Newport Oregon and the Central Oregon Coast

Birding

Catch sight of a variety of songbirds at Yaquina Bay State Park. There is a trail from the park to the beach, and access to the north jetty.

Also, check out the Bayfront Road to Toledo for good birding. Go at least as far as Salley's Bend. Many ducks and brants can be seen here. At low tides numerous shorebirds and Bald Eagles are often seen at the mudflats. Near Toledo look for Green Heron.

Across the bay, the Hatfield Marine Science Center has a fine collection of mounted bird specimens. Ask there about recent bird sightings.

The Yaquina Bay Nature Trail can be accessed from the Hatfield Marine Science Center. Over 3,000 feet of trail offer year-round public access to the estuary, and interpretive signs are placed along the trail, with an observation shelter provided approximately midway. All of the trail and facilities are accessible to the physically challenged.

The Oregon Coast Aquarium has outside walking paths to the sea aviary for viewing Tufted Puffins, Pigeon Guillemots, and Rhinoceros Auklets up close.

South Beach: Along the South Jetty Road, look for loons, cormor ants, Pigeon Guillemots, and Harlequin Ducks.

Yaquina Head Lighthouse and North: From April through July, thousands of common murres and many cormorants, both Brandt’s and Pelagic, will be seen on nearby offshore rocks. On the cliffs gulls, Pigeon Guillemots, and Pelagic Cormorants maintain precarious nests. Sometimes you can see Tuffed Puffins. They nest in burrows along the tops of the cliffs.

Wheelchair accessible tidepools have been created off Lighthouse Access Road. Look for bird activity there.

http://www.oregoncoastbirding.com/
http://www.u-s-history.com/or/c/coastbir.html

For birding by sea, check out Marine Discovery Tour's Sea Life Cruise: http://www.marinediscovery.com/sealifecruise.htm

Newport Oregon and the Central Oregon Coast

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Birding