Ocean City State Park
		Ocean Beach
		Golf Course
		North Jetty (Point Brown)
		Sewage Treatment Plant
		Game Range
		Perkins Lake
		Lake Minard
		Cement Water Tower
		Damon Point
		Marina
		Interpretive Center Woods
		Inner Bay
		Airport
		Duck Lake
		Weatherwax
		Fire Station Pond
		Cyber Lake

Ocean City State Park

Directions

Ocean City State Park is located on the west side of Highway 115 just south of the Quinault Indian Resort. The road is well marked and easy to find.

Hot Spots

• The ponds along the highway if safe to do so.
• The ponds on both sides of the entrance road.
• Just past the Registration Office is a small parking area on the right. A trail here leads to a pond and wetland.

Birds of the Area

The ponds hold Swans (winter), Pied-billed Grebe, Green Heron (late spring and summer), ducks, Sora (summer), and yellowlegs (migration). Trees and bushes throughout the park can produce Black-capped and Chestnut-backed Chicakee, Bushtit, Bewick's and Winter Wrens, Varied Thrush (winter), Hutton's Vireo, Yellow-rumped Warbler (fall through spring), Spotted Towhee, Fox Sparrow (winter), Song Sparrow, Golden-crowned Sparrow (winter), Dark-eyed Junco, and Purple Finch.

Best Time

Any time can be good for this spot.

Ocean Beach

Directions

The beach can be accessed from 5 locations along Ocean Shores Blvd: Damon Road, Chance a la Mer, Pacific Street, Ocean Lake Way, and Taurus Blvd.

Birds of the area

Western, Glaucous-winged, Glaucuous-winged/Western hybrid (our most common gull and often referred to as olympic gull), Heerman's (summer and fall), Mew (winter), Ring-billed (winter), Herring (winter), Thayer's (winter), and California (fall). Sanderlings are often found following the waves and during migration large flocks of peeps can often be seen.

Best time

Falling tide or early morning. Before the crowds and sun gets in your eyes. Bread and popcorn can often be used to bring gulls in for a closer look.

Golf Course

Directions

The Ocean Shores Golf Course comprises two separate parcels of land. The first just south of Chance A La Mer on the East side of Ocean Shores Blvd. The other larger one is located between Point Brown Ave and Dolphin Ave south of W Chance a la Mer.

Hot Spots

• Along Ocean Shores Blvd and Point Brown Ave.
• Minard Avenue, south of W Chance a la Mer Blvd
• Albatross Street, Canal Drive, and Puffin Avenue
• Ditch separating the fairways behind Gitche Gumme Motel
• Median separating north and southbound lanes on Ocean Shores Blvd (Common Snipe)

Birds of the area

Canada and White-fronted Geese, ducks, and shorebirds. Sandpiper, golden-plovers, godwits, and curlews.

Best time

Early in the morning, high tide, or stormy weather.

Jetty

Directions

At the southern end of Ocean Shores Boulevard. Ocean Shores Boulevard runs along the western edge of most of the peninsula.

Hot Spots

• Beach on north side of the jetty. Scan the breakwater rocks.
• Walk on top of the jetty. Scan south and west across the channel and ocean
• Walk out to end of rock breakwater (use caution even when rocks are dry)
• Base of the jetty (between East Ocean Shores Boulevard and the rock wall south and east of the Atlantic Ave Condominium (Lapland Longspur, Snow Bunting, and Horned Lark possible in fall and winter)
• Small ponds behind the Atlantic Avenue Condominium

Birds of the area

Loons; Sooty Shearwater (summer and early fall); Brown Pelican (summer and fall); Surf and White-winged Scoters; Black-legged Kittiwake (fall through spring); Caspian Tern; Common Murre; Pigeon Guillemot; Rhinocerous Auklet; Black Turnstone (late July through May); Surfbird (late July through April); Wandering Tattler (mid-April through May, late July through mid-October); Rock Sandpiper (early October through mid-April); Double-crested, Brandt's, and Pelagic Cormorants; and Mew (late August to May), Herring (September to May), Western, and Glaucus-winged Gulls)

Best time

Morning before the afternoon sun.

Sewage Treatment Plant

Directions

Located on East Ocean Shores Boulevard. Take Ocean Shores Boulevard to the Jetty then follow the road as it heads east and turns into East Ocean Shores Boulevard.

Open from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm Monday to Friday but you can walk around the outside any time of day.

Hot Spots

Three ponds in plant.

Birds of the area

Lapland Longspurs (mid-September to mid-November); Snow Buntings; ducks; shorebirds; gulls

Best time

During storms and high tide.

Game Range

Directions

The Game Range can be reached via paths on the north and south sides of the Sewage Treatment Plant. Park off Ocean Shores Boulevard near the fence. You can also access the Game Range via the Damon Point parking lot by walking south or west.

Hot Spots

• Salicornia marsh east and north of the entrance paths in to the Game Range.
• Sand spit, accessed from the southeast section of the Game Range.
• Access to Game Range from Tonquin Avenue.

Birds of the area

Loons; alcids; Brown Pelican; scoters; raptors; Pectoral and Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (late Sept. to mid-Oct.; plovers; yellowlegs; Whimbrel; Marbled Godwit; Red Knot; Western, Least and Baird's Sandpipers (fall, rare); dowitchers; Horned Lark; American Pipits; Lapland Longspur

Best time

1 or 2 hours before or after high tide

Perkins Lake

Directions

From Marine View Drive take Torrisdale St. Drive behind the Community Club swimming pool park by the nature trail.

Hot Spots

Anywhere along the trail around the lake.

Birds of the area

Northern Flicker; Black-capped Chickadee; Bushtit; Bewick's and Marsh Wren; Yellow-rumped Warbler (winter); Common Yellowthroat (summer); Spotted Towhee; Fox Sparrow (winter); Song and Golden-crowned Sparrows (fall through spring); Dark-eyed Junco

Lake Minard

Hot Spots

• Park north of Tonquin Avenue bridge and walk to the bridge
• Any viewing spot along Texmar Ave from Marine View Drive to Razor Clam Drive

Birds of the area

Grebes; wigeon; Ring-necked Ducks; scaup; Hooded and Common Merganser

 

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