A former coastal defense fort where dense woods meet a high bluff over the Strait. Owls and woodpeckers in the trees, and below the bluff a seawatch over kelp beds where scoters, loons, and auklets ride the tide rips. Pairs with Crockett Lake for a full Whidbey day.
Owlets fledge near the gun battery.
Auklets feed in the rips below the bluff.
Seabirds stream past the point.
Quiet trails, busy water.
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