Date: 1/31/26 4:09 pm From: Bob Boekelheide via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Winter birding suggestions appreciated for around Sequim area
Also check out eBird info for Clallam County. At the eBird homepage, click on the Explore tab at the top, then enter Clallam County under “Explore Regions.” It’s a goldmine of info about local birds and where they’ve recently been seen.
I assume by “big book” you mean the Birder’s Guide to WA, another great source.
Here are a few top spots right now:
Dungeness NWR (walk out Dungeness Spit as far as you can, looking offshore and in Dungeness Bay)
Dungeness Recreation Area
Dungeness Bay (accessed from Cline Spit, Dungeness Landing County Park, and Three Crabs). Pay attention to the tide — best shorebird viewing probably between 1 and 4 ft.
Marlyn Nelson County Park/Port Williams/Schmuck Rd
Sequim Bay (accessed from John Wayne Marina, Sequim Bay State Park, and Jamestown Tribal headquarters)
Railroad Bridge Park and Dungeness River Nature Center
Walk levees in the Lower Dungeness Restoration Area (accessed by the Old Dungeness Schoolhouse)
Walk sections of the Olympic Discovery Trail between Blyn and Agnew
Carrie Blake Park
Hope this helps,
Bob Boekelheide
Dungeness
From: Ann Kramer via Tweeters <tweeters...> <mailto:<tweeters...>> Subject: [Tweeters] Winter birding suggestions appreciated for around Sequim area
Date: January 30, 2026 at 6:02:35 PM PST
To: Tweeters <tweeters...> <mailto:<tweeters...>> Reply-To: Ann Kramer <lens4birds...> <mailto:<lens4birds...>>
I'm cursed with a mid winter birthday!
This year, we aren't able to leave for warmer, birdier spots in February so I'm spending a few days in an area I haven't yet been to to Western Washington. Sequim. I know it's a very rich area but probably less so in February
We're ferrying into Port Townsend so we will bird and photograph there for the first day. We've stayed in Marrowstone Island and had some beautiful moments photographing Harlequin's, among other duck species at Fort Flagler. Port Townsend (Brandt's, Buffleheads and Hooded Mergansers) at Fort Worden and the Chinese Gardens on the same trip. We will be staying in Sequim where I have only been once on a Pilchuck field trip. I would appreciate any ideas about the best birdy spots and especially, spots where the winter birding is a bit busier. I've downloaded all the lists, and I have the big book, but I'd like to maximize our time with the best options if we can. Thank you for any help.
