Port Angeles Harbor and Ediz Hook Field Trip
Organizer: Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society
Organizer Website: https://olympicpeninsulaaudubon.org/
Port Angeles Harbor and Ediz Hook Field Trip
Leader: Kathy McCoy
Date and Time: Oct 10, 2023, 8:00 am – 1:00 pm
Participant limit: 15 – Registration and signed Liability Release required.
Meeting place: Meet near the restroom across from the Ediz Hook boat launch at 8:00 a.m.
Cost: Free
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 wait list has been enabled for this trip.
Update: As of October 2, this field trip is full, but you can sign up and be listed on the wait list. If someone cancels, you will be automatically notified.
Learn more and register: OPAS Field Trip: Port Angeles Harbor and Ediz Hook — OLYMPIC PENINSULA AUDUBON SOCIETY
Heermann’s Gull by Dow Lambert