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Review:
Potter Marsh is a lovely birding and wildlife watching spot along the southern edge of the Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge, accessible from Anchorage via the Seward Highway. The marsh area offers stunning views of Turnagain Arm and provides unparalleled opportunities to view migrating birds and waterfowl in season between April and September. Visitors can view populations of Canada geese, red-necked phalaropes, horned grebes, northern pintails, and canvasback ducks in their natural habitats or spot eagle nests within the cottonwood trees at the base of the marsh's nearby bluffs. Between May and August, Arctic terns, yellowlegs, and trumpeter swans are also in migratory season. A lovely 1,550-foot wooden boardwalk traverses throughout the marsh for easy exploration.
2999 E 154th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99516
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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