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Where to See Mammals in Summer
(Extracted from Washington Wildlife Viewing Guide by Joe LaTourrette) |
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| Ch 24 |
Olympic National Park: Hurricane
Ridge |
Port Angeles |
Black-tailed deer fawns, Olympic
marmot babies (June on Hurricane Rd.; July on Obstruction Point Rd.) Black bears |
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Olympic National Park: Shi
Shi Beach |
Neah Bay |
Black-tailed deer fawns (June-July) Sunny |
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Olympic National Park: Quinault
Lake |
Hoquiam, Amanda Park |
Roosevelt elk babies (July)
- North Shore Rd , east end Sunny |
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Haney Meadows |
Leavenworth, Ellensburg,
Swauk Pass |
Rocky Mountain elk babies Sunny |
| Ch 47 |
Northwest Trek Wildlife Park |
Eatonville |
Prime free-roaming area baby
viewing months are May & June Bison late April - May Bighorn sheep late April - May Moose mid to late May Caribou late May - June Mountain goat late May - June Deer mid May - July Elk June Beaver and fisher kits are born in late March |
| Ch 48 |
Mt. Rainier National Park |
Eatonville, Puyallup |
Hoary marmot babies (Berkeley
Park, Paradise Park - June-July) Douglas squirrels, chipmunks, mountain songbirds |
| Ch 69 |
Liberty Lake County Park |
Spokane |
Yellow-bellied marmots
(spring, summer - rocks) Waterfowl nest (spring) Great blue herons and other wading birds (spring, summer), osprey and other birds of prey Mule deer, songbirds |
| Ch 81 |
Badger Slope |
Benton City |
Yellow-bellied marmots,
burrowing owls (spring, summer) Red-tailed hawks, ferruginous hawks, turkey vultures, prairie falcons, golden eagles nest on cliffs Wildflowers (spring) |
| Ch 87 |
Palouse Falls |
Washtucna |
Yellow-bellied marmots,
cottontail rabbits (spring, summer) Magpies, ravens, songbirds Prairie falcons, golden eagles, Swainson’s hawks, and other raptors nest in the canyon (spring, summer) |
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Sun Lakes |
Coulee City |
Marmots on golf course Sunny |
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| Ch 18 |
Mt. Ellinor Trail |
Hoodsport - Hood Canal |
Mountain goats (cliffs) Roosevelt elk, black-tailed deer, ruffed grouse, gray jays, songbirds (lower elevations) |
| Ch 48 |
Mt. Rainier National Park: Sunrise |
Puyallup |
Mountain goats (Backbone ridge,
Goat Island Mountain) Rocky Mountain elk (spring and fall migrations), black-tailed deer *Goats also above Summerland’s Panhandle Gap and below Mt. Fremont Lookout - Sunny |
| Ch 51 |
Timberwolf Mountain |
Naches |
Mountain goats (road open
July - Oct) Mule deer, rocky Mountain elk, blue grouse, songbirds Red-tailed hawks, goshawks, golden eagles |
| Ch 58 |
Mountain Loop Hwy.: Monte
Cristo Lake, Bedal Creek |
Darrington |
Mountain goats (fall, winter - on cliffs in distance) |
| Ch 61 |
North Cascades Hwy.: Newhalem |
Marblemount |
Mountain goats on nearby south-facing
rocks Black-tailed deer in town |
| Ch 68 |
Flume Creek Mountain Goat
Viewing Area |
Metaline |
Mountain goats (late Mar -
May or June) Breeding songbirds ?? |
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| Ch 26 |
Keystone Ferry |
Port Townsend |
Orca whales, Dall’s porpoises,
harbor seals (ferry docks) Also marine birds, including rhinoceros auklets and pigeon guillemots |
| Ch 27 |
Joseph Whidbey State Park |
Oak Harbor |
Orcas Waterfowl and marine birds (all year) |
| Ch 29 |
San Juan Ferry |
Anacortes |
Orca and minke whales (May-Sept) California sea lions and harbor seals (on rocks and isolated beaches) |
| Ch 30 |
San Juan Island: Lime Kiln
Point State Park |
Friday Harbor - San Juan Island |
Orca whales (May-Sept), minke
whales, Dall’s porpoises, harbor porpoises, river otters Bald eagles and marine birds |
| Ch 31 |
San Juan Island: Cattle Point |
Friday Harbor - San Juan Island |
Orca and minke whales, harbor
seals, marine birds |
| Ch 32 |
Stuart Island: Turn Point |
Friday Harbor - San Juan Island |
Orca whales, minke whales
(May-Sept) Bald eagle, marine birds |
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