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Where to See Fall Bird Migration, Elk Rut, and Salmon Spawning (Extracted from Washington Wildlife Viewing Guide by Joe LaTourrette)
Go To: Fall Bird Migration Elk, Deer, and Bighorn Sheep Rut Salmon Spawning

Where to See Fall Bird Migration
Ch 34	Tennant Lake Interpretive Center	Ferndale	Dabbling and diving ducks, bald eagles, Cooper’s hawks, rough-legged hawks (fall, winter, early spring)
Ch 36	Padilla Bay	Burlington	Peregrine falcons (fall, winter), shorebirds ?
Ch 44	Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge	Olympia	~20,000 wigeon, mallards, teal and other ducks Songbirds, herons and other wading birds (all year)
Ch 53	Red Top Mountain	Cle Elum	Ospreys; golden and bald eagles; Cooper’s, sharp-shinned and red-tailed hawks; turkey vultures (Sept-Oct) Rocky Mountain elk, mule deer, Clark’s nutcrackers, pygmy owls and mountain songbirds (spring - fall)
*	Chelan Ridge	Methow/Pateros	Outstanding raptor migration corridor - Sunny
Ch 78	Desert Wildlife Area	Moses Lake	Canada geese, mallards (fall, winter) American white pelicans, great egrets (Sep) - Sunny
Ch 84	Wallula Habitat Management Unit	Pasco	Canada geese, goldeneyes, redheads and cinnamon teal (late fall - Feb)
*	Yakima Sportsman Park	Yakima	Wood ducks (Seopt, Oct) - Sunny
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Where to See Elk, Deer, and Bighorn Sheep Rut
Ch 8	Lone Butte Wildlife Emphasis Area	Carson, Cougar	Elk?, Black-tailed deer? Black bear
Ch 9	Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument	Castle Rock	Toutle elk heard, black-tailed deer Red-tailed hawks and other raptors
Ch 10	Julia Butler Hansen National Wildlife Refuge	Cathlamet - Columbia River	Roosevelt elk and Columbian white-tailed deer (best seen Sept-May) *Elk rut in Sept/Oct; deer rut in Nov - Sunny Canada geese, tundra swans, other waterfowl and shorebirds Resident bald eagles, migratory warblers and other songbirds
Ch 14	Johns River Wildlife Area	Aberdeen	Roosevelt elk, black-tailed deer, waterfowl (fall and winter)
Ch 20	Olympic National Park: Hoh Rainforest	Forks	Roosevelt elk, black-tailed deer River otter (morning), spawning salmon, Harlequin ducks? (along river)
Ch 49	Rimrock Lake and Clear Lake	Naches	Rocky mountain elk
Ch 84	Little Vulcan Mountain	Curlew	Bighorn sheep (fall) (*Nov best - Sunny) Yellow-bellied marmots (summer)
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Where to See Salmon Spawning
Ch 4	Bonneville Dam	Stevenson - Columbia River	Fall chinook runs peak in September; coho, sockeye salmon and steelhead trout (June - Fall)
Ch 5	Little White Salmon National Fish Hatchery	Stevenson - Columbia River	Spring chinook salmon run (July); Fall chinook and coho salmon run (Sep-Nov) Bald eagles (Dec-Mar)
Ch 22	Makah Bay and Cape Flattery	Neah Bay	Salmon migration up the Sooes River
Ch 40	Hiram M. Chittenden Locks	Seattle	Sockeye (June, July) Chinook and coho (Sept-Oct) Steelhead (late fall and winter) Sea lions (Sept - early summer), great blue herons, bald eagles
Ch 45	Tumwater Falls Park	Olympia, Tumwater	~6000 chinook and coho salmon (mid-Sept - early Nov) Waterfowl and songbirds (all year)
Ch 49	Rimrock Lake and Clear Lake	Naches	Spawning kokanee when???
Ch 54	Icicle Creek Canyon: Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery	Leavenworth	Chinook salmon, osprey, great blue heron
Ch 56	Gold Creek Pond	North Bend	Dolly Varden trout, kokanee salmon (Sept-Oct)
Ch 58	Mountain Loop Hwy.: Gold Basin Pond	Granite Falls, South Fork Stillaguamish River	Pink, chinook and coho salmon (Oct-Feb) Bald eagles
Ch 59	Fortson Mill Ponds	Darrington	Chum and coho salmon (mid-Oct-Jan) Pink and chinook salmon, steelhead trout (Aug-Sep) Cutthroat trout Osprey kingfishers and great blue herons feed here Beaver, river otter, muskrat, and waterfowl
Ch 61	North Cascades Hwy: Newhalem	Marblemount	Chinook, pink, coho and chum salmon (Aug - Dec) Raccoons, otters, coyotes - where salmon spawn
Ch 86	Lower Monumental Lock and Dam	Connell	Spring chinook (April through summer and fall) fall chinook (peaks in late Sept) Steelhead trout (peaks in Sept or Oct) Spectacular spring wildflowers, mule deer
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