A shallow lagoon beside the Coupeville ferry landing that is, acre for acre, the best shorebird spot on this list. Pull off the highway, set up a scope, and let the birds come to you: sandpipers and plovers on the flats, falcons and harriers never far behind.
Northbound shorebirds pass through fast.
Fall shorebird migration starts by early July.
Rarity season; scan every flock.
Raptors work the wet fields at dusk.
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