Alsea Bay
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Alsea Bay has been designated a State Important Bird Area (IBA) by the Audubon Society of Portland. It meets the IBA criteria because over 50 Caspian Terns, 100 Brown Pelicans, 1,000 shorebirds, and 5,000 waterfowl have been recorded in season. This IBA includes all tidelands and submerged lands in Alsea Bay downstream of where Drift Creek flows into the Alsea River. Alsea Bay has also been categorized as a Conservation Estuary under the Oregon Estuary Classification System and the Alsea Bay Estuary Plan.
DirectionsNearby Birding Locations
- Eckman Lake and Slough
- Port of Alsea
- Ona Beach State Park
- Beaver Creek State Natural Area
- North Alsea Bay
- Cape Perpetua Scenic Area
- William P. Keady Wayside
- Smelt Sands State Recreation Site
- Yachats State Recreation Area
- Seal Rock
- Yachats Ocean Road State Natural Site
- Alsea Bridge North Wayside
- Happ Memorial Wetland and Lyon's Pond
- Drift Creek Wilderness
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