Washington State, USA
From the Olympic Peninsula's rainforests to the Columbia Basin's shrub-steppe, Washington offers Pacific seabirds, Cascades mountain species, and inland raptors. Ocean Shores is the premier shorebird site.
Recorded Species
510
Hotspots
60
Overview
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Hotspot Map
60 mapped locations · click a pin to exploreTop Hotspots
Bateman Island
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Bennington Lake
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Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR
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Bottle Beach
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Brady Loop
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Cape Disappointment SP
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Carkeek Park
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Cassimer Bar Wildlife Area
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Discovery Park
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Discovery Park--West Point
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Dungeness Landing Park/Oyster House
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Dungeness NWR
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Ediz Hook
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Elwha River Mouth
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Grays Harbor NWR (Bowerman Basin)
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Hobuck Beach
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Hoquiam STP
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Kent Ponds (GRNRA)
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Leadbetter Point
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Leque Island--Eide Rd.
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Lyons Ferry Park
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Magnuson Park
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Marymoor Park
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McNary NWR--Headquarters/Quail Trail
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McNary NWR--Millet & Woodland Ponds
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McNary NWR--Two Rivers Unit
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McNary NWR--Walla Walla River Delta
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Midway Beach
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Neah Bay--general area (*move to more refined location if appropriate)
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Neah Bay--town and bay only
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Ocean Shores
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Ocean Shores--Damon Point
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Ocean Shores--Oyhut Wildlife Area
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Ocean Shores--Pt. Brown Jetty
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Point Defiance Park--Dune Peninsula & Wilson Way
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Point No Point
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Point Roberts
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Port Susan Bay TNC reserve (restricted access)
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Potholes SP
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Restoration Point (restricted access)
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Ridgefield NWR
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Ridgefield NWR--River 'S' Unit
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Samish Island
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Semiahmoo Spit
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Skagit Wildlife Area--Fir Island Farm Reserve (Hayton Reserve)
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Skagit Wildlife Area--Wiley Slough
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Sprague Lake (Lincoln Co.)
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Three Crabs
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Tokeland
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Tulalip Bay (Tulalip Reservation)
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Turnbull NWR
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Union Bay Natural Area/Montlake Fill
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Waatch River Valley
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Walla Walla Point Park
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Wanapum SP
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Washtucna
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Wenas Lake
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Wenatchee Confluence SP/Horan Wildlife Area
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Westport (general)
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Woodland Bottoms (General location; please use a more specific location)
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"The Skagit Valley in winter hosts the largest Bald Eagle concentration in the lower 48; spring at Wenas Creek delivers Flammulated Owls and Western Tanagers."
Species Guide
🐦 Birds of Washington State, USA
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