Hoodsport

History

The first person to settle at Hoodsport was G.K. Robbins, a ship captain who had been transporting lumber along Hood Canal for years. Other settlers soon joined him, forming a small community. Most occupied themselves with farming or logging. The town was officially platted in 1890 by the Mason County Mine and Development Company, which owned manganese mines near Lake Cushman. Prospectors found evidence of copper in the area and over 400 mining claims were filed during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Nearly all claims failed to yield.

Geography

Hoodsport is renowned among SCUBA divers as a staging area to view the giant Pacific octopus. Local marine preserves such as Octopus Hole and Sund Rock offer divers the chance to see octopus, as well as wolf eels, rock fish, plumose anemones and other marine life. This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above . According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Hoodsport has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  4,170
• Song Sparrow

  Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
  3,992
• Spotted Towhee

  Pipilo maculatus Swainson, 1827 · Aves
  3,329
• Dark-eyed Junco

  Junco hyemalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  3,132
• Steller's Jay

  Cyanocitta stelleri (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
  3,064
• Common Raven

  Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,790
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  2,733
• Bald Eagle

  Haliaeetus leucocephalus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  2,423

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