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Birding on the Oregon Coast

Because the south Oregon coast is relatively undeveloped, it offers an opportunity where birders on vacation can observe wildlife that rarely encounters people. It is located within the Pacific Flyway and as a result, there are more than 450 species of migratory birds that may be spotted. The Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge is also located here and is the highest density of offshore islands and rocks, a habitat for over 1 million nesting seabirds.

Look for the Red-tailed Hawk, Peregrine Falcon, Bald Eagle, Hutton's Vireo, Spotted Towhee, Northern Flicker, Greater White-fronted Goose, American Dipper, Downy Woodpecker, Winter Wren, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Chestnut-backed Chickadee, Varied Thrush, Song Sparrow, Common Merganser, White-crowned Sparrow, Golden-crowned Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, and...

For detailed descriptions of birds and the best places to go birding as you travel along the Oregon South Coast, see Oregon Coast Birding Trails.

Download a PDF about birding on the southern Oregon coast. This brochure, provide by the Oregon Coast Birding Trail identifies over 50 sites for birders to travel to on the south Oregon coast.