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Lush evergreen forests, picturesque coastal scenery,
rugged cliffs, impressive sand dunes and vast sandy
beaches await you along the Pacific Coast Scenic Byway,
US Highway 101.
The Oregon coast has fully developed resort communities
with every possible amenity to quiet coastal towns where
the loudest sounds you'll hear are waves on the shoreline
and seagulls and other costal birds overhead.
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Astoria is centrally located along the banks of the Columbia
River and seven miles from Pacific Ocean beaches, perfect in
its natural beauty for birding. The north coast area is rich
in dry and wetland birds from Bald Eagles to Sand Pipers, all
can be easy viewed and enjoyed.
This is one of Oregon's premier spots for finding rare and
unusual birds. Almost completely surrounded by salt and fresh
water as well as tidal marshes SJCR is an excellent place
for spotting sea birds, shorebirds, and ducks. And it is a
long point of land making it a good migrant trap.
From the viewpoint: whales, sea lions, pelagic and shore birds.
Bald Eagles and Peregrine Falcons nest in the park and can
often be seen hunting sea birds here. Good view of Bird Rocks
with a scope. Lots of coastal rainforest habitat. Good for
forest owls.
Nesting site for Tufted Puffins, Western Gulls, Pelagic Cormorants,
and Pigeon Guillemots. No climbing! Please stay off the rock.
While in Cannon Beach, be sure and check out the treatment
ponds at the east end of second street. A viewing tower has
been built and you can sometimes see very interesting birds
in or around the ponds. Green Herons have nested there as
well as Wood Ducks. When winter storms blow and during migrations
are good times to look for other unusual birds.
The Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area provides 47 miles
of ocean beaches, the Siuslaw and Umpqua rivers, 32 freshwater
lakes, an abundance of streams, ponds and marshes, estuaries
and salt marshes, grasslands and lush coastal forest.
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April 23, 2006
This four hour narrated river cruise is sponsered by
the Care Fear Garden Club/Wilmington, NC for the NC Audubon
Society. Narrated by the Aububon Society.....
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