Yaquina Bay Road
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Location
From Highway 101 in Newport, go east on Highway 20 for 1/2 mile. Turn right on Southeast Moore Drive, then continue left onto SE Bay Blvd/Yaquina Bay Road. All along this road, to Toledo, are good turnouts for birding. Make sure you watch the time and the tides. Low ide is not productive along this road and birding here in the evening is futile because of the glaring sun Make sure you pull into the road leading to the big green LNG tanks (44.628912, -124.025313). Good viewing from that road.
Go to the Oregon Birding Trail Website. Choose the Oregon Coast Birding Trail. Click on the Central Coast tab and go to section 65.
DirectionsHabitat and Birds
All along this road, there are turnouts that allow you to view the bay and its birds. Look for sea ducks, gulls, terns, grebes, loons, and other waterfowl. Don’t just look at the water. The wooded areas have mixed wintering passerine flocks and migrants in season.
Nearby Birding Locations
- Toledo Public Boat Launch
- Yaquina Bay (Idaho Point)
- Mike Miller Educational Trail
- Depot Slough Interpretive Trail
- Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area
- Sally's Bend
- Northwest 68th Street Scoter Spot
- Yaquina Bay State Park
- South Jetty Yaquina Bay
- OSU Hatfield Marine Science Center Nature Trail
- Perpetua Bank/Pelagic Site - 35 Miles Offshore, - Boat Trip
- Port of Newport/Public Fishing Pier
- Oregon Coast Aquarium
- South Beach State Park
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