Shore Meadows
        This is a typical Whidbey Island guillemot colony site.  The birds nest in burrows high in the bluff.  During the breeding season, June through August, over fifty birds congregate at this site.  It´s a good place to watch the interaction of the adults and the delivery of fish to burrows.  The sandy beach is easy to walk on and offers great views of the Olympic Mountains.
        Directions:  It is site #40, listed as Mutiny Bay Vista, in Getting to the Water´s Edge.  “Turn W off hwy 525 onto Bush Point Rd.  Travel 1.2 miles and turn S onto Shore Meadows Road.  Public access is at the road end by the condominiums; parallel park on the N side.  A sidewalk leads SE downhill to the beach access.'  To reach the colony walk west (to the right) to the high bluff.  Please respect the privacy of those living in the condominiums.

Keystone
        This is one of the easiest places to see Pigeon Guillemots. In fact, you hardly need to get out of your car.  The birds begin to gather here in large numbers in March and about thirty adults remain here throughout the breeding season.  They nest on the derelict structure to the east of the parking lot.
        Directions:  The park and boat launch are just east of the Keystone Ferry landing on hwy 20.  It is site #30 in Getting to the Water´s Edge.

Deception Pass Bridge
        Deception Pass Bridge on hwy 20 affords a unique view of Pigeon Guillemots. Park on Canoe Island and walk toward Fidalgo Island on the east side of the bridge.  Hundreds of Pigeon Guillemots nest in the rocky cliffs. On a clear day you can look down on the birds and see them “fly' underwater. They use their wings to propel themselves through the water.