Columbia County

This is a new patch. It looks like a dike road with bottomland woodlands and a view of the Columbia – limited knowledge.

This is a drive along a dike that follows the channeled Clatskanie River. The rest is agricultural, cottonwood plantations and one decent gallery type woodlot. Ducks and divers, sparrows, and open country raptors are to be expected. Go to the

This is a good area to scope the sheltered bay. The river can have all manner of river birds, loons, grebes, gulls and ducks in season. Purple Martins nest in the area.

The river view can have all manner of river birds, loons, grebes, gulls and ducks in season. Bald Eagles and Osprey are regular. A few passerines are in the area along the bank and up the cliff in the residential trees. A scan of Sand Island Marin...

This whole area can be explored. The lakes can have Wood Ducks, Hooded Mergansers, Mallards, and other ducks possible. The wooded shore lines are great for Woodpeckers, and migrant and breeding songbirds. High elevation birds like Evening Grosbeak...

This road has many forested walk-in opportunities behind gates, and Big Eddy County Park along the Nehalem. Out of Clatskanie, it climbs Clatskanie Mt. into the Coast Range with managed Douglas fir forest lands where higher elevation birds like gr...

The rest is agricultural, cottonwood plantations, and one decent gallery type woodlot. Ducks and divers, sparrows, and open country raptors are to be expected.

This is a small scrub Oak grove with a walking loop trail. Woodpeckers, Whitebreasted Nuthatch, migrant and breeding passerines can be expected here. A couple of vantage points allow for a scan of the Columbia which can have all manner of river bi...

Rafts of ducks can be found in winter as there is a bit of a sheltered cove. Both scaup and Common Goldeneye are regular. Some woodland birds can be found in the parking area. This is the easiest place for goldeneye in the county and Barrow’...

Passerines are found in the alders and cottonwoods that line the sloughs. You’ll find ducks and waders on the slough and sparrows along the road.

This bottomland is unique in that it is surrounded by the coast range Willapa Hills except on the north where it boarders the Columbia River. I believe this configuration draws in some higher elevation birds like Ravens.

There is an expansive river view here bordered by a Cottonwood gallery forest. There is excellent sparrow kack along the road. American Pipits can occasionally turn up along the beach. Great Horned Owls have nested in the large cottonwoods on the ...