Coos County

There is a good marsh here, as well as open wetlands and open fields.  Watch for freshwater ducks in the marsh. Wintering raptors such as Merlin, White-tailed Kite, and Red-shouldered Hawk are found here, as well as other common raptors and falco...

The river mouth is about 2 miles from here but there will be good birding all the way. Birds here will include ducks, grebes, osprey, Peregrine Falcon, shorebirds, Anna’s Hummingbird, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Hutton’s Vireo, Violet-gr...

Palm Warblers often winter in this area, and Black Phoebe is usually flycatching at the wastewater pond to the NW. Geese, Plovers and wintering Loons can be scoped from the overlook at the BLM In the past, North Bend has produced such rarities as ...

Shorebirds can be seen on the leeward side of the road and any standing water.  The bay hosts Red-breasted Merganser, Surf Scoter, White-winged Scoter, Bufflehead, Common Loon, Pacific Loon, Red-throated Loon (Yellow is possible), grebes (Pied-bi...

Shorebirds and waders are the primary attractions here though raptors, ducks, grebes, pelicans, and loons can be seen at higher tides. Great Egret, Black-bellied Plover, Semipalmated Plover, Greater Yellowlegs, Whimbrel, Marbled Godwit, Red Knot, ...

Look for gull wads, migrating shorebirds, and off shore seaducks. A dead Short-tailed Albatross was found here in 2005 and a Curlew Sandpiper was here in 1976

The beautiful gardens here attract  Golden-crowned Kinglet, Cedar Waxwing, White-Crowned Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, spring warblers and Violet-green and Barn Swallow.  Scanning from  the coastline trails you might see  Black, Surf and White-win...

This area should be checked for migrant passerines. It’s good for wintering passerines as well (B&W Warbler has been seen here) and this is a good location for summer resident passerines

Walking through the woodlands you may find woodpeckers, wrens, Wrentit, Bandtailed Pigeon, Mourning Dove, Spotted Towhee, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Song Sparrow, Violet-green Swallow, Rufous Hummingbird, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Red Crossb...

This route can be run in the daytime for passerines and raptors,  but the main draw here is the nighttime owling. The best time to bird is late winter or early spring.  Listen for Saw-whet, Western Screech, N. Pygmy, and Great Horned Owls along ...

Several species of gulls can be found on the beach here.  A network of hiking trails up to Cape Arago has forest species such as woodpecker, wrens and sparrows as well as views of cliffs and rocks supporting Oystercatchers and Turnstones. In wint...