The North Olympic Peninsula offers exceptional bird watching year round. Our mild winter supports large numbers of ocean birds, including waterfowl. Spring and fall are migration times and offer great diversity in species. Summer residents are numerous and varied due to the diversity of habitat - from rain forest to tidelands.
Shore birds are abundant at low tide.
Just south of the beach is a brackish pond that leads to a rise of land forested with fir and alder. The pond offers a variety of waterfowl while the trees provide roosting and perching areas for the Bald eagle, Great blue heron and the Bleted kingfisher. A variety of shore and sea birds and winter waterfowl can be seen. North of the Marina is Washington Harbor. Its extensive mud flats should not be overlooked.