Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge is located within Grays Harbor, at the mouth of the Chehalis River, which makes up the second largest watershed in Washington. It is one of four major staging areas for migrating shorebirds in the Pacific Flyway. Up to one million shorebirds gather here in spring and fall to feed and rest.[3]
The accessible boardwalk offers a means to develop and implement interpretation and education programs for the more than half a million shorebirds who pass by each year on their way through the gateway to the Olympic Peninsula.[3]
^"About the Refuge". Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
^ abc"Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge Profile". U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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grays, harbor, national, wildlife, refuge, located, within, grays, harbor, mouth, chehalis, river, which, makes, second, largest, watershed, washington, four, major, staging, areas, migrating, shorebirds, pacific, flyway, million, shorebirds, gather, here, spr. Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge is located within Grays Harbor at the mouth of the Chehalis River which makes up the second largest watershed in Washington It is one of four major staging areas for migrating shorebirds in the Pacific Flyway Up to one million shorebirds gather here in spring and fall to feed and rest 3 Grays Harbor National Wildlife RefugeIUCN category IV habitat species management area Salt marshLocationGrays Harbor County Washington United StatesNearest cityHoquiam WashingtonCoordinates46 58 26 N 123 55 50 W 46 97389 N 123 93056 W 46 97389 123 93056Area1 471 38 acres 595 45 ha 1 Established1990 1990 2 Governing bodyU S Fish and Wildlife ServiceWebsiteGrays Harbor National Wildlife RefugeGrays Harbor is designated as a Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network Site recognizing this internationally significant shorebird habitat Although the refuge occupies only two percent of the intertidal habitat of Grays Harbor it hosts up to 50 percent of the shorebirds that stage in the estuary As many as 24 species of shorebirds use Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge with the most abundant species being western sandpiper and dunlin Semipalmated plover least sandpiper red knot and black bellied plover are also common during migration The refuge is also used by peregrine falcon bald eagle northern harrier Caspian tern great blue heron songbirds and a variety of waterfowl 3 The accessible boardwalk offers a means to develop and implement interpretation and education programs for the more than half a million shorebirds who pass by each year on their way through the gateway to the Olympic Peninsula 3 References edit nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service Annual Report of Lands as of September 30 2013 PDF United States Fish and Wildlife Service About the Refuge Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge U S Fish and Wildlife Service a b c Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge Profile U S Fish and Wildlife Service External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge U S Fish and Wildlife Service Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge amp oldid 1146778928, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
