Big Quilcene River Estuary	xxx
HABITAT:	WDFW riparian mixed forest, river estuary on Hood Canal.
BIRDING:	Songbirds brighten spring: Yellow-rumped and Wilson’s Warblers, Varied Thrushes, Ruby-crowned Kinglets. Fall salmon runs attract Bald Eagles, Common Ravens, Rough-legged Hawks, Glaucous-winged Gulls. Great Egrets poke in marshes, Dunlins at water’s edge. Check river for American Dippers. Winter brings Trumpeter Swans, American and Eurasian Wigeons, Red-necked Grebes.
VIEWING:	0.5-mile trail leads to estuary. Caution: Estuary floods at high tide.
ACCESS:	From Highway 101 at milepost 294.9 in the town of Quilcene, turn east onto Linger Longer Rd. Drive 0.3 mile. Turn left onto Fremont Ave. Park on north at road end.

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