crater Lake NP)
- Crater Lake National Park
- Little Deschutes Campground
- Corral Spring Campground
- Wocus Bay (Klamath Marsh)
- Castle Crest Wildflower Trail (Crater Lake NP)
- Head of the Williamson River
- Walker Mountain Lookout
- Whitefish Campground, Crescent Lake
- Scott Creek Campground
- Military Crossing (Klamath Marsh)
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