Photo by Neil O’Hara
Birding in Skagit County
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Birding with care
Skagit County has many great places to see birds and other wildlife! Please remember to follow proper birding and photography etiquette by parking in designated areas only, respecting private property, and keeping your distance so that the subjects of your viewing are not disrupted.
Photo by Ron Holmes
Birding Areas
Birding at Rosario Head-photo by Lisa Hopkins
Pictured: Colleen Shannon and Neil O’Hara
Some excellent birding can be enjoyed at these popular birding locations:
Deception Pass State Park
Rosario Head
Bowman Bay
Anacortes Area
Washington Park
Guemes Channel
March Point
Fidalgo Bay
Padilla Bay
Samish Flats
West 90 (between Padilla and Alice Bay)
Skagit Flats
Fir Island
Skagit Bay, Skagit Wildlife Area
Wylie Slough
Butler Flats
Green Road Pond
Clear Lake Area
Beaver Lake
State Route 20
County Line Ponds
Hardy Burn area
Rainy Pass
HUNTING SEASONS UNDERWAY - TIPS FOR SHARING SPACE IN THE SKAGIT VALLEY (from Washington Dept. of Fish & Wildlife)
Here is an article we received as a courtesy copy from Rob Wingard of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. It is some basic information for all of us as we are again sharing our landscape with hunters and others through our winter season. It is a reminder to be respectful of others and private property, and as an ambassador for Skagit Audubon. Read the full article: https://www.skagitaudubon.org/s/Hunting-seasons-underway-this-fall-2024.pdf
Rob is the Assistant Regional Wildlife Program Manager - North Puget Sound. Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife
Juvenile Baird’s Sandpiper
photo - Paul Anderson
Recent Sightings on eBird
Click here to see a current list of sightings in Skagit county.