Juanita Bay Park

Notes:

Interpretive tours of this wildlife habitat are conducted by volunteer Juanita Bay Park Rangers on the first Sunday of each month, beginning at 1:00 p.m., in the parking lot. Tours last approximately one hour and take place rain or shine.  Bring binoculars.  No registration is required. 

Bird walks are the third Tuesday of the month at 9:00am and finish before noon.  Join one of the Juanita Bay Park Rangers, who is also a member of the East Lake Washington Audubon Society, for a relaxed morning walk in Juanita Bay Park looking for any birds in the area.  Bring binoculars and meet in the parking lot.  No registration required. 

Highlights of Juanita Bay Park

• Walking/jogging trails

• Boardwalks over the wetlands and viewing platforms to observe nature

• Interpretive and educational signs

• Ranger program offers guided tours by appointment

• Easy walk to Juanita Beach Park

• On-site parking available

• Picnicking (benches and tables scattered throughout park)

• Restroom facilities open April to October. They are closed and secured prior to first freeze. Port-o-potties on site during closure.

Getting There:  The park is located at 2201 Market Street in Kirkland, Wa 98033 and open all year, dawn to dusk.

Where to Go:  Trails are easy to follow and find.  Be sure to follow the boardwalk and it pays to be quiet and listen for the many species that fly through the trees and brush.

Setting:  Wet meadow, marsh, open water, shrub wetland, wooded wetland and intermittent marsh.

Best Time to See the Birds:  Year round.

Birds Commonly Seen:  Wood duck, Gadwall, American Wigeon, Mallard, Teal, Northern Shoveler, Northern Pintail, Ring-necked Duck, Merganser, Common Loon, Grebes, Double-crested Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, Osprey, Bald Eagle, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Coopers Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Merlin, Virginia Rail, Sora, American Coot, Killdeer, Spotted Sandpiper, Western and Least Sandpipers, Long-billed Dowitcher, Wilsons Snipe, Mew, Ring-billed, California and Glaucous-winged Gulls, Caspian Tern, Band-tailed Pigeon, Barn Owl, Barred Owl, Black and Vaux’s Swifts, Anna’s and Rufous Hummingbirds, Belted Kingfisher, many Woodpeckers, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Western Wood-peewee, Willow Flycatcher, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Warbling and Red-eyed Vireos, and many more check out the Juanita Bay Park guide at http://www.ci.kirkland.wa.us/__shared/assets/Juanita_Bay_Park_Guide1977.pdf

Restrictions: Park is open from dawn to dusk,

For more information:  For further information about Juanita Bay Park or the Juanita Bay Park Volunteer Ranger program, please call 425.587.3312 or visit the City of Kirkland website at http://www.ci.kirkland.wa.us