Updated Sep 28
Pictured: Ridgefield Refuge · typical peak lookWashingtonwinter wildlife
Where is migrating and wintering wildlife peaking in Washington right now?
No official report has come in for winter wildlife yet this season.
Updated Sep 28.
Places by state
Washington
- Ridgefield RefugeIn its usual window
Local timing: Sep 1–Dec 31
Official reports
Dated and linked
- Sep 28Park ServiceFall migration September–December; spring migration mid-March–mid-MaySource (opens U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ridgefield NWR: Wildlife watching in a new tab)
- Sep 28Park ServiceAuto Tour vehicle-only October–April; Carty Unit and Oaks to Wetlands trail; fee siteSource (opens U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ridgefield NWR: Visit us in a new tab)
How do you track winter wildlife? Each place moves through 4 stages: Birds arriving, Numbers building, Peak numbers and Birds departing. Every stage we show comes from a dated report with its source, and every forecast lists its sources.