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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Jan 19, 2026 at 10:43:05, Lee Jaszlics via Tweeters <<a href="mailto:tweeters@u.washington.edu">tweeters@u.washington.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div>
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<div><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div>- Point No Point: Lots of great gulls on the beach here! Bonaparte’s,
Heermann’s, Short-billed, Glaucous-winged, Olympic, California,
occasional Western & Thayer's. This is my top recommendation for species diversity and close range photos</div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div>Agreed, and it’s finally open again! Also nearby is Norwegian Point County Park, and if you stop by the Hansville store, buy a snack sit in their parking lot, you can bird from your car and look over the gulls (mostly GWGU) hanging out on the buildings there. Getting views along the water here from a couple of stops can generate a few extra birds for the list. </div><div class="gmail_quote" dir="ltr"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote" dir="ltr">Another spot that I have decided it under appreciated it Port Gamble (head downhill through the gates to the kayak place, ignore the access sign since as far as anyone can tell it’s no longer valid). Was out there last week and in the puddles there were a lot of bathing gulls, including GWGU, but also short-bill, ring-billed and a California. This also has been a good place this winter for Black Scoter, and fairly reliable for Black Turnstone and Black Oystercatcher. (This is also the place with the continuing Harris’ Sparrow to boot)</div><div class="gmail_quote" dir="ltr"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote" dir="ltr"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex" type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr">- Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge had really excellent gulls at close range when I was out there in October, but I don't get out there often enough to tell you how consistent it is</div></div>
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I’ll also recommend Dungeness Landing Park, which is effectively looking at DNWR from the other side. There’s an area in scope view that’s a fairly reliable gull hangout, and you can bird from the parking lot. Always GWGU there, but other recents include short-bill, California and western. Also looks like some trumpeters are being seen there. (And always fun when the eagles come an d strafe the gulls)</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Chuq</div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(39,39,40);font-family:-apple-system,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><div><br></div><div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">---------------------------------------<br><br>Chuq Von Rospach (<a href="http://www.chuq.me" target="_blank">http://www.chuq.me</a>)</div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">Silverdale, Washington</div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">Birder, Nature and Wildlife Photographer<br><br>Email me at: <a href="mailto:chuqvr@gmail.com" target="_blank">chuqvr@gmail.com</a><br>Mastodon: @<a href="mailto:chuqvr@fosstodon.org" target="_blank">chuqvr@fosstodon.org</a><br><br>Stay Updated with what I'm doing: <a href="https://www.chuq.me/6fps/" target="_blank">https://www.chuq.me/6fps/</a><br>My latest e-book: <a href="https://www.chuq.me/ebooks" target="_blank">https://www.chuq.me/ebooks</a><br><br></div></div></div></div></div></div><br>
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