<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div>Hello, Ann,</div><div><br></div><div>One place to start is the Olympic Peninsula Audubon webpage that describes several of the best birding spots around Sequim: <a href="https://olympicpeninsulaaudubon.org/birding-locations">https://olympicpeninsulaaudubon.org/birding-locations</a></div><div><br></div><div>Similar information is available at the Dungeness River Nature Center website: <a href="https://dungenessrivercenter.org/explore/wildlife/birds/">https://dungenessrivercenter.org/explore/wildlife/birds/</a></div><div><br></div><div>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.</div><div><br></div><div>I assume by “big book” you mean the Birder’s Guide to WA, another great source.</div><div><br></div><div>Here are a few top spots right now:</div><div>Dungeness NWR (walk out Dungeness Spit as far as you can, looking offshore and in Dungeness Bay)</div><div>Dungeness Recreation Area</div><div>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.</div><div>Marlyn Nelson County Park/Port Williams/Schmuck Rd</div><div>Sequim Bay (accessed from John Wayne Marina, Sequim Bay State Park, and Jamestown Tribal headquarters)</div><div>Railroad Bridge Park and Dungeness River Nature Center</div><div>Walk levees in the Lower Dungeness Restoration Area (accessed by the Old Dungeness Schoolhouse)</div><div>Walk sections of the Olympic Discovery Trail between Blyn and Agnew</div><div>Carrie Blake Park</div><div><br></div><div>Hope this helps,</div><div>Bob Boekelheide</div><div>Dungeness</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><font color="#0433ff"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ann Kramer via Tweeters <<a href="mailto:tweeters@u.washington.edu">tweeters@u.washington.edu</a>><br></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><font color="#0433ff"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>[Tweeters] Winter birding suggestions appreciated for around Sequim area</b><br></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><font color="#0433ff"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;">January 30, 2026 at 6:02:35 PM PST<br></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><font color="#0433ff"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tweeters <<a href="mailto:tweeters@u.washington.edu">tweeters@u.washington.edu</a>><br></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><font color="#0433ff"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Reply-To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ann Kramer <<a href="mailto:lens4birds@gmail.com">lens4birds@gmail.com</a>><br></span></font></div><font color="#0433ff"><br><br></font><div dir="ltr"><div><font color="#0433ff"><br clear="all"></font></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><font color="#0433ff">I'm cursed with a mid winter birthday! </font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><font color="#0433ff"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><font color="#0433ff">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</font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><font color="#0433ff"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><font color="#0433ff">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.</font></div><font color="#0433ff"><br></font></div></div></div><div><font color="#0433ff"><br clear="all"></font></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><font color="#0433ff">Kind Regards,</font></div><div><font size="4" face="comic sans ms, sans-serif" color="#0433ff"><b><i>Ann</i></b></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>