Shorebird Migration, Bowerman Basin, Washington

An exceptionally large concentration of shorebirds flies over Bowerman Basin in the Grays Harbor National Refuge in Washington during the spring migration. This flock consists mainly of dunlin (Calidris alpina) and western sandpipers (Calidris mauri). As many as a million shorebirds make a brief stop in the Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge each spring during their migration north to their breeding grounds.

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An exceptionally large concentration of shorebirds flies over Bowerman Basin in the Grays Harbor National Refuge in Washington during the spring migration. This flock consists mainly of dunlin (Calidris alpina) and western sandpipers (Calidris mauri). As many as a million shorebirds make a brief stop in the Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge each spring during their migration north to their breeding grounds.