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Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area - Birding
These sites have good birding almost any time of the year. Not all birds are year-round residents; most of the shorebirds are here only during the winter, some warblers only during the summer. Birds listed in bold type are here year round.
- Horsfall Area
- Bluebill Lake fills with water in the winter. If you are short on time, hike along the west side of the campground through the pine forest on the west. Check the tidal flats just north of the Horsfall entrance form the highway. Birding varies with the tide. Look for . . .
- White-tailed Kite
- Northern Harrier
- Violet-green Swallow
- Downy Woodpecker
- Yellow, Townsend's and Hermit Warblers
- Great Horned Owl
- Great Egret
- South Jetty Area
- You'll find six parking lots after you turn north on South Jetty Road. The third one is a popular starting point for viewing the marsh. You may want to use a spotting scope. Hike over the foredune to the beach for glimpses of shorebirds. Look for . . .
- Tundra Swan
- Marsh Wren
- Canada Goose
- Yellow-rumped Warbler
- Red-tailed Hawk
- Sanderling
- Long-billed Curlew
- Dunlin
- Least Sandpiper
- Siltcoos Area
- Walk around Lagoon Campground to get a close look at an American Bittern. For another birding walk in the area, cross the bridge to Waxmyrtle Campground to reach the Waxmyrtle Trail. This trail parallels the south side of the Siltcoos River, then turns south to a marshy area. Look for . . .
- Coastal snowy plovers are listed as a threatened species. Take care when walking on the beach where they breed and nest.
- Great Blue Heron
- American Bittern
- Green Heron
- Virginia Rail
- Cinnamon Teal
- Common Yellowthroat
- Common Merganser
- Belted Kingfisher
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