About the Author

Holly C. Beimler

Not actually a shorebird, but she was
still kind enough to pose with me.

I graduate with my degree in Environmental Studies from the University of Washington Tacoma in June of 2008.  I started this degree at the University of Alaska Southeast in Juneau, Alaska with a major in Marine Biology. 

This web page does not completely cover any of the topics, but it does provide a good overview of some of the species you might actually see from the shore in Western Washington.  I skipped over the whales, earless seals and manatees, because you are less likely to see those without a boat. (You are not likely to see a manatee in Washington at all.)

 

This site is dedicated to Gerta, the chicken, who was eaten by a bear about three months after this photo was taken.