Tillamook County

Nehalem Bay State Park birding is largely done on the shorebird flats on the east side of the spit and the open ocean beaches on the west. The

This area is best birded by vehicle. All the Nehalem Meadows sites can be visited in a few hours. This is a good area to check for unusual waterfowl. Blue-winged Teal, both swans, Snow, Ross’s, and Emperor Goose have been fo...

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...

Three Arch Rocks NWR: Scope these offshore rocks for Steller Sea Lions, Seabirds, Peregrine Falcons, and Bald Eagles. The nearshore waters are good for all seabirds, including Tufted Puffin and Black Oystercatcher.

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...

Boquist Rd. and nearby Suppress Rd. pass through dairy pastureland, willow thicket, and wetland habitats. Both can be birded from the road. A good area to park, then walk is located just south of the junction of Boquist and Squee...

This Vicinity Map of the Tillamook Forest Center gives a general overview of the sites listed below.

Tillamook Forest Center has acces...

The area Moon Creek and the lower 0.25 mile of Road 3-8-20 is a mix of open pastureland, riparian, and forest edge habitats. This area is far enough inland that habitat and birds differ slightly from the immediate coast. Walk the...

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