Bird Lovers: Head to Sequim this Spring
The Olympic BirdFest with the Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society kicks off March 30.
By Patrick Hutchison February 17, 2012
This article originally appeared in the March 2012 issue of Seattle magazine.
WHERE: Sequim, Washington.
WHY: For the Olympic BirdFest with the Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society (3/30–4/1; times and prices vary. Dungeness River Audubon Society, 2151 W Hendrickson Road; 360.681.4076; olympicbirdfest.org). The annual celebration offers beginner and advanced birders the chance to search for such fine feathered friends as the yellow-rumped warbler and the elusive marbled godwit, plus classes and guided walks—including late-night “owl prowls.”
SIDE TRIP: The Audubon Society offers a three-day San Juan Islands cruise aboard the 50-passenger yacht Glacier Spirit, departing on the last day of BirdFest. You’ll float past Sucia Island, Deception Pass and San Juan Island to spot more birds and, possibly, a few whales (from $600; accommodations at Roche Harbor Resort included). GETTING THERE: From Seattle, head to the Olympic Peninsula, and then toward Sequim via U.S. 101 W; turn right on Sequim Avenue and left on W Hendrickson.
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