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Northrup Canyon
Directions: From Coulee City, E on US 2, 4 mi; N on Hwy 155 another 22 mi. Turn R at signs. GPS: 47.86586,-119.08270 Birds: Lazuli Buntings, Black-capped and Mountain Chickadees, Red Crossbills, Eagles (Bald & Golden), Prairie Falcons, Black-headed Grosbeaks, Red-tailed Hawks, Calliope Hummingbirds, American Kestrels, Clark’s Nutcrackers, Red-breasted Nuthatches, Bullock’s Orioles, Owls (Great Horned, Northern Pygmy, & Western Screech), Western Wood Pewees, Say’s Phoebes, Red-naped Sapsuckers, Northern Saw-whet, Chipping Sparrows, White-throated Swifts, Spotted Towhees, Warbling Vireos, Turkey Vultures, Yellow Warblers, Woodpeckers (Downy & Lewis’s), Wrens (Canyon & Rock)
Songbirds come to sing in April and May while woodpeckers are on hand to lend their percussive beats. While Northrup is also a good place to spot kestrals, hawks, falcons and owls, it is the Bald Eagles that lure birders. The best time to spot them is between November and March from midafternoon to dark. A viewing vantage point is a short walk from the parking/restroom area. Walk past the gate and then look for the pathway that heads off to your left. 10
North Dam Park
Directions: In Electric City on N side of Hwy 155. GPS: 47.93820,-119.01756 Birds: Bald Eagles, Golden Eagles, Northern Flickers, American Goldfinches, Gulls (California, Glaucous, Glaucous-winged, Herring, Ring-billed, & Thayer’s), Marsh Wrens, Ospreys, Sparrows (Song & Whitecrowned), Cedar Waxwings Photo by Nathan Clark
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