VERNONIA AREA County

This area is good for woodland and riparian birds along an easy paved path.

A small park on Nehalem River. Look for several species of woodpeckers and warblers. American Dipper possible on the river rocks, with Common Merganser and Belted Kingfisher nearby.

The marshy area is just past the tree farm. This is an interesting patch of land. Surrounded by Douglas fir forests a small set of creeks flood a small plain for about a quarter mile. It is filled with willows and Hard Hack shrubs. On one recent a...

One of the highest points along the Columbia loop, around 1200 feet. Possible closures due to snow Nov thru March. Possibilities include Gray Jay, Ruffed and Sooty Grouse, Chestnut-backed Chickadee, Varied Thrush, Red Crossbill. Ravens plentiful. ...

This whole area can be explored. The lakes can have Wood Ducks, Hooded Mergansers, Mallards, and other ducks possible. The wooded shore lines are great for Woodpeckers, and migrant and breeding songbirds. High elevation birds like Evening Grosbeak...

This road has many forested walk-in opportunities behind gates, and Big Eddy County Park along the Nehalem. Out of Clatskanie, it climbs Clatskanie Mt. into the Coast Range with managed Douglas fir forest lands where higher elevation birds like gr...

All but the last mile or so of the road is heavily managed Coast Range Douglas Fir forest in varying stages of harvest. The best strategy is to just get out at promising looking areas. Any place is subject to radical change from year to year. Soot...

Seasonal closure but walk in is allowed. Habitat and Birds: Coast Range: Douglas Fir\Red Cedar, Big-leaf Maple\Alder riparian habitat with some trails. Here are mainly woodland birds with American Dippers possible. It’s not terribly birdy but wo...

View the lake for migrating and wintering waterfowl. The Banks-Vernonia Trail goes all the way around the lake and a wide variety of birds can be seen from this trail. See the eBird list above.