LINCOLN CITY AREA County

Birds of Devils Lake by Preservation Association of Devils Lake (PADL).

If you are on the coast during a high tide and fields are flooded, check out Drift Creek Meadowlands. This is another place shorebirds often come at high tide. One February a Mountain Plover and a Red Knot were here.

Birds of Devil’s Lake by Preservation Association of Devils Lake (PADL).

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.

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 S...

The park is on the mouth of the Salmon River and includes hiking trails into the Cascade Head, providing a varied habitat.

Year round you can find Spotted Sandpiper, Great Blue Heron, Bald Eagle, Chestnut-backed Chickadee, Belted Kingfisher...

There is a rock reef here that can produce Rock Sandpiper, Black Turnstone, Surfbird, loafing shorebirds, Black Oystercatcher, and gulls. Look for Whimbrel and Sanderling on the beach.

Like other coastal sewage lagoons, this one is a good loafing place at high tide. It can be a good place for shorebirds during migration or waterfowl from fall through spring. A Long-tailed Duck was here for two winters. A pair of Blue-winged Tea...

A quiet beach with offshore islands, tide pools, and a hidden cove.  Look for Red-necked Grebe, Scoters, Loons, and Gulls.  Pigeon Guillemot, Common Murre, and maybe Marbled Murrelet, can be seen during summer.  There’s a good chance to find ...