Be sure to bring your camera and birding books, for you are likely to see many types of birds you have never seen before. Located on an important Pacific flyway, Summer Lake hosts both migratory and indigenous birds of remarkable variety. Great blue herons and pelicans, raptors including eagles, even hummingbirds enjoy the waters and marshes fed by the snows of Winter Ridge. Numerous types of ducks and other waterfowl will challenge your identification skills. Discover the types of birds at Summer Lake in our complete birding checklist.
Every season brings different birds to the oasis of Summer Lake.
We have the books and information to get you to first-class birding locations such as the Chewaucan Marshes and Summer Lake Wildlife Refuge. With a warm and filling breakfast in your belly and armed with excellent information, your birding days will be ones to remember. The variety of birds that pass through or live at Summer Lake is astonishing. Sandhill cranes, as shown at left, to hummingbirds fill the air with the sounds of flight and birdsound. Flocks of snow geese numbering in the thousands will fill the skies with beauty while your ears will be haunted by ancient calls that have echoed over Summer Lake for millenia.