SEASIDE AREA County

The ponds and adjacent wetlands attract various species such as Bald Eagle, Great Blue Heron, a variety of ducks (Wood Duck, Northern Shoveler, Northern Pintail, American Wigeon, Green-winged Teal), Black-capped Chickadee, Wilson’s Snipe, Ma...

The trail reaches Feldenheimer Forest and Seaside to the north, and goes through Sitka Spruce forest and riparian habitat. A short loop (2 miles) returns to the parking area. It also connects to the Tillamook Head trail, which leads to Seaside.

Go to the Oregon Birding Trails website. Choose the Oregon Coast Birding Trail. Click on the North Coast tab and go to section 21.

Go to the Oregon Birding Trails website. Choose the Oregon Coast Birding Trail. Click on the North Coast tab and go to section 21.

Best time to visit is at low tide. The base of Haystack Rock is a rocky intertidal zone.

Tufted Puffins can be seen from April to August (Haystack Rock is the best place on the Oregon Coast for that species). During breeding season, Western...

A list of birds for this location includes the following: Greater White-fronted Goose, Snow Goose, Cackling Goose, Wood Duck, Gadwall, Eurasian Wigeon, Redhead, Tufted Duck, Greater Scaup, Lesser Scaup, Common Goldeneye, Hooded Merganser, Common M...

Mike Patterson has an excellent website that gives very good advice for shore-birding the north coast of Oregon. See Guide to Shorebird Watching on the North Coast of Oregon ...