| 4th Beach | |||
HABITAT: |
Pacific Ocean, Olympic National Park headland, beach. | ||
| BIRDING: | Spring and fall bring suite of rock shorebirds: Black Turnstones, Black Oystercatchers, Rock Sandpipers, Surfbirds. April-August, scanning waters may yield Sooty Shearwaters, Rhinoceros Auklets, Tufted Puffins. | ||
VIEWING: |
Short ADA path leads to overlook, interpretive trail goes to beach. | ||
ACCESS: |
From Hwy 101 at milepost 160.4, turn west into 4th Beach parking. | ||
| MORE BIRDING: | From Hwy 101 at milepost 164.6, turn west on Ruby Beach access road. Drive 0.1 mile to parking. Walk 0.1-mile path to beach. Scope offshore Abbey Island 0.5 mile to north for Brandt’s Cormorants, Common Murres, Pigeon Guillemots. | ||