Potlatch State Park
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Potlatch State Park |
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HABITAT: |
57-acre park with Hood Canal saltwater shoreline and mixed forest. | ||
| BIRDING: | Fall-spring, high tide offers best waterfowl birding. Common Loons, Surf Scoters, Greater Scaups, Common and Barrow’s Goldeneyes, Buffleheads, Red-Breasted Mergansers; Horned, Western, and Red-necked Grebes. Check foliage for Red Crossbills, Varied Thrushes, Steller’s Jays, Fox Sparrows, and Band-tailed Pigeons. | ||
VIEWING: |
Scope salt water to south, west. Check trees to north. | ||
| ACCESS: | From Hwy 101 at milepost 335.1 turn east into park picnic area. | ||
| MORE BIRDING : | From Hwy 101 at milepost 334.5, turn east into Tacoma Power’s Saltwater Park. At north edge of parking lot, stand under fir trees to scan water “outfall” for specialties: Harlequin Ducks, American Dippers. | ||