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HABITAT:	Audubon Society/Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe/River Center Foundation’s nature center in 28-acre Railroad Bridge Park w/riparian woodland, salmon-spawning river.
BIRDING:	Important site for breeding songbirds: Swainson’s Thrushes, Pacific-slope and Willow Flycatchers, Western Tanagers, Evening Grosbeaks, Orange-crowned Warblers, Red-breasted Nuthatches, and vireos – Hutton’s, Warbling, Cassin’s, and Red-eyed. Summer skies feature Rough-winged and Violet-green Swallows, Bald Eagles, Merlins, Peregrine Falcons. Year-round, find Downy, Hairy, and Pileated Woodpeckers; Red-breasted Sapsuckers; Golden-crowned Kinglets by day – Great-horned and Western Screech Owls by night. Check river for American Dippers, Belted Kingfishers, Common Mergansers.
VIEWING:	Best birding on bridge over river plus 0.5 mile west on Olympic Discovery Trail. Bonus: Center offers free weekly bird walks, interpretive/exhibits programs, native plant garden, birding classes; www.dungenessrivercenter.org.
ACCESS:	From Hwy 101 at milepost 262.7 eastbound/263.7 westbound, take River Rd exit. Turn north onto River Rd. Drive 0.2 mile. Veer right (east) onto Washington St. Turn left (north) immediately onto N Priest Rd. Drive 0.6 mile. Turn left (west) onto Hendrickson Rd. Drive 0.7 mile to River Center.

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