Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area
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Location
From Highway 101 just north of Newport, go west on Lighthouse Drive. After checking in at the gate, continue to the lighthouse parking areas.
Go to the Oregon Birding Trail Website. Choose the Oregon Coast Birding Trail. Click on the Central Coast tab and go to section 63.
See Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area by U.S. Bureau of Land Management for information about hours and fees
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Habitat and Birds
Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area (YHONA) was designated as a Globally Important Bird Area in 1997 by the American Bird Conservancy because of its many nesting seabirds including Western Gulls, Common Murres, Pigeon Guillemots, Brandt’s Cormorants, and Pelagic Cormorants. YHONA was also designated a State Important Bird Area by the Audubon Society of Portland.
Nearby Birding Locations
- Port of Newport/Public Fishing Pier
- Perpetua Bank/Pelagic Site - 35 Miles Offshore, - Boat Trip
- South Beach State Park
- Toledo Public Boat Launch
- Yaquina Bay State Park
- Depot Slough Interpretive Trail
- Sally's Bend
- South Jetty Yaquina Bay
- Northwest 68th Street Scoter Spot
- OSU Hatfield Marine Science Center Nature Trail
- Mike Miller Educational Trail
- Oregon Coast Aquarium
- Yaquina Bay (Idaho Point)
- Yaquina Bay Road
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