SOUTH COUNTY COASTAL SITES County

Cascade Head is a scenic coastal headland. Its varied and protected habitats include old growth Sitka Spruce/Western Hemlock forests, coastal prairie grasslands, and Rocky coastal cliffs.

Birds found in the general area inc...

Birding the Neskowin Area:  From the northwest corner of the Neskowin Beach State Recreation Site parking area, is a gated pedestrian-only segment of Hawk St. Travel north on this segment of road. A unit of Nes...

The main attractions at Nestucca Bay NWR are the Canada and Cackling Geese, which include Semidi Islands Aleutian Cackling Geese and the only coastal wintering population of Dusky Canada Geese. Birding the open pasture habitats from the covered

Netarts Bay is a large shallow coastal bay. It is unique in that it has no major tributary rivers. There are extensive oyster farms at the south end of the bay. The west edge of the bay has areas with good eel grass beds. At low t...

Sitka Sedge State Natural Area has many diverse habitats, including tidal flats, fresh and saltwater marshes, wetlands, coastal forest, and beaches. The area is accessed entirely by trail and beach walks. The trailhead kiosk dis...

Both parks provide access to a variety of habitats including coastal Shore Pine/Sitka Spruce forest with a diverse understory, fresh and saltwater wetlands, tidal flats, and dunes.

The forests can be birded from the