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The Great Washington State Birding Trail -
Sun and Sage Loop

South Central Washington Birding Trail Map

On February 19, 2009, Audubon Washington released its fifth and newest map charting The Great Washington State Birding Trail. Kittitas Audubon welcomes this publication that places our local favorite birding spots on the map for everyone to explore and enjoy.

The Sun and Sage Loop covers sites from the ridge of the Cascades east through Kittitas County to Vantage and south through the Tri-Cities to Walla Walla; as well as from Blewett Pass south through Ellensburg, the Yakima Valley, to the Columbia Gorge. This map provides a self-guided driving tour that takes you to places where birds might be found. Signs marking birding trail sites will be installed in coming years.

The new map area features more than 208 of Washington’s 346 annually recorded bird species. Like the first four maps, the new route is a collaborate effort of local Audubon members and Washington State Audubon. It features original artwork by noted Washington wildlife painter, Ed Newbold.

This varied Eastern Washington landscape – sculpted by ice-age floods, weather, and human design – nurtures Pacific Flyway travelers and avian residents of sage hillside, wildflower meadow, and leafy forest. Hundreds of bird species – warbler to woodpecker, kinglet to kingfisher – thrive amid wide valleys, intimate canyons, and waterways large and small. During migration, hawks soar through mountain passes and shorebirds traverse river lowlands. Winter brings snow to high-country plateaus, and gathers water birds onto natural wetlands and lakes formed by dams on the Columbia River.

The Sun and Sage Loop map illustrates some of the birds of the area, and a Site Index. The reverse side of the map gives information of the numbered sites, access, habitat, and, birds you might fine at each, and when to go.

Other maps of The Great Washington State Birding Trail are:

Cascade Loop 2002

Coulee Corridor 2003

Southwest Loop 2005

Olympia Loop 2007

Sun and Sage Loop 2009

For more information about the maps and/or to order copies of any of the maps for $4.95, go to Audubon Washington

To order just the Sun and Sage Loop map for $5, send an email to info@kittitasaudubon.org or phone (509)674-1855.

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On February 19, 2009, Audubon Washington released its fifth and newest map charting The Great Washington State Birding Trail. Kittitas Audubon welcomes this publication that places our local favorite birding spots on the map for everyone to explore and enjoy.
The Sun and Sage Loop covers sites from the ridge of the Cascades east through Kittitas County to Vantage and south through the Tri-Cities to Walla Walla; as well as from Blewett Pass south through Ellensburg, the Yakima Valley, to the Columbia Gorge. This map provides a self-guided driving tour that takes you to places where birds might be found. Signs marking birding trail sites will be installed in coming years.
The new map area features more than 208 of Washington’s 346 annually recorded bird species. Like the first four maps, the new route is a collaborate effort of local Audubon members and Washington State Audubon. It features original artwork by noted Washington wildlife painter, Ed Newbold.
This varied Eastern Washington landscape – sculpted by ice-age floods, weather, and human design – nurtures Pacific Flyway travelers and avian residents of sage hillside, wildflower meadow, and leafy forest. Hundreds of bird species – warbler to woodpecker, kinglet to kingfisher – thrive amid wide valleys, intimate canyons, and waterways large and small. During migration, hawks soar through mountain passes and shorebirds traverse river lowlands. Winter brings snow to high-country plateaus, and gathers water birds onto natural wetlands and lakes formed by dams on the Columbia River.

The Sun and Sage Loop map illustrates some of the birds of the area, and a Site Index. The reverse side of the map gives information of the numbered sites, access, habitat, and, birds you might fine at each, and when to go.
Other maps of The Great Washington State Birding Trail are: Cascade Loop 2002 Coulee Corridor 2003 Southwest Loop 2005 Olympia Loop 2007 Sun and Sage Loop 2009
For more information about the maps and/or to order copies of any of the maps for $4.95, go to Audubon Washington To order just the Sun and Sage Loop map for $5, send an email to info@kittitasaudubon.org or phone (509)674-1855.