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HABITAT:	Municipal harbor, Strait of Juan de Fuca, 2.7-mile sandbar.
BIRDING:	Spring brings Common Goldeneyes, Buffleheads, Common Loons, and Harlequin Ducks to bay. Spring and fall feature shorebirds – Wandering Tattlers, Rock Sandpipers, Sanderlings, Western Sandpiper, and rare Whimbrels, Golden Plovers. Winter residents include Back-bellied Plovers, Dunlins, Black Turnstones, a few Willets, plus occasional Snowy Owls, Lapland Longspurs, Snow Buntings.
VIEWING:	Birds closest at high tide. Walk harborside beach, check ocean from rock seawall. Caution: climbing seawall can be dangerous. Olympic Discovery Trail leads 7 miles to Morse Creek.
ACCESS:	Eastbound: In city of Port Angeles, Hwy 101 becomes Lincoln St. Drive north on Lincoln St 0.9 mile. Turn left (west) onto Front St/W Marine Dr. Drive 2.5 miles (through industrial site) to Soil and Paddle Park’s paved lot. Westbound: In city of Port Angeles, Hwy 101 becomes Front St. At intersection of Front and N Lincoln streets, continue straight (through industrial site) 2.5 miles to Soil and Paddle Park’s paved lot. Continue 1.3 miles to Harbor View Park, park in gravel pullouts.
MORE BIRDING :	Birding-by-ferry in fall. Take MV Coho from downtown to Victoria, British Columbia, for 1.5-hour crossing of Strait of Juan de Fuca. Watch for Northern Fulmars, Sooty and Short-tailed Shearwaters, Parasitic Jaegers, Marbled and Ancient Murrelets. Bonus: marine sanctuary center at dock.

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