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
- Happ Memorial Wetland and Lyon's Pond
- Drift Creek Wilderness
- Port of Alsea
- North Alsea Bay
- Cape Perpetua Scenic Area
- Ona Beach State Park
- Eckman Lake and Slough
- Beaver Creek State Natural Area
- Seal Rock
- Yachats State Recreation Area
- Yachats Ocean Road State Natural Site
- William P. Keady Wayside
- Smelt Sands State Recreation Site
- Alsea Bridge North Wayside
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