Coos County

There is a walk way along the river here, with nice diversity of river ducks,  wrens and flycatchers, with the occasional Green Heron.  Wooded areas around the town attract Tanager, raptors, and woodpeckers.  Around town you will find Cooper...

Access the beach and check out the rocks for Harlequin Duck, Rock Sandpiper, Black Oystercatcher and  nesting Common Murre and Pelagic Cormorants.  Listen and look for Black Turnstone (winter).  Watch for migrating shorebirds in Spring and Fall...

This driving route follows the Coquille River, traversing flooded pastures and small wetlands dense with alder and willow. Use pullouts along the road to scan the river and surrounding flooded pastures for thousands of wintering waterfowl includin...

Between the Jetties, watch for Surf, Black and White-winged Scoter, Common and Pacific Loon, Pelagic, Brandt’s, and Double-crested Cormorant, Brown Pelican, and Harlequin Duck.  During migration walk east from the parking lot at low tide and sc...

This area often floods and can be very good for herons, rails, shorebirds, and waders. In the winter this is a consistent spot for Red-Shouldered Hawks. Once into the forest, look and listen for Mt. Quail, Sooty Grouse, Chestnut-backed Chickadee, ...

Large flocks of Gulls, shorebirds, Grebes, and sea ducks, can be found in the bay and around the docks.  Some species to watch for include Clark’s Grebe, Brant, Harlequin Duck, and Eurasian Wigeon. This is where a Brown Booby stayed in the ...

From the Face Rock Viewpoint you can see the area’s most famous offshore rock, which resembles a face gazing skyward. Nearby are a series of islands called “Cat and Kittens,” part of Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge.

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Forest species including Wrens, Chestnut-backed Chickadee, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Varied and Swainson’s Thrush and Pacific-slope Flycatcher. The base of waterfalls can be a a good spot for American Dipper.

In winter  watch for Hermit Thrush,  Song Sparrow and Dark-eyed Junco.  Summer brings warblers and occasional  Western Tanager,  and Hutton’s Vireo.  Wrentit and Spotted Towhee can be heard or seen year-round.  This is Snowy Plover nestin...

This area is very productive for shorebirds and waterfowl, both during migration and in summer and winter.  This is an extremely reliable site for Snowy Plovers which can be found roosting in the wrackline year round.

There are several information kiosks along this short walk. This is a good site for wintering raptors including Red-shouldered Hawk, Northern Shrike , White-tailed Kite and Northern Harrier.  Several sparrow species are easily seen fall and winte...

Look for American Dippers as you wind along the South Fork Coquille River. At the Buck Creek campground, look for Ruffed Grouse and Barred Owl.  At the western edge of Eden Valley, look for species like Calliope Hummingbird and Willow Flycatcher ...