BIRDS OF THE WENATCHEE RIVER WATERSHED

The Wenatchee River Watershed includes a wide variety of habitats, each hosting different species of birds. Look for Clark's nutcrackers and mountain chickadees in high alpine forests, white-headed woodpeckers and chipping sparrows in the ponderosa pines, and western meadowlarks in the eastern sagebrush-covered hills. You will find different species of birds in each season of the year. Why aren't the birds in alphabetical order? Lists of birds are usually in phylogenetic order. The most primitive species, such as loons, are listed first. More advanced species, like songbirds, are at the end of the list. Most bird field guides are set up this way.

Here are some birds found in the Wenatchee River Watershed which you might see during Bird Fest--some have been "adopted" by Bird Fest sponsors:

Great Blue Heron

Wood Duck

Mallard

Common Merganser

Harlequin Duck

Turkey Vulture

Osprey

Bald Eagle

Peregrine Falcon

Red-tailed Hawk

Wilson's Snipe

Great Horned Owl

Northern Pygmy-Owl

Common Nighthawk

Calliope Hummingbird

Rufous Hummingbird

Downy Woodpecker

White-headed Woodpecker

Say's Phoebe

Western Kingbird

Warbling Vireo

Common Raven

Bank Swallow

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Winter Wren

American Dipper

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Mountain Bluebird

Gray Catbird

Yellow Warbler

Yellow-breasted Chat

Western Tanager

Spotted Towhee

Chipping Sparrow

Checklist of the Birds for the Wenatchee River Watershed (PDF)

Birding Map of the Wenatchee River Watershed (PDF)