Kernville/Siletz River – Cannery Slough
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From Highway 101 south of Lincoln City go east on Highway 229 for about .6 mile. Use the pullout on the south side of the road to scan the river and the marsh on the north side of the road.
Go to the Oregon Birding Trail Website. Choose the Oregon Coast Birding Trail. Click on the Central Coast tab and go to section 53.
DirectionsHabitat and Birds
In the river look for Canada Goose and Common Merganser, and in late winter/early spring Common Goldeneye, Hooded Merganser and Bufflehead. Maybe even a loon or a grebe.
In the marsh Virginia Rail are often heard, also look for Spotted Sandpipers, as well as the occasional migrating shorebird or warbler. Swallows and Purple Martins are active in the summer months, along with Belted Kingfisher, various woodpeckers, Steller’s Jays, chickadees, Marsh Wrens, Swainson’s Thrushes and robins.
Nearby Birding Locations
- East Devil's Lake State Park
- Devil's Lake State Park
- Siletz Bay-Alder Island Unit
- Drift Creek Meadows at Gorton Road
- Spring Lake Open Space
- Drift Creek Falls
- Salmon River Estuary
- Rock Creek Marsh
- Lincoln City 15th Street Beach Access Rocks
- Lincoln City Sewage Ponds
- Taft Waterfront Park
- Josephine Young Park
- Roads End State Recreation Site
- D River State Recreational Site
- Salishan Nature Trails
- Siletz Bay
- Knight Park
- Millport Slough
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