Although the Tamsui River which threads through Taipei, is not very clean, from Chuwei at the mouth of the river and Kuantu to the area around the Chunghsing Bridge and the Huachung Bridge, there are several important locations where migratory birds have to stop and rest.
貫穿大台北的淡水河雖不甚清澈，但由河口竹圍、關渡到中興橋、華中橋一帶，是許多遷徙性鳥類必經與棲息的重要區域。