July 11, 2005: Puget Sound Area and Orcas Island (19 PHOTOS, 10 BIRD)

We started the day on the mainland, taking the ferry from Mukilton to Clinton, on Whidbey Island. We visited Deception Point, and then took a ferry to spend the afternoon on Orcas Island. (Map at the end)

The lighthouse at Clinton (Whidbey Island)

Deception Point

The ferry to Orcas Island

Moran State Park on Orcas Island is a high point, with a great view of Puget Sound.

Moran State Park on Orcas Island is a high point, with a great view of Puget Sound.

This hike at Moran State Park led to a wet forest and a waterfall

This tower sits atop Constitution Mountain, the highest point on Orcas Island

Above and Below: On the beach at Orcas Island. Lots of starfish and stuff in the tidepools. Below is a Madrona Tree.

Below is the section of bird photos from today, starting out at Lynnwood, and then on Whidbey Island, and Orcas Island.

Northwestern Crow: Lynnwood, Washington

Rhinocerous Auklet at the harbor in Mukilteo, WA (waiting for the ferry)
Pigeon Guillemot, on the Mukilteo-Clinton ferry
This Bald Eagle was in a field on southern Whidbey Island We found this Barn Swallow nest in the information display at Deception Point!
This dead Orange Crowned Warbler was found on Orcas Island
Song Sparrow on Orcas Island Spotted Towhee on Orcas Island

White Crowned Sparrow on Orcas Island

Glacuous-Winged Gull on the Ferry Dock on Orcas Island