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Olympic National Park
Birdwatching in Olympic
 
Red-breasted sapsucker on a tree

Ken and Mary Campbell

Red-breasted sapsucker

Over 250 species of birds use the extensive and diverse habitats of Olympic National Park and the adjoining coastal waters. In the mountain meadows, you may see blue grouse, woodpeckers, gray jays, and many more. Along the coast, bald eagles, rhinoceros auklets, western gulls, and a number of other coastal birds can be spotted feeding, or nesting in offshore trees.

Some of the particularly prevalent birds include the American crow, common raven, varied thrush, winter wren, Steller's jay, gray jay, ruffed grouse, blue grouse, belted kingfisher, and a variety of warblers, woodpeckers, kinglets, and sparrows.

Check out the photo gallery of birds in Olympic National Park.

Hurricane Ridge Web Cam
Hurricane Ridge Webcam
Current view from Hurricane Ridge Visitor Center
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brown owl with spots on lichen-draped branch
A Rare Refuge
What species depend on old growth forest to survive?
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star-shaped purple flowers growing in a crack of a rock  

Did You Know?
That the Piper's bellflower is unique to the Olympic Mountains? Named after an early Olympic peninsula botanist, the Piper's bellflower grows in cracks and crevices of high elevation rock outcrops.

Last Updated: March 11, 2009 at 17:18 EST