Skagit Wildlife Area:
Samish Unit
Samish Unit
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Skagit Wildlife Area: Samish Unit |
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| HABITAT: | WDFW site w/ dikes separating tidelands and marshes from fields where barley is grown for wintering waterfowl. |
| BIRDING: | This superb fall and winter spot for raptors commonly features Peregrine Falcons and American Kestrels, while Gyrfalcons, Merlins, and Prairie Falcons are often present. Bald Eagles, Northern Harriers, Red-tailed and Rough-legged Hawks, and Short-eared Owls hunt in fields during the day, Barn Owls at night. Look along shoreline for Dunlins and Black-bellied Plovers in winter, Western Sandpipers in fall. Also see waterfowl in fields, and on ponds and tide flats. |
| VIEWING: | Take trail along sea dike to see raptors soaring over fields. Peregrine Falcons often perch atop utility poles at the “T” intersection. |
| ACCESS: | From Hwy 20 at milepost 53.2, turn north onto Bayview-Edison Rd. Drive 7.7 miles. Turn left (west) at “T” intersection onto Samish Island Rd. Drive 0.7 mile to parking lot. |