Salt Creek County Park	xx	x
HABITAT:	198-acre county park with forest, tide pools, creek, estuary.
BIRDING:	Last week of September, Turkey Vultures soar on thermals to migrate south. Spring-summer, check thickets for Wilson’s and Orange-crowned Warblers, Warbling and Hutton’s Vireos. Find Downy, Hairy, and Pileated Woodpeckers, Swainson’s Thrushes, Black-headed Grosbeaks, Western Tanagers, Band-tailed Pigeons. Year-round, ocean sustains Harlequin Ducks, Marbled Murrelets, Rhinoceros Auklets.
VIEWING:	From Hwy 112 at milepost 53.8, turn north onto Camp Hayden Rd. Drive 3.4 miles, veer right at Y into park entrance. Drive 1.2 miles through campground to Tongue Point picnic parking.
ACCESS:	From Hwy 112 at milepost 17.2 in town of Clallam Bay, turn north immediately west of Frontier St into park
MORE BIRDING:	Salt Creek – Exit park, turn right at Y onto Crescent Beach Rd. Drive north 0.2 mile to paved parking on right. Walk right side of creek on falling tide. Check firs for Bald Eagles, rock island for Pigeon Guillemot nest holes. Private Beach – Drive 0.3 mile west on Hayden Rd, turn left into Crescent Beach RV Park. Buy required day pass at office. Long-tailed Ducks possible fall-spring.

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