We hiked from Rosario Beach area around Bowman Bay, Lottie Bay, and Lighthouse Point. Lots of buffleheads and a family of three otters in Lottie Bay. We also had a possible sighting of a stellars sea lion; it was big and tawny. (In the past we have seen an elephant seal in the main flow through the pass.) The problem with the area now is the ear-splitting jet noise from fly-overs associated with the Whidbey NAS. It is very sad that such a beautiful location has to be marred by these intrusions. (It seems some place like the Moses Lake would be a better location for such naval flight practice.) The other noise intrusion is the bridge work over Canoe Pass, though it is not nearly as bad as the jets.
~Spike&J
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