PNW Birding where to go · what you'll see · how far you'll walk 23 spots

Salish Sea · Cascade foothills · South Sound

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Allegedly, spots around the Puget Sound to catch some birds. Everything from a quick lunch-break stroll to 11-mile loops. Organized easiest to hardest, showing metrics and LIVE bird data.

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01 Lewis Lake Nature Park Auburn Small lake, neighborhood greenbelt Easy · 0.5 mi loop → 02 Crockett Lake Whidbey Island Brackish lagoon, wet pasture, beach Easy · roadside viewing → 03 M Street Marsh Auburn Valley ponds, wet fields Easy · roadside ponds → 04 Constellation Park West Seattle Rocky shoreline, tide pools Easy · shoreline stroll → 05 Jack Block Park West Seattle Harbor shoreline, observation tower Easy · 0.7 mi + tower → 06 hə́ʔapus Village Park & Shoreline Habitat West Seattle Restored Duwamish shoreline Easy · short river loop → 07 Auburn Environmental Park Auburn Protected wetland, boardwalk Easy · boardwalk + tower → 08 Juanita Bay Park Kirkland Boardwalk, cattail marsh, bay Easy · 1 mi boardwalk → 09 Schmitz Preserve Park West Seattle Old-growth forest ravine Easy · 1 mi forest loop → 10 Edmonds Marsh & Waterfront Edmonds Saltmarsh, pier, open Sound Easy · 1.2 mi, two stops → 11 Union Bay Natural Area (Montlake Fill) Seattle Wetland, marsh, meadow, lakeshore Easy · 1.5 mi loop → 12 Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery Leavenworth Icicle Creek, ponderosa pine, settling ponds Easy · 1–2 mi, flat → 13 Magnuson Park Seattle Restored wetland, shrub, shoreline Easy · 2 mi wander → 14 Seward Park Seattle Old-growth forest, lakeshore Easy · 2.4 mi perimeter → 15 Lincoln Park West Seattle Shoreline, bluff forest Easy · 2–3 mi shoreline → 16 Marymoor Park Redmond Riparian woods, meadow, slough Easy · 2.5 mi out and back → 17 Flaming Geyser State Park Green River Valley River frontage, open fields, mixed forest Easy · 1–3 mi riverside → 18 Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR Olympia Estuary, boardwalk, freshwater ponds Easy · 4 mi boardwalk → 19 Discovery Park Seattle Forest, bluff meadow, beach, saltwater Moderate · 2.8 mi loop → 20 Fort Ebey State Park Whidbey Island Coastal forest, bluff, kelp beds Moderate · 2–5 mi rolling → 21 Spencer Island Everett Dike loop, freshwater and tidal marsh Moderate · 3.4 mi dike loop → 22 Ebey's Landing Whidbey Island Prairie bluff, lagoon, beach Moderate · 5.6 mi bluff loop → 23 Dungeness Spit Sequim Sand spit, bluff forest, harbor Strenuous · 11 mi round trip →

Live sighting data from eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology · Location research: Washington Trails Association, Eastside Audubon, Birds Connect Seattle, Washington Ornithological Society, Birdful · Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors