Rahne,
Here are the directions to the Acorn Woodpeckers in Klickitat County, the
directions are for a person traveling from the West on Highway 14.
At milepost 71 on Highway 14 you come to Rowland Lake which is also
divided into two parts by the highway and is used by wintering waterfowl.
Lewis? Woodpeckers, Ash-throated Flycatchers, and California Quail
frequent the oaks around the lake. By driving around the north side of
the lake on County Road 1230 and past the Department of Wildlife access
area on Old Highway 8 you will reach a rocky grassland interspersed with
pines where Mountain Quail and turkeys may be seen. At 1.5 miles from
Highway 14 there is the Catherine Creek Nature Conservancy Sanctuary with
a trail going through fields of wildflowers that leads to a massive
basalt rock arch. Continue on .8 miles to Balch Road, which loops for 1.2
miles through a oak forest around Balch Lake where Ash-throated
Flycatcher and Lesser Goldfinch nest and then rejoins Old Highway 8.
Park on the side of Old Highway 8 about 100 yards past the eastern
intersection with Balch Road, just past the second power pole. In the
distance South of the road there is a tall snag that is used as a granary
tree by the only colony of Acorn Woodpeckers in the State. A spotting
scope reveals the many holes in this tree used for storing acorns, by
watching this tree you have a good chance to see one of these birds.
Continue driving east on Old Highway 8 for 2.2 miles and you will return
to Highway 14 at the mouth of the Klickitat River.
Wilson Cady
gorgebirds at juno.com
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