Sauvie Island – The Wash
Seasons
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
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Location
Closed Oct 1st to April 30th. Off of Steelman Rd look for the sign to the Wash. Drive this road to the end and park at the Gilbert River public fishing dock. A foot trail heading west out of the parking area leads to the Wash which is where the Gilbert River empties into Sturgeon Lake.
DirectionsHabitat and Birds
Shorebirds in migration on the exposed mud edges of the lake, Pelicans, ducks, and gulls out on the lake. The Ash swales are good for migrant and breeding passerines. The puddle lake along the access road can be good for shorebirds and waders as well. The ash swales in the area are good for migrant and breeding passerines.
Nearby Birding Locations
- Sauvie Island – Rentenaar Rd
- Sauvie Island – Oak Island Nature Trail (OBT)
- Sauvie Island – Collin’s Beach
- Sauvie Island (General Info)
- Sauvie Island – Willow Bar
- Sauvie Island - Steelman Rd
- Scappoose Bottoms Honeyman Road
- Bonnie Falls
- Crown Zellerbach Trail – West End (OBT)
- Sauvie Island – Gilbert Boat Ramp
- Sauvie Island – Rentenaar Point
- Sauvie Island – Walton Beach
- Crown Zellerbach Trail – East End (OBT)
- Sauvie Island – Racetrack Lake
- Sauvie Island –Observation Platform
- Scappoose Waste Treatment Pond and Kessi Pond
- Santosh Quarry Lake
- Sauvie Island – Warrior Rock Trail
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