Dungeness Bay – Returning Shorebirds

Date and Time: Saturday, July 5, 2025. Meet at Three Crabs WDFW parking lot at 8:30 a.m.

Leader: Bob Boekelheide

Number of participants: 15 – Registration required.

Cost: Free

Meeting Place: Start at Three Crabs WDFW parking lot (at west end of Three Crabs Rd) at 8:30 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. 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.

Liability Form: We ask field trip participants to sign a liability release form before the day of the trip. This signed form will be good for future field trips. You can review, download, and print the form in advance by visiting the Field Trips page on the OPAS website or clicking here. It’s preferred that you eSign the liability release form by clicking here.

Further information, if needed: Contact Bob Boekelheide at bboek@olympus.net.

Note: A waitlist has been enabled for this trip. If you need to cancel your reservation, please email webmaster@olympicpeninsulaaudubon.org.

OPAS Field Trip: Dungeness Bay – Returning Shorebirds