Target species are a wide variety of waterfowl, waders, migrating shorebirds, raptors and songbirds.

This period could produce interesting migrant waterbirds, terns, and songbirds that visit the Columbia River corridor. It is one of a very few managed emergent freshwater marshes in Clark County.

We will meet at 7:00 am at the Vancouver Lake flushing channel to view the lake. The group will carpool to Frenchman’s Bar Park. A Clark County Parks pass or daily fee is required. We will walk through bottom land forest and more open mixed grass-shrub-cropland for late migrant and breeding songbirds. The Shillapoo Wildlife Area access trail is located opposite the north trail to Vancouver Lake. It is about a mile north of the flushing channel on the SR-501 extension. Trip will end by noon.

Some tips to help you plan for your trip:

• Viewing: Spotting scopes are highly encouraged for Shillapoo

• Parking passes: WA State Parks Discover Pass for the Shillapoo area and Clark County Parks pass (this can be purchased at the gate) of Vancouver Lake Park

• Leaders: Randy Hill & Bob Flores

• Register: Randy at randy.hill.98642@gmail.com or text (360) 974-2573

• Meeting Location: Vancouver Lake flushing channel (45.669021, -122.743613)

• Trip travel type expectations: Pace: 1 Terrain: A. A flat walk along the dike trails across crushed gravel

• Limit of 15 total participants