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Kalaloch Creek
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HABITAT:
Pacific Ocean, Olympic National Park bluffs, beach, estuary, forest.
BIRDING: Gulls for all seasons! Spring-summer, see Western, Glaucous-winged, and Ring-billed; California and Heermann’s in August-September; Herring and Mew in winter, plus Black-legged Kittiwakes. Scan ocean for avian divers: Pacific, Common, and Red-throated Loons; Western and Red-necked Grebes; Surf, White-winged, and Black Scoters. Brown Pelicans soar summer-fall. Forests harbor Western Screech and Barred Owls.
VIEWING:
From white gazebo, take stairs to beach. Best birding within 0.5 mile of Kalaloch Creek. Bonus: Gray whales in April.
ACCESS:
From Hwy 101 at milepost 157.1, turn west into Kalaloch Lodge. Use picnic parking.

 

 

 

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