Heermann’s Gull - Photo: Dow Lambert
Port Angeles Harbor and Ediz Hook
Leader: Kathy McCoy
Date and Time: Oct 10, 2023, 8:00 am – 1:00 pm
Participant limit: 15 – Registration required. Click on the REGISTER button below.
Meeting place: Meet near the restroom across from the Ediz Hook boat launch at 8:00 a.m.
Cost: Free
Liability Form: We ask field trip participants to sign a liability release form on or before the day of the trip. This signed form will be good for future field trips. You can review, download, and print the form in advance by visiting the Field Trips page on the OPAS website or clicking here. You can also eSign the liability release form by clicking here.
Features: This trip will check out resident and migrant birds close to home. I love seeing who is present at the beach and along the waterfront. Please join me as I struggle with the puzzle that is fall and winter plumage. I use eBird to help narrow down the species found in an area.
Common birds found here in October: Shorebirds such as Black-bellied Plovers and Dunlin are likely. We will see gulls, hopefully Heermann’s, my favorite, as well as Glaucous-winged and Short-billed, Brandt’s Cormorants, and maybe Brown Pelicans. I love to see all the things present in an area, so hopefully we will see the resident river otters and harbor seals as well.
Meet near the restrooms across from the Ediz Hook boat launch at 8:00 am. The tide will be coming in, hopefully pushing some shorebirds into our sights. We will drive back to Port Angeles harbor when we've seen our fill of the Hook. It will be colder and windier near the water than it is inland, so dress for the weather.
Contact information: Kathy McCoy (208) 921-1340. Text or call if you have questions!
Note: A waitlist has been enabled for this trip. If you need to cancel your reservation, please email webmaster@olympicpeninsulaaudubon.org.