Bird Watching

The Olympic Peninsula offers exceptional bird watching year round. You can see just about any kind of bird here… Birds of prey featuring Osprey and the magnificent American Bald Eagle, a wide variety of shorebirds and waders, herons, songbirds and seagoing waterfowl of all types. Our mild winters support large numbers of ocean birds and waterfowl. The spring and fall migrations offer great diversity in species. Summer residents are numerous and varied due to a diversity in habitat including rainforests, meadows, the swift and cold currents of the Hood Canal, estuaries and tidelands. The Great Washington State Birding Trail – Olympic Loop

Wildlife Viewing Areas:

Duckabush River This 124-acre waterfront wildlife area with. Beautiful water views. **Tarboo Bay**Mature forest, riparian habitat, and saltwater Tarboo bay. No established parking area or facilities… Use the link for online mapping. Dosewallips State Park _Wildlife viewing platform is located on the edge of a tidal marsh._ American Bald Eagle For more detailed information visit the**Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society** website and stop by the Visitor’s Center in Quilcene "Visitors Center" for birding books and a Checklist of Birds of the North Olympic Peninsula. Harlequin Ducks and Black Brant Clockwise from left: Great Blue Heron, Nighthawk, Screech Owl, Tufted Puffin, Spotted Towhee, Varied Thrush