COASTAL SITES County

Bird the small marsh about a quarter mile from the highway. This is a reliable spot to find Marsh Wren at any season. Continue on to the campground, less than a half mile further down the road at a dead end. The campground area can be very birdy, ...

Offshore rocks attract “rockpipers” as well as Harlequin Duck (both are possible in late fall, winter, early spring). The creek-side habitat next to the parking lot has attracted rare passerines.

This is a great location to do sea watches since it is a bit elevated and gives a nice view of the ocean on a clear day. Alcids, tubenoses and sea ducks are usually present.

Sea cliffs, offshore rocks/stacks, coastal spruce/hemlock forest, etc.

Good seawatching year around. A large seabird breeding colony is visible on the cliffs and offshore rocks/stacks. The creek at the overflow parking lot often has a dippe...

Birding the rocky areas from the headlands above the cave can be very productive. The best place to find birds is from the large pulloff area north of the Sea Lion Caves administration building. The same birds that can be found from the caves can ...

This is a large lake that has very large flocks of water birds (grebes, coots, waterfowl, etc.) in the winter. The road around the lake, toward Ada, provides numerous places to scan the lake and parks/boat ramps to bird the dense forests. Parking ...

Stop at Lodgepole Campground on the way to the beach to see what is there. Red Crossbills are often in the area. The habitat around the campground often contains a sizeable mixed flock of passerines. Continue down the road to Lagoon Campground. Th...

This road will go west for a while but just before it bends to the right, turn off at the dog pond and park. Especially if no one else is in the area, this can be a good place to find interesting shorebirds, passerines, and raptors. After the road...

This is a great viewpoint for sea watching and one of the better spots for Harlequin Duck, scoters, Black Oystercatcher, etc. This is the best place in Lane Co. to find Black Scoter; a few can be mixed in the large scoter flocks.

There are trails that have views of the lake to look for water birds and the dense forest around the lake is good for passerines.