A gorgeous day at Nisqually! Unlike the Seattle area, there was no rain and the sky was blue with some interesting clouds. Wind was at a minimum and I was quite comfortable on the hike.
The boardwalk to the east of the visitor center was a bit slippery. Since it was in the tree area, the sun hadn't melted the bits of ice, plus old, wet leaves made me step cautiously.
Along that boardwalk, I saw two deer (I think they were black-tailed) and a river otter. I also got to see a great horned owl nesting up in a tree hallow (she nested later than usual and the eggs won't be hatching until around mid-March).
The boardwalk that goes out over the mud flats were bone dry, so hiking that part was easy. Along it, I saw Canada geese, Northern Shovelers, Northern Pintails, Black Scotes, some Ringneck Ducks, one Great Blue Heron and lots of gulls. There were some tiny birds that were too far out for me to identify (this was during low tide).
Back at the parking lot, I saw a pair of Spotted Towhees...such a cute, little bird.
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