Dungeness Bay – Returning Shorebirds Field Trip
Organizer: Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society
Organizer Website: https://olympicpeninsulaaudubon.org/
Dungeness Bay – Returning Shorebirds
Date and Time: Sunday, June 30, 2024.
Leaders: Bob Boekelheide and Gary Bullock
Meet at Three Crabs WDFW parking lot at 8 a.m.
Limited to 20 participants – Registration required.
Cost: Free
Meeting Place: Start at Three Crabs WDFW parking lot (at west end of Three Crabs Rd) at 8 a.m. After surveying Three Crabs birds, we will travel to Dungeness Landing County Park, on Oysterhouse Rd off Marine Drive.
Features: The calendar might say early summer, but post-breeding migration is already here. Late June and early July brings adult shorebirds, already finished with nesting in the Arctic, taiga, and prairies. Many are still in flashy breeding plumages. We will also scan the bay and mudflats for water birds and lovely gulls.
Special Requirements: We’ll have to hop a few beach logs to access Three Crabs beach. Dungeness Landing Park is accessible to all. If you have a spotting scope, bring it.
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Semipalmated Sandpiper by Bob Boekelheide