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Wildlife, plants and environment at Camano Island

Wildlife

MammalsBirdsFish & Sea Life
• Chipmunks
• Coyotes
• Deer or Elk
• Otters
• Rabbits
• Raccoons
• Skunks
• Squirrels
• Crows or Ravens
• Doves or Pigeons
• Ducks
• Eagles
• Geese
• Gulls
• Hawks
• Herons
• Hummingbirds
• Jays
• Owls
• Woodpeckers
• Wrens
• Clams
• Crabs
• Mussels
• Octopuses
• Sea Birds
• Sea Cucumbers
• Seals
• Shellfish
• Shrimp
• Starfish
• Whales
• Bullhead
• Cod
• Crappie
• Eel
• Perch
• Salmon
• Shark
• Steelhead
• Trout


Environmental Features

Physical Features Plant LifeSpecial
During the last ice age, the area was covered by an ice sheet approximately one mile thick. The glacier carved the shape of the island with its high "feeder banks" that helped build the beaches.
 • Cedar
• Douglas Fir
• Hemlock
• Spruce
• Yew
• Alder
• Apple
• Cherry
• Maple
• Poplar
• Daisy
• Foxglove
• Lupines
• Paintbrush
• Rhododendron
• Rose
• Berries
• Eel Grass
• Ferns
• Moss or Lichens
• Seaweed
• Thistle
Native Americans used this area as a camp while fishing and gathering shellfish.