Curry County

There have been some unusual species that have shown up in this region. Red-shouldered Hawk, Elegant Tern, Costa’s Hummingbird, Pine Warbler, Hooded Warbler, Clay-colored Sparrow (twice), Dickcissel, and Orchard Oriole have all been catalogu...

Some very rare birds have been found here over the years, including Bar-tailed Godwit, Least Tern, Tropical Kingbird, White Wagtail, Cape May Warbler, and Prairie Warbler. More common species might include Surfbird, Dunlin, Surf Scoter, Red-throat...

Gulls, terns, and shorebirds can be found here. Offshore rocks might harbor resting cormorants or gulls. Search the waters around these rocks for Harlequin Ducks. Strange things have turned up here, including Rose-breasted Grosbeak and Orchard Ori...

The marshy area west of town is good for herons, Marsh Wren, and Virginia Rail. The town itself has produced several good vagrants. Tropical Kingbird, Sprague’s Pipit, Yellow-throated Warbler, and Rose-breasted Grosbeak have all been seen he...

Excellent Sea Watch location.  Local beach and rocky areas.  Scoters, grebes, loons, and Harlequin Ducks abound.  Black Turnstones and Black Oystercatchers are in the rocky areas. Watch for Black-legged Kittiwake in the late fall.  This is a ...

Shorebirds, gulls, terns, and sea ducks can be seen from the beach. A Clay-colored Sparrow showed up at this location once.

Along with a river mouth and estuary, the Pistol River provides birds with varied habitats that include pastures, ponds, coastal scrub, riparian areas and trees like spruce, alder, and willow. Golden Eagles can be found at this location. Other bir...

The town itself can produce some local rarities. Oregon’s first confirmed Common Moorhen was found here in 1976. Other oddities include a Blackpoll in 1992 (another in 1993), Rose-breasted Grosbeak in 1998, and Dickcissel in 1993. Common Gra...

If you haven’t found Harlequin Ducks in some of the other places, this is the spot to check. There are other good birds here as well.

Low tides expose sandy bars that provide shorebirds, cormorants, pelicans, waders, and Larids (this is one of the best places to find Elegant Tern in late summer or early fall) a place to loaf and rest. Brown Pelican is abundant here. Look for Bla...

The beginning section of this hike provides good riparian vegetation and birds to look for include woodpeckers, hummingbirds, warblers, and other passerines.

This is another of the famous estuaries in Curry County. The river mouth can provide Swamp Sparrow, Loggerhead Shrike, raptors, and gulls. The bluff at the cape gives good views of ocean birds like loons and sea ducks. The marsh is good for Red-sh...