Bird Watching

Bird watching is one of the fastest-growing recreational sports in the country. On the Oregon Coast, there are more than 450 species of birds that may be observed. Because the Oregon Coast is located within the Pacific Flyway, hundreds of migratory birds may be viewed during the four seasons of the year here. Choose from the North Coast, Central Coast, and South Coast areas, or visit all three regions.

Due to the increased popularity of birdwatching, the Oregon Coast Birding Trail was recently developed. For detailed descriptions of birds and the best places to view them along the Oregon Coast, see Oregon Coast Birding Trails. For a quick view of birding locations, see below.

Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge
Cape Meares National Wildlife Refuge
Three Arch Rocks National Wildlife Refuge
Nestucca Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Siletz Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Cullaby Lakes Wetland Interpretive Trail
Jewell Meadows Wildlife Management Area
Gnat Creek Campground
Gnat Creek Fish Hatchery
Henry Rierson Spruce Run Campground
Nehalem Fish Hatchery
Astoria Mitigation Bank Wetlands (Astoria)
Twilight Creek Eagle Sanctuary (Astoria)
Astoria Sewage Ponds Overlook (Astoria)
Coxcomb Hill/Astoria Column (Astoria)
Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge (Bandon)
Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge -- Nl-les'-tun Unit (Bandon)
Barview Jetty Park - Bird Watching (Barview)
Pacific Oyster/Bay City (Bay City)
Bay City to Tillamook (Bay City)
Lone Ranch Beach (Brookings)
Clatsop Loop Trail, Ecola State Park (Cannon Beach)
Cannon Beach Settling Ponds (Cannon Beach)
Haystack Rock at Cannon Beach (Cannon Beach)
Millicoma Marsh (Coos Bay)
Boiler Bay State Scenic Viewpoint (Depoe Bay)
South Jetty Siuslaw River Birding (Florence)
Heceta Head Lighthouse Birding (Florence)
Garibaldi Boat Basin (Garibaldi)
Necanicum Estuary (Gearhart)
Elephant Bar/Jerry's Flat (Gold Beach)
Lee Wooden/Fishhawk Falls (Jewell)
Ziak Wildlife Refuge (Knappa)
Eel Creek (Lakeside)
Cascade Head Nature Preserve (Lincoln City)
Salmon River Estuary (Lincoln City)
Road's End State Recreation Site (Lincoln City)
Spring Lake Open Space (Lincoln City)
Devil's Lake State Park (Lincoln City)
D River State Recreation Site (Lincoln City)
East Devil's Lake State Park/Rock Creek Marsh (Lincoln City)
Taft Waterfront Park (Lincoln City)
Josephine Young Park (Lincoln City)
Drift Creek Falls (Lincoln City)
Alder Creek Farm (Manzanita)
Nehalem Falls Campground (Nehalem)
Nehalem Bay Sewage Ponds (Nehalem)
Cape Meares State Scenic Viewpoint (Netarts)
Netarts Bay (Netarts)
Rocky Creek State Scenic Viewpoint (Newport)
South Jetty, Yaquina Bay (Newport)
Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area (Newport )
Horsfall Area Birding (North Bend)
Bluebill Loop (North Bend)
South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve (North Bend)
Oceanside Beach/Three Arch Rocks National Wildlife Refuge (Oceanside)
Cape Kiwanda State Natural Area (Pacific City)
Sixes River Estuary and Beaver Marsh (Port Orford)
Tahkenitch Dunes/Threemile Lake Trails (Reedsport)
Neawanna Point -- Coast Natural History Center (Seaside)
Seaside Cove (Seaside)
Feldenheimer Forest Trail (Seaside)
Bayocean Spit/Tillamook Bay (Tillamook)
Munson Creek State Natural Site (Tillamook)
Whalen Island/Clay Meyers Natural Site (Tillamook)
North Alsea Bay (Waldport)
Warrenton Linear Park (Warrenton)
Fort Clatsop Birding (Warrenton)
Sunset Beach Birding (Warrenton)
Siltcoos Area Birding (Westlake)
Smelt Sands State Recreation Site (Yachats)