Bird Watching
The
shores of the Strait of Juan de Fuca, the adjacent rivers, lakes, forests
and the area surrounding Cape Flattery provide habitat for hundreds of species
of birds. Murrelets and Murres are prized sightings. Shore birds, ducks and
gulls are plentiful. In the fall and spring, thousands of Canadian geese,
trumpeter swans, falcons, hawks, and sandhill cranes migrate through this
area, and can be easily sighted. Between January and April, hundreds of bald eagles 'winter over' from British Columbia, on the coastline between Clallam Bay and Neah Bay. On a typical day, 50 or more eagles can be seen perched in the trees along Hwy. 112.
Depending on the weather in April, hundreds of the migrating raptors will 'pool up' over Cape Flattery, awaiting the right time to fly north.
Bring your binoculars and enjoy a day well spent looking for the unique bird species found only on the Northwest Coast
click here for bird watching tour (pdf) | Peninsula Audobon Society
