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Drift Creek Meadows at Gorton Road

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Siletz Bay-Alder Island Unit

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East Devil's Lake State Park

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Drift Creek Falls

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Lincoln City 15th Street Beach Access Rocks

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Kernville/Siletz River - Cannery Slough

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Knight Park

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Rock Creek Marsh

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Salmon River Estuary

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Devil's Lake State Park

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Lincoln City Sewage Ponds

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Siletz Bay

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Salishan Nature Trails

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Taft Waterfront Park

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D River State Recreational Site

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Spring Lake Open Space

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Roads End State Recreation Site

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Millport Slough

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Seasons

Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall

Location

From Highway 101 in southern Lincoln City go west on SW 62nd Street, then west on SW 65th Street where you’ll find limited parking.

Go to the Oregon Birding Trail Website. Choose the Oregon Coast Birding Trail. Click on the Central Coast tab and go to section 53.

Directions

Habitat and Birds

View the bay and then walk south along the beach to the mouth of Drift Creek. This can be a very good shorebird spot at mid-tide during migration. Sanderling, yellowlegs, Red Knot, peeps, and Whimbrel can sometimes be found here.

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