* For suggestions for dealing with injured wildlife, see Lincoln County Wildlife Rehabilitation

* Wildlife Viewing Ethics and Etiquette--Respect Wildlife and Other People

Table of Contents

• Recent & Past Bird Sightings in Lincoln County
  • Lincoln Co. Birding & Nature Observing (LCBNO) is a Yahoo email discussion group for natural history sightings in Lincoln County. Members and nonmembers can read the recent and archived messages at the LCBNO Home Page. Nonmembers can join through links on the LCBNO Home Page.
  • Recent postings on Oregon Birders On-Line (OBOL) for sightings in Lincoln County and elsewhere in Oregon are at http://birding.aba.org/maillistdigest/OR01. See http://www.freelists.org/archive/obol for archives of postings (OBOL membership currently not required to view archives) or to subscribe to OBOL and be able to post sightings.
  • Lincoln County Bird Notes during 1993-2015; None Thereafter
  
  
  
• Lincoln County Birding Site Guides and Checklists
  
  
• Lincoln County Bird Records Pooled for All of Lincoln County
• Lincoln County Important Bird Areas (IBA): Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area, Yaquina Bay, Salmon River Estuary, and Siletz and Alsea Bays.
• Lincoln County Bird Records for Christmas Bird Counts (CBC), Breeding Bird Surveys (BBS), Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC), and Breeding Bird Atlas. (Including the Yaquina Bay CBC.)
• Lincoln County Semimonthly Bird Checklists Project for Individual Sites by Yaquina Birders & Naturalists
  
  
• Lincoln County Coastal Bird Records within about 5 miles of the Shoreline.
  • Pelagic Birds----Beached Birds----Salmon River/Lincoln City----Boiler Bay----Depoe Bay/Mooloch Beach/Otter Rock----
  • Yaquina Head----Newport/South Beach----Yaquina Estuary----Beaver Creek----Seal Rocks----Alsea Bay/Waldport----Yachats/Cape Perpetua
  
  
• Lincoln County Inland Bird Records about 5 miles or more from the Shoreline.
  • Saddle Bag Mountain/Lost Prairie----Siletz/Logsden area (including Siletz River)----Newton Hill----Thornton Creek----Toledo----
    Salado & Waldport Inland Breeding Bird Surveys
• Lincoln County Bird Records Sorted by Species. This is a future project. See records sorted by sites, and they often have information sorted by species.
  
• Bibliographies that Include References for Lincoln County Birds
• Lincoln Co. Data Forms for Recording Bird Records that Can Be Adapted for Elsewhere
  
  
• General Tips for Birding
  • Also see specific information in Recent Bird Sightings in Lincoln County, Lincoln County Birding Site Guides and Checklists
  • A Beginner's Guide to Bird Watching for Couch Potatoes, a link courtesy of Francine Davis.
  • Tips for Young Birders and for Adults to Help Young Birders
  • Tips for Beginning Birders
  • Bird Calls and Songs Available Online to Use in Identifying Birds
  • Optics and Tripods for Viewing Birds: Shopping, Tips for Using, and Cleaning/Care
  • Digiscoping for Photography of Birds
  • Wildlife Viewing Ethics and Etiquette--Respect Wildlife and Other People
  • Animal Tracks and Tracking in nature.htm
  • Reporting Banded Birds.
  • Analyzing Bird Sounds
  
  
• Human Interactions with Wildlife
  • Lincoln County Wildlife Rehabilitation in nature.htm
  • Living With Wildlife & Dealing with Conflicts with Wildlife in nature.htm
  • Naturescaping for Wildlife in nature.htm
  • Bird Feeders & Ways to Reduce Bird Collisions with Windows.
  
  
• Acknowledgments for This Web Page
  
• Other Links Related to Oregon Coast Natural History

Lincoln County Bird Notes during 1993-2015; None Thereafter

• 1993-2015 Lincoln County Bird Field Notes from the Sandpiper (a newsletter published 10 times per year during August-May by Yaquina Birders & Naturalists). 2001-2003 columns were by Kathy Merrifield; 1993-2000 and 2004-2015 field note columns are by Range Bayer.
• 2016. No Notes.
• 2015. January-May, 74K. June-December, 74K.
• 2014. January-May, 94K. June-December, 99K.
• 2013. January-May, 105K. June-December, 96K.
• 2012. January-May, 89K. June-December, 106K.
• 2011. January-May, 79K. June-December, 90K.
• 2010. January-May, 105K. June-December, 97K.
• 2009. January-May, 111K. June-December, 101K.
• 2008. January-May, 112K. June-December, 96K.
• 2007. January-May, 104K. June-December, 93K.
• 2006. January-May, 76K. June-December, 85K.
• 2005. January-May, 80K. June-December, 77K.
• 2004. January-May, 89K. June-December, ?K.
• 2003. January-May, 85K. June-December, 107K.
• 2002. January-May, 105K. June-December, 104K.
• 2001. January-May, 80K. June-December, 100K.
• 2000. January-May, 76K. June-December, 69K.
• 1999. January-May, 96K. June-December, 95K.
• 1998. January-May, 51K. June-December, 64K.
• 1997. January-May, 76K. June-December, 84K.
• 1996. January-May, 81K. June-December, 81K.
• 1995. January-May, 103K. June-December, 77K.
• 1994. January-May, 48K. June-December, 89K.
• 1993. January-May, 59K. June-December, 59K.
• For field notes prior to 1993, see semimonthly bird records that have been compiled for each species.

  These field notes have been widely available beyond the membership of Yaquina Birders & Naturalists since March 1995. I first emailed monthly field notes to Oregon Birders On-Line (OBOL) in March 1995. Lucy Biggs of Eugene HTML coded field note columns from March 1995 through February 1997 and posted them on her OBOL web site from March 1997 through October 2001. Since then, I have put these field notes on my web pages on my Internet Service Provider (ISP), Oregon EdNet (DialOregon), until July 2009, when that ISP went out of business. I transferred the notes to my new web site at http://yaquina.info.

Lincoln County Birding Site Guides and Checklists

Site Guides and Checklists for Lincoln County as a Whole

• Select the "Central Coast" button at Oregon Coast Birding Trail Guide for a PDF file that includes specific sites in Lincoln County. Yaquina Birders & Naturalists was a sponsor of this project. Be patient because it takes a while to download on a dial-up Internet connection.
• [most recent] 1993 Checklist: Bird Frequencies for Lincoln County, Oregon. By R. D. Bayer. 1993. Gahmken Guide No. 4. This includes records through 1990 for 330 species and does not include species observed by single observers that were not accepted by the Oregon Bird Records Committee or verified by a specimen or photograph.
• Select "Lincoln" in box and then click "Generate Checklist" on Custom Checklist at birdnotes.net. On 19 May 2007, 358 species are listed for Lincoln County. Select "Show counts which contribute to this report" to see results at individual sites. birdnotes.net is a database for bird field notes in the Pacific Northwest. Unfortunately, most Lincoln County records have not been entered into this database. Registration for birdnotes.net is free.
• See "Birding Trail Checklist" link at Oregon Coast Birding Trail Guide for a checklist for the Oregon Coast (including Lincoln County) with seasonal frequencies.
• ZipGuides: Birds by eNature.com of the National Wildlife Federation. Enter a Lincoln County Zipcode, your email address, select or unselect the box for receiving "newsletters and special offers," and "Go" to find bird species in the "Coastal Oregon Area"; only 237 bird species are listed. This includes photos of birds, bird sounds, and description. It also includes links to local Butterflies, Fishes, Insects and Spiders, Mammals, Reptiles and Amphibians, Seashells, Seashore Creatures, Trees, and Wildflowers.

Site Guides and Checklists for Single Sites in Lincoln County (arranged from north to south)

• Also see bird records for individual Coastal Sites, Inland Sites, or the Lincoln County Semimonthly Bird Checklists Project that are also guides to birds present at specific sites.
• Lincoln City Area
  • Lincoln City Bird Watching Locations includes a checklist and is linked at the Lincoln City Visitor & Convention Bureau, a department of the City of Lincoln City.
  • Bird List for the Lincoln City Area. By R. D. Bayer. 1995. Not printed. Approx. 25K.
• Yaquina Head
  • A Birder's Guide to: Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area & The Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
  • Yaquina Head Birds by the Bureau of Land Management.
  • Preliminary List of Birds for Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area at Bureau of Land Management or Yaquina.info. By Range D. Bayer. 1991. Gahmken Guide No. 3.
• Newport/Yaquina Bay
  • 1991 Annotated Checklist of Terrestrial Birds at the South Beach Peninsula. By R. D. Bayer. 1991. Gahmken Guide No. 2. (Terrestrial, Elev. <25 ft, Obs. mostly 1974-1990).
  • 1991 Condensed Checklist of Terrestrial Birds at the South Beach Peninsula. By R. D. Bayer. 1991. (Terrestrial, Elev. <25 ft, Obs. mostly 1974-1990).
  • Common Birds of Aquatic Areas Near the HMSC Estuary Trail. By Range D. Bayer. 1999. Report for the Hatfield Marine Science Center (HMSC) Volunteers. (General overview and bibliography of papers about birds of Yaquina Estuary.)
• Darrel Faxon's birding "Site Guide: Southern Lincoln County" in 1995 Oregon Birds 21(3):71-74. This is not yet available online.

Lincoln County Bird Records Pooled for All of Lincoln County

• Semimonthly Bird Records Sorted by Species through 1992 for Lincoln County, Oregon by R. D. Bayer. 1995. Journal of Oregon Ornithology 4:395-543. Also see Background of the Birds of Lincoln County Project, and Recommendations for Others Planning Similar Projects by R. D. Bayer. 1995. Journal of Oregon Ornithology 4:353-394. (Gives background for the 1849-1992 project.)
• Records since 1992 are in the bird field notes columns of the Sandpiper, which is published 10 times per year.

Lincoln County Important Bird Areas (IBA): Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area, Yaquina Bay, Salmon River Estuary, and Siletz and Alsea Bays.

Lincoln County Birds Records for Christmas Bird Counts (CBC), Breeding Bird Surveys (BBS), Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC), and Breeding Bird Atlas

• Lincoln County Christmas Bird Counts (CBC). Active: Yaquina Bay CBC. Lincoln City CBC and Inactive: Waldport CBC.
• North American Breeding Bird Survey by U.S. Geological Survey's Patuxent Wildlife Research Center and the Canadian Wildlife Service's National Wildlife Research Centre. To see Breeding Bird Surveys (BBS) for Oregon:
  * Select "Raw Data" in "See Results" at https://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/BBS/index.cfm?CFID=11396547&CFTOKEN=32319566
  * Select "Enter Retrieval System" button in Online Retrieval System box [FTP Site has more information but is more challenging to use]
  * Read the "Data Liability Disclaimer and Terms" and select "Retrieve Raw Data" button
  * Select "Species Totals for a Route"
  * Select Country: United States, Region: Oregon #69, Route: 009-Salado or 209-Waldport (inactive as of 2009), Start Year: 1966 (Salado started in 1968, Waldport in 1992), End Year: select year of choice, Species Status: Breeder or Both (for Salado and Waldport during 1968-2009, there were no Migrant/Nonbreeding Species listed), Species Status: Phylogenetic or Alphabetic (species arranged alphabetically by the first name), and "Show" button. Wait patiently if many years were selected before data show up in a Table.
  * The data in the Table can be selected and pasted into a spreadsheet file or a word processing file.
  * Select "Oregon" (69) at [unknown URL. They have moved page.] to see map of approximate locations--both are in eastern portions of Lincoln County.
• Great Backyard Bird Count is an annual four-day event in February by Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Audubon. To select a site in Lincoln County for 2007 and previous years. Select "Detailed Reports," then select results for "A Particular Place," choose "Oregon," and select "See list of localities in Oregon with reports." In 2007, there are results in Lincoln County for, from north to south: Otis, Lincoln City, Depoe Bay, Newport, Toledo, Seal Rock, Waldport, and Yachats. When one of these is selected, a checklist of species and their summed relative abundance for all checklists are available not only for the current year, but also for previous years.
• 1995-1999 Oregon Breeding Bird Atlas Project and also see this site by Oregon Field Ornithologists. (Results are available for purchase on a CD, so the species found breeding in 11 hexagons that are within or that include part of Lincoln County is available.)
• Recent Monthly Lincoln County Bird Field Notes from the Sandpiper also includes sightings from 1993 to the present.

Lincoln County Semimonthly Bird Checklists Project for Individual Sites by Yaquina Birders & Naturalists

Lincoln County Bird Records for Coastal Sites within about 5 miles of the Shoreline

Sites are arranged approximately from north to south. If known, the habitat, elevation (Elev.) above sea level, and years of observations (Obs.) are given within parentheses.

• Pelagic Birds----Beached Birds----Salmon River/Lincoln City----Boiler Bay----Depoe Bay/Mooloch Beach/Otter Rock----
• Yaquina Head----Newport/South Beach----Yaquina Estuary----Beaver Creek----Seal Rocks----Alsea Bay/Waldport----Yachats/Cape Perpetua

Pelagic Bird Records for Lincoln County
Last Update: 3 August 2009

• Annotated Checklist of Selected Seabirds on Perpetua Bank Pelagic Trips by Bird Guide, Inc., which is owned by Greg Gillson. Their Perpetua and Heceta Banks pelagic trips depart from Newport.
• Records for Pelagic Trips to Perpetua Bank and Heceta Bank by Bird Guide, Inc.
• Other Newport Pelagic Trips, typically 5-hours to 20 miles (2000-present) by Bird Guide, Inc.
• Miscellaneous pelagic trips (1994-present) by Bird Guide, Inc. (Many of these pelagic trips are from Depoe Bay in Lincoln County and this also includes some pelagic trips from Newport that are not in the "Newport Pelagic Trips" link above.)
• An Incomplete Compilation of Oregon Coast Pelagic and Beached Bird Records through 1983. By R. D. Bayer. 1996. Journal of Oregon Ornithology 5:601-610.

Beached Bird Records for Lincoln County
Last Update: 3 August 2009

• An Incomplete Compilation of Oregon Coast Pelagic and Beached Bird Records through 1983. By R. D. Bayer. 1996. Journal of Oregon Ornithology 5:601-610. 39K
• Exceptional Number of Northern Fulmars Beached along the Oregon Central Coast during October-December 2003, updated on 1 May 2004.
• Summary of Beached Birds in Lincoln Co. (Oregon) during January-March 2007
• CoastWatch: Lincoln County by Oregon Shores and Conservation Coalition. Scroll down the page to see recent reports that sometimes includes beached or live birds. This project involves volunteers who adopt and monitor one-mile segments of the Oregon coast.

Salmon River/Lincoln City Area.
Last Update: 28 June 2008

• Lincoln City Bird Watching Locations includes a checklist and is linked at the Lincoln City Visitor & Convention Bureau, a department of the City of Lincoln City.
• Bird List for the Lincoln City Area. By R. D. Bayer. 1995. Not printed.
• Lincoln City Christmas Bird Count (CBC) (Circle ID: ORLI)
• Start on Audubon's CBC web page and:
  * select the link to "Historical" at the top of their web page and in the drop-down menu click "Results by Count."
  * select the Count Years of interest in the drop-down box (For reference, Count Years: 75 (1974/1975), 80 (1979/1980), 90 (1989/1990), 100 (1999/2000), 110 (2009/2010).
  * type "ORLI" in the "Count Code" box [to select a different Oregon CBC if the Count Codes is not known, select Country, State, and choose one of the 44 CBCs listed; if interested in graphing species results for this CBC, record the Count Code because it is essential when select "Results by Species
  * wait until the Lincoln City CBC choice automatically appears in the Table below the "Count Code" box and click the radio button for the Lincoln City CBC
  * in the dialog box that appears, choose to "View" onscreen or to "Export" (download) data in Taxonomic, Common, or Scientific Name format and as an Excel, PDF, Word, or CSV file.
  Results are pooled from within a 15 mile diameter circle that includes Neskowin and Cascade Head (both in Tillamook County), Devils Lake, Siletz Bay, and Cougar Mountain. The results for two unofficial counts in January 1984 and January 1985 are given below. This Count became active again in 2013; there were some earlier counts also.

• Three Mid-winter Bird Counts along the Oregon Central Coast. Phil Pickering, Darrel Faxon, and Range D. Bayer. 1996 Journal of Oregon Ornithology 6:709-714. (This includes two unofficial Lincoln City CBC counts in January 1984 and January 1985.)

• Salmon River. Harlequin Duck Records Mostly from Lincoln County, Oregon. By Range D. Bayer. 1994. Journal of Oregon Ornithology 3:243-260. (Estuary, ocean; Elev. 0 ft, Obs. through 1994.)
• The Salmon River Estuary in Tillamook and Lincoln County is a State Important Bird Area, with totals of >1000 shorebirds (mostly Western Sandpipers) regular here in spring.
• Otis and Lincoln City: Great Backyard Bird Count is an annual four-day event in February by Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Audubon. To select a site in Lincoln County for 2007 and previous years. Select "Detailed Reports," then select results for "A Particular Place," choose "Oregon," and select "See list of localities in Oregon with reports." In 2007, there are results in Lincoln County for, from north to south: Otis, Lincoln City, Depoe Bay, Newport, Toledo, Seal Rock, Waldport, and Yachats. When one of these is selected, a checklist of species and their summed relative abundance for all checklists are available not only for the current year, but also for previous years.
• Siletz Bay is a State Important Bird Area, with at least 100 Brown Pelicans, 5,000 waterfowl (in marine estuarine habitats), 1,000 shorebirds, and 50 Caspian Terns in season.
• Bird Records for Some Sites in the Lincoln City Area. By Range D. Bayer and Phil Pickering. 1994. A report submitted to the Lincoln City Citizen's Advisory Committee for Local Wetlands Inventory. (Estuary, freshwater marsh, river, sewage ponds, pond, farm field [sometimes flooded]; Elev. <40 ft, Obs. 1973-1994.)
  • Title and Table of Contents with Links to Chapters.
  • Chap. 1. Introduction
  • Chap. 2. Rock Creek Marsh, South of Devils Lake
  • Chap. 3. Field along Schooner Creek
  • Chap. 4. Lincoln City Wastewater Treatment Ponds
  • Chap. 5. Marsh/Pond Southeast of the Lincoln City Sewage Treatment Plant
  • Chap. 6. Mouth of Schooner Creek
  • Chap. 7. North Siletz Bay
  • Chap. 8. South 63rd Street in Cutler City
  • Chap. 9. Drift Creek Meadows along Highway 101
  • Chap. 10. Drift Creek Meadows or Pasture
  • Chap. 11. Drift Creek Pasture South of Gorton Road
  • Chap. 12. Cannery Slough East of Kernville
  • Chap. 13. Lower Siletz River near Kernville
  • Chap. 14. Literature Cited

• Spring and fall migration of geese across the Coast Range of Lincoln Co., Oregon. By R. D. Bayer, R. W. Lowe, and D. Faxon. 1995. Oregon Birds 21[1]:10-12.
• Nelscott. Harlequin Duck Records Mostly from Lincoln County, Oregon. By Range D. Bayer. 1994. Journal of Oregon Ornithology 3:243-260. (Estuary, ocean; Elev. 0 ft, Obs. through 1994.)
• Siletz Bay. Harlequin Duck Records Mostly from Lincoln County, Oregon. By Range D. Bayer. 1994. Journal of Oregon Ornithology 3:243-260. (Estuary, ocean; Elev. 0 ft, Obs. through 1994.)

Boiler Bay
Last Update: 28 June 2008

• Harlequin Duck Records Mostly from Lincoln County, Oregon. By Range D. Bayer. 1994. Journal of Oregon Ornithology 3:243-260. (Estuary, ocean; Elev. 0 ft, Obs. through 1994.)
• Phil Pickering has conducted many seawatches at Boiler Bay and posted the results to Oregon Birders On-Line (OBOL). On 16 February 2013, one could visit (http://www.freelists.org/archive/obol) and see archived records without having to join OBOL.

Depoe Bay and Mooloch Beach/Otter Rock
Last Update: 20 May 2007

• Depoe Bay: Great Backyard Bird Count is an annual four-day event in February by Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Audubon. To select a site in Lincoln County for 2007 and previous years. Select "Detailed Reports," then select results for "A Particular Place," choose "Oregon," and select "See list of localities in Oregon with reports." In 2007, there are results in Lincoln County for, from north to south: Otis, Lincoln City, Depoe Bay, Newport, Toledo, Seal Rock, Waldport, and Yachats. When one of these is selected, a checklist of species and their summed relative abundance for all checklists are available not only for the current year, but also for previous years.
• Harlequin Duck Records Mostly from Lincoln County, Oregon. By Range D. Bayer. 1994. Journal of Oregon Ornithology 3:243-260. (Ocean; Elev. 0 ft, Obs. through 1994.)

Yaquina Head Last Update: 11 August 2009

• A Birder's Guide to: Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area & The Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
• Yaquina Head Birds by the Bureau of Land Management.
• Preliminary List of Birds for Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area at Bureau of Land Management or Yaquina.info. By Range D. Bayer. 1991. Gahmken Guide No. 3.
• The Yearly Cycle of Common Murres Along the Oregon Coast. By Range D. Bayer and Reed W. Ferris. 1988 Oregon Birds 14:150-152.
• Harlequin Duck Records Mostly from Lincoln County, Oregon. By Range D. Bayer. 1994. Journal of Oregon Ornithology 3:243-260. (Estuary, ocean; Elev. 0 ft, Obs. through 1994.)
• Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area (YHONA) was designated as a Global Important Bird Area in 1997 as well as a State Important Bird Area.

Newport/South Beach
Last Update: 25 December 2016

• Yaquina Bay Christmas Bird Count (CBC) (Circle ID: ORYB) by National Audubon Society.
  Last Update: 25 December 2016
• Start on Audubon's CBC web page and:
  * select the link to "Historical" at the top of their web page and in the drop-down menu click "Results by Count."
  * select the Count Years of interest in the drop-down box (Yaquina Bay started with Count 74 [1973/1974 winter]. For reference, Count Years: 75 (1974/1975), 80 (1979/1980), 90 (1989/1990), 100 (1999/2000), 110 (2009/2010).
  * type "ORYB" in the "Count Code" box [to select a different Oregon CBC if the Count Codes is not known, select Country, State, and choose one of the 44 CBCs listed; if interested in graphing species results for this CBC, record the Count Code because it is essential when select "Results by Species
  * wait until the Yaquina Bay CBC choice automatically appears in the Table below the "Count Code" box and click the radio button for the Yaquina Bay CBC
  * in the dialog box that appears, choose to "View" onscreen or to "Export" (download) data in Taxonomic, Common, or Scientific Name format and as an Excel, PDF, Word, or CSV file.

  The Yaquina Bay CBC was first held in December 1973 (1974 American Birds 28:509-510) and has been an official count every year since then. Results are pooled from within a 15 mile diameter circle that extends from Yaquina Head southward to Seal Rocks and eastward to eastern Toledo. About half of the Count Circle is offshore.

  The Yaquina Bay Christmas Bird Count (CBC) Partial Results from 1973/1974 through 2015/2016 PDF gives a summary:

  Summary. During 43 Yaquina Bay CBC's from 1973/1974 (Count 74) through 2015/2016 (Count 116), an average of 120 species/Count Day were found, and the average for the past 10 years was 136 species/Count Day. The first two CBC's were the only years with fewer than 100 species. The peak count was 152 species in 2014/2015. There were 120 or more species in 23 CBC's, 130 or more in 12 CBC's, and 140 or more in the CBC counts in three CBC's.
  For the 43 CBC's, 221 species were recorded on Count Day, and an additional eight species were tallied only during Count Week.
  Graphs of relative abundance for 20 species from 1973/1974 (Count 74) through 2014/2015 (Count 115) indicate that numbers were variable but relatively stable for some, decreasing for others, and increasing for yet others. Graphs were not updated for 2015/2016 (Count 116).

• Newport: Great Backyard Bird Count is an annual four-day event in February by Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Audubon. To select a site in Lincoln County for 2007 and previous years. Select "Detailed Reports," then select results for "A Particular Place," choose "Oregon," and select "See list of localities in Oregon with reports." In 2007, there are results in Lincoln County for, from north to south: Otis, Lincoln City, Depoe Bay, Newport, Toledo, Seal Rock, Waldport, and Yachats. When one of these is selected, a checklist of species and their summed relative abundance for all checklists are available not only for the current year, but also for previous years.
• Incidental Bird Records at SW 9th Street in Newport, Lincoln County. By R. D. Bayer. 1993. Journal of Oregon Ornithology 1:81-84. (Residential, Elev. 135 ft, Obs. 1975-1982.)
• See Figures 5.1, 5.2, and 5.3 and Table 6.3 for SW 6th Street in Newport. 1993. Journal of Oregon Ornithology 1:12-13, 26. (Residential, Elev.: 100-120 ft, Obs.:1992)
• 1991 Annotated Checklist of Terrestrial Birds at the South Beach Peninsula. By R. D. Bayer. 1991. Gahmken Guide No. 2. (Terrestrial, Elev. <25 ft, Obs. mostly 1974-1990).
• 1991 Condensed Checklist of Terrestrial Birds at the South Beach Peninsula. By R. D. Bayer. 1991. (Terrestrial, Elev. <25 ft, Obs. mostly 1974-1990).
• Spring and fall migration of geese across the Coast Range of Lincoln Co., Oregon. By R. D. Bayer, R. W. Lowe, and D. Faxon. 1995. Oregon Birds 21[1]:10-12.

Yaquina Estuary
Last Update: 9 November 2014

• Yaquina Bay Bibliography. By Janet Webster and Heather Hiveley of Guin Library at the OSU Hatfield Marine Science Center. Includes references to published papers about birds.
• Lamberson, J.O., M.R. Frazier, W.G. Nelson, P.J. Clinton. 2011. Utilization Patterns of Intertidal Habitats by Birds in Yaquina Estuary, Oregon. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, Western Ecology Division, Newport OR; EPA/600/R-11/118.
• Common Birds of Aquatic Areas Near the HMSC Estuary Trail. By Range D. Bayer. 1999. Report for the Hatfield Marine Science Center (HMSC) Volunteers. (General overview and bibliography of papers about birds of Yaquina Estuary.)
• Yaquina Estuary was designated as a Continental Important Bird Area on 26 October 1998 as well as a State Important Bird Area.
• See Yaquina Bay records in Transcription of Vernon Bailey's Field Notes for his 1909 Trip to Lincoln Co., Coos Co., and Curry Co., Oregon with Notes about Biological Survey Records. By R. D. Bayer. 1996 Journal of Oregon Ornithology 5:614-625.
• Harlequin Duck Records Mostly from Lincoln County, Oregon. By Range D. Bayer. 1994. Journal of Oregon Ornithology 3:243-260. (Estuary, ocean; Elev. 0 ft, Obs. through 1994.)
• See Appendix V: April-June counts during 1979-1985 in Yaquina Estuary of Brown Pelicans, Common Loons, Horned Grebes, Brant, Bufflehead, and Caspian Terns in The Cormorant/Fisherman Conflict in Tillamook County, Oregon. By Range D. Bayer. 1989. Studies in Oregon Ornithology No. 6.
• See Appendix VI: April-June counts during 1984-1985 in Yaquina Estuary of Whimbrels, small shorebirds, and other shorebirds in The Cormorant/Fisherman Conflict in Tillamook County, Oregon. By Range D. Bayer. 1989. Studies in Oregon Ornithology No. 6.
• Waterbird Records for West and East Ponds, South Beach Peninsula (Yaquina Estuary). By R. D. Bayer. 1993. Journal of Oregon Ornithology 1:35-70. (Estuary, lake; Elev. 0 ft, Obs. 1974-1992).
• Brant Use of Yaquina Estuary, Lincoln County, Oregon in the Spring of 1976. By David J. Wetzel. 1996 Journal of Oregon Ornithology 6:715-722. (Estuary, Elev. 0 ft, Obs. 1976.)
• Censuses of Black Brant at Yaquina Estuary, Lincoln County, Oregon. By Range D. Bayer. 1996 Journal of Oregon Ornithology 6:723-780. (Estuary, Elev. 0 ft, Obs. 1980-1995 [some earlier incidental observations].)
  For habitat suitable for Brant, also see Macrophyton and Tides at Yaquina Estuary, Lincoln County, Oregon. By R. D. Bayer. 1996 Journal of Oregon Ornithology 6:781-795.
• Effects of Solar Eclipse on Waterbirds at Yaquina Estuary, Oregon. By Range D. Bayer. 1989. Oregon Birds 15(3):198-200. (Estuary, Elev. 0 ft, Obs. 1979.)
• Changes in Waterbird Numbers Before and After the 1983 Oil Spill at Yaquina Estuary, Oregon. By Range D. Bayer. 1988. Oregon Birds 14(2):157-161. Article about wreck of Blue Magpie on 19 November 1983. (Estuary, Elev. 0 ft, Obs. 1983.) 15K File + 8K map
  
  • Oiled Birds: How to Search for and Capture Oiled Birds at Oregon Intertidal Areas. By R. D. Bayer. 1988. Studies in Oregon Ornithology No.5. When this was written, oiled birds were mainly collected by private citizens, but by the time of the New Carissa wreck near Coos Bay in early 1999, collecting oiled birds is now supposed to be done only by those who have been contracted to do so by governmental agencies. This paper was in response to my involvement in the Blue Magpie wreck in November 1983.
• Spring and fall migration of geese across the Coast Range of Lincoln Co., Oregon. By R. D. Bayer, R. W. Lowe, and D. Faxon. 1995. Oregon Birds 21[1]:10-12.

Beaver Creek

• Bird Records for Zeek's Marsh at Beaver Creek, Lincoln County, Oregon. By Range D. Bayer and Laimons Osis. 1994. A Report Given to Jackie Niemi for the Possible Beaver Creek Marsh Acquisition. (Freshwater marsh; Elev. <40 ft, Obs. through 1994 [mostly 1974-1985].)
• Blog. Musing on Beaver Creek Marsh: Observations of Life on Beaver Creek Marsh (44.51°N 124.05°W); Including Art, Wildlife, History, Natural Science, and Other Spontaneous Topics.

Seal Rocks.

• Seal Rocks: Great Backyard Bird Count is an annual four-day event in February by Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Audubon. To select a site in Lincoln County for 2007 and previous years. Select "Detailed Reports," then select results for "A Particular Place," choose "Oregon," and select "See list of localities in Oregon with reports." In 2007, there are results in Lincoln County for, from north to south: Otis, Lincoln City, Depoe Bay, Newport, Toledo, Seal Rock, Waldport, and Yachats. When one of these is selected, a checklist of species and their summed relative abundance for all checklists are available not only for the current year, but also for previous years.
• Harlequin Duck Records Mostly from Lincoln County, Oregon. By Range D. Bayer. 1994. Journal of Oregon Ornithology 3:243-260.

Alsea Bay/Waldport.
Last Update: 28 June 2008

• Waldport: Great Backyard Bird Count is an annual four-day event in February by Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Audubon. To select a site in Lincoln County for 2007 and previous years. Select "Detailed Reports," then select results for "A Particular Place," choose "Oregon," and select "See list of localities in Oregon with reports." In 2007, there are results in Lincoln County for, from north to south: Otis, Lincoln City, Depoe Bay, Newport, Toledo, Seal Rock, Waldport, and Yachats. When one of these is selected, a checklist of species and their summed relative abundance for all checklists are available not only for the current year, but also for previous years.
• Harlequin Duck Records Mostly from Lincoln County, Oregon. By Range D. Bayer. 1994. Journal of Oregon Ornithology 3:243-260. (Estuary, ocean; Elev. 0 ft, Obs. through 1994.)
• Part of Alsea Bay is a State Important Bird Area.
• Waldport Christmas Bird Count (CBC). Only one was held; the results are at:
  Three Mid-winter Bird Counts along the Oregon Central Coast. Phil Pickering, Darrel Faxon, and Range D. Bayer. 1996 Journal of Oregon Ornithology 6:709-714. (This includes the unofficial Waldport CBC count in December 1993. The Count Circle was bounded on the north by Sandpiper Village [which is north of Alsea Bay] and to the south approximately by the Yachats River mouth.)
• Spring and fall migration of geese across the Coast Range of Lincoln Co., Oregon. By R. D. Bayer, R. W. Lowe, and D. Faxon. 1995. Oregon Birds 21[1]:10-12.
• Birds Amoré: A Certified Backyard Wildlife Habitat in Waldport, Oregon." by Jorrie Ciotti. (She has photos that she has taken of birds and information about feeding birds and Backyard Wildlife Habitat.)

Yachats/Cape Perpetua.
Last Update: 28 June 2008

• Yachats: Great Backyard Bird Count is an annual four-day event in February by Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Audubon. To select a site in Lincoln County for 2007 and previous years. Select "Detailed Reports," then select results for "A Particular Place," choose "Oregon," and select "See list of localities in Oregon with reports." In 2007, there are results in Lincoln County for, from north to south: Otis, Lincoln City, Depoe Bay, Newport, Toledo, Seal Rock, Waldport, and Yachats. When one of these is selected, a checklist of species and their summed relative abundance for all checklists are available not only for the current year, but also for previous years.
• Harlequin Duck Records Mostly from Lincoln County, Oregon. By Range D. Bayer. 1994. Journal of Oregon Ornithology 3:243-260. (Estuary, ocean; Elev. 0 ft, Obs. through 1994.)

Lincoln County Bird Records Compiled for Inland Sites about 5 miles or more from the Shoreline Available On-Line

• Saddle Bag Mountain/Lost Prairie----Siletz/Logsden area (including Siletz River)----Newton Hill----Thornton Creek----Toledo----
  Salado & Waldport Inland Breeding Bird Surveys

Sites are arranged approximately from north to south. If known, the habitat, elevation (Elev.) above sea level, and years of observations (Obs.) are given within parentheses.

Saddle Bag Mountain/Lost Prairie

• Dr. Jane C. Dirks-Edmunds spent 60 years studying biology at Saddle Bag Mountain that is also known as Saddleback Mountain. She was a professor of biology at Linfield College from 1941 to 1974. Her book Not Just Trees: The Legacy of a Douglas-fir Forest, published by Washington State University Press in 1999 is a culmination of her efforts. Some reviews are included by Washington State University Press and January Magazine.
• See following Chapters from: Bird Records for the Saddle Bag Mountain Area of Lincoln and Tillamook Counties. By R. D. Bayer, Jane C. Dirks-Edmunds, James A. Macnab, and Dorothy McKey-Fender. 1994. Bird records for the Saddle Bag Mountain area of Lincoln and Tillamook Counties. Journal of Oregon Ornithology 3:261-310.
  • Records at a 1,400-1,500 ft Station in Lincoln County. By Macnab, Dirks-Edmunds, and Others. (Old-growth forest in 1935-1938, young coniferous forest in 1959-1964, Elev. 1,400-1,500 ft.)
  • Records along Trail M at 1,400-2,400 ft in Lincoln County. By Macnab, Dirks-Edmunds, and Others. (Old-growth coniferous forest, Elev. 1,400-2,400 ft, 1936-1937.)
  • Records along Trail G at 840-1,400 ft in Lincoln County. By Macnab, Dirks-Edmunds, and Others. (Old-growth forest, Elev. 840-1,400 ft, 1935-1937.)
  • Records along Trail F at 840-880 ft at the Tillamook/Lincoln County Border. By Macnab, Dirks-Edmunds, and Others. (Mixture, Elev. 840-880 ft, 1935-1937.)
  • 1985-1990 Records at 2,500-2,800 ft in Lincoln County. By Bayer and Others.
  • Jeeter Prairie. (Freshwater marsh, Elev. 2,640 ft, Obs. 1985.)
  • Lost Prairie. (Freshwater marsh, Elev. 2,640 ft, Obs. 1985, 1987, 1990.)
  • Saddle Bag Mountain. (Young forest, Elev. 2,500-2,800 ft, Obs. 1985, 1987, 1990.)

Siletz/Logsden Area

• See the following Chapters from: Waterbirds at Ponds and Fields in the Siletz/Logsden Area of Lincoln County. By Bob Llewellyn, Floyd Schrock, Darrel Faxon, and Range D. Bayer. 1994 Journal of Oregon Ornithology 2:101-138.
  • Waterbirds at West Beaver Pond near Bob Llewellyn's Logsden Home. (Beaver pond, Elev. 240-280 ft, Obs. 1982-1993.)
  • Waterbirds of the Sewage Ponds at the Town of Siletz. (Sewage ponds, Elev. 100-140 ft, Obs. 1981-1989.)
  • Waterbirds of Gravel Ponds near the Logsden Store. (Gravel pond, Elev. 220-240 ft, Obs. 1983-1992.)
  • Waterbirds at Four Other Siletz/Logsden Area Ponds. (Ponds, Elev. 160-240 ft, Obs. 1986-1991.)
  • Waterbirds at Six Siletz/Logsden Area Farm Fields. (Farm fields [some flooded], Elev. 160-280 ft, Obs. 1985-1991.)
• See the following Chapters from: Waterbird Records for the Siletz River and Some Creeks in the Siletz/Logsden Area of Lincoln County. Bob Llewellyn and Range D. Bayer. 1994. Journal of Oregon Ornithology 2:139-161.
  • Waterbirds Between River Mile 50.0 and 50.6 of the Siletz River. (River, Elev. 175-200 ft, Obs. 1981-1993.)
  • Other Waterbird Records for the Siletz River in the Siletz/Logsden Area. (River, unknown Elev., Obs. 1978-1992.)
  • Waterbird Records for Creeks in the Siletz/Logsden Area. (Creeks, unknown Elev., Obs. 1981-1992.)
• See the following Chapters from: Bird Records for the Siletz/Logsden Area of Lincoln County that Are Not Given Elsewhere. Bob Llewellyn and Range D. Bayer. 1994 Journal of Oregon Ornithology 2:163-207.
  • Birds above 2,000 ft on Euchre Mountain. (Unknown habitat, Elev. >2,000 ft, Obs. 1981-1982.)
  • Birds near the Town of Siletz. (Unknown habitat, Elev. <1,000 ft, Obs. 1980-1991.)
  • Great Blue Heron Colony at West Fork of Mill Creek, West of the Town of Siletz. (Spruce forest, Elev. 300-500 ft, Obs. 1975-1979.)
  • Birds at or near Llewellyn's Home near Logsden. (Mixture, Elev. 200-280 ft, Obs. 1986-1993.)
  • Landbirds near Moonshine County Park. (Unknown habitat, Elev. <1,000 ft, Obs. 1983-1991.)
  • Landbirds at or near the Logsden Store, Gravel Ponds, and Weisgaver's Farm. (Unknown habitat, Elev. 180-240 ft, Obs. 1986-1991.)
  • Bird Records for the Logsden Area Not Given Elsewhere. (Unknown habitat, Elev. <1,000 ft, Obs. 1981-1991.)
• Schrock's Bird Records for the Siletz/Logsden Area of Lincoln County. By Floyd Schrock and Range D. Bayer. 1994. Journal of Oregon Ornithology 2:208-225. (Mixture, Elev. <1,000 ft, Obs. 1982-1985.)
• Spring and fall migration of geese across the Coast Range of Lincoln Co., Oregon. By R. D. Bayer, R. W. Lowe, and D. Faxon. 1995. Oregon Birds 21[1]:10-12.

Newton Hill

• Birds of Hudson Loop on Newton Hill, Lincoln County, Oregon. By Janet Lamberson and Range D. Bayer. 1996 Journal of Oregon Ornithology 6:681-708. (Mixture, Elev. 80-160 ft, Obs. 1985-1990.)

Thornton Creek

• Birds of the Coast Range of Lincoln County, Oregon. Vol. I: Birds of Thornton Creek. By Darrel Faxon and R. D. Bayer. 1990. Studies in Oregon Ornithology No. 8. (Mixture, Elev. 50-800 ft, Obs. 1973-1990.)
• Birds of Thornton Creek, Lincoln County, in 1991. Darrel Faxon and R. D. Bayer. 1993 Journal of Oregon Ornithology 1:71-80. (Mixture, Elev. 50-800 ft, Obs. 1991.)
• Spring and fall migration of geese across the Coast Range of Lincoln Co., Oregon. By R. D. Bayer, R. W. Lowe, and D. Faxon. 1995. Oregon Birds 21[1]:10-12.
• Faxon has also written a book: A Voice in the Wilderness: Economics, Biodiversity, and Man. 2000. Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222. This book is also available from Faxon (541-875-2313; 1192 Thornton Creek Road, Toledo, OR 97391). In this book, he includes information about birds that he has seen at Thornton Creek as well as his outlook upon the environment. Darrel's other books are available at his web site.

Toledo

• Great Backyard Bird Count is an annual four-day event in February by Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Audubon. To select a site in Lincoln County for 2007 and previous years. Select "Detailed Reports," then select results for "A Particular Place," choose "Oregon," and select "See list of localities in Oregon with reports." In 2007, there are results in Lincoln County for, from north to south: Otis, Lincoln City, Depoe Bay, Newport, Toledo, Seal Rock, Waldport, and Yachats. When one of these is selected, a checklist of species and their summed relative abundance for all checklists are available not only for the current year, but also for previous years.

Salado & Waldport Inland Breeding Bird Surveys

• North American Breeding Bird Survey by U.S. Geological Survey's Patuxent Wildlife Research Center and the Canadian Wildlife Service's National Wildlife Research Centre. Select "Raw Data," read the disclaimer, select "Species Totals for a route, by year," select "Oregon," and then Salado (009) or Waldport (209) to see data for the two routes in Lincoln County. Select "Oregon" (69) at [unknown URL; they have moved the page.] to see map of approximate locations--both are in eastern portions of Lincoln County.

Bibliographies that Include References for Lincoln County Birds

• Scott, J. Michael, Thomas W. Haislip, Jr., and Margaret Thompson. 1972. A Bibliography of Oregon Ornithology (1935-1970), with a Cross-Referenced List of the Birds of Oregon. Northwest Science 46(2):122-139.
• Egger, Mark. 1980. Bibliography of Oregon Ornithology: an Updating for the Years 1971-1977, with a Revised, Cross-Referenced List of the Birds of Oregon. Oregon Field Ornithologists Special Publication No. 1. Not available online and not available at OBA (Oregon Birding Association [formerly Oregon Field Ornithologists]) Bookstore.
• Watson, Clarice H. 1982. Index to Oregon bird reports in Audubon Field Notes and American Birds 1947-1981. Oregon Field Ornithologists, Special Publication No. 3. Not available online and not available at OBA (Oregon Birding Association [formerly Oregon Field Ornithologists]) Bookstore.
• Contreras, Alan. 1997. Cumulative Index to Oregon Birds. Volumes 1-22, 1975-1996. Oregon Field Ornithologists, Special Publication No. 10. Available at OBA (Oregon Birding Association [formerly Oregon Field Ornithologists]) Bookstore.
• Jobanek, George A. 1997. An Annotated Bibliography of Oregon Bird Literature Published before 1935. Oregon State University Press, Corvallis, Oregon.
• Webster, Janet and Heather Hiveley. [no date] Yaquina Bay Bibliography. Guin Library, Oregon State University.
• Marshall, David M., Matthew G. Hunter, and Alan Contreras. 2003. Birds of Oregon: A General Reference. Oregon State University Press, Corvallis, Oregon.

Lincoln Co. Data Forms that Can Be Adapted for Elsewhere

Last Update: 8 August 2009

• Semimonthly Data Sheets to See an Entire Year of Records at a Glance
• Forms for Requesting Lincoln Co. Field Notes
• Form for Waterbird Records at a Freshwater Stream or Flooded Pasture
• Request for Details of Rare or Unseasonal Species
  
• Forms for Filling in Records for Each Observation at a Site

General Tips for Birding

Also see specific information in Recent Bird Sightings in Lincoln County,
Lincoln County Birding Site Guides and Checklists

A Beginner's Guide to Bird Watching for Couch Potatoes.

Tips for Young Birders

• Birding Projects for Kids by Melissa Mayntz, About.com
• A Beginner's Guide to Bird Watching for Couch Potatoes.

Tips for Adults to Help Young Birders

• Sharing Birds With Young People by Seattle Audubon Society. (PDF file)

Tips for Beginning Birders

A field guide is essential to identify birds. The easiest to use are those with a distribution map and description of a bird species on one page and drawings or photos on the same or on the facing page. The distribution map is useful because it indicates whether a bird species is likely to occur here or not. If not, it is still possible, but it is much more likely to be a similarly appearing bird that regularly occurs here. For birds likely to be seen in Lincoln County, see Lincoln County Birding Site Guides and Checklists.

A field guide should be easy to carry into the field, where it can best be used to identify and to study details of a bird. After seeing a bird, a field guide can reveal more details to look for to identify the bird while it is still visible. The National Geographic or Golden Guides to North American birds or the Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America are good to take birding. Many birders have two or more field guides for reference because a bird may appear slightly different in different guides. Sibley's Guide to Birds is excellent but is bulky for field use. The Peterson's western guide can be helpful as a supplementary guide, even though the distribution maps are separated from the pictures.

Binoculars are very helpful in identifying birds and essential to see details of plumage. A new pair of binoculars costing about $80-100 can be satisfactory. See Optics for Viewing Birds: Shopping, Tips for Using, and Cleaning/Care for details and guidelines.

Birding with experienced birdwatchers is very helpful. Field guides, books, CDs, and videos are helpful, but going out with experienced birders makes a big difference in learning how to bird watch. Going on half-day field trips is a good way to start. Full day field trips, such as Christmas Bird Counts, can be overwhelming, frustrating, and confusing because it can be too much information at one time for a beginner.

Also see A Beginner's Guide to Bird Watching for Couch Potatoes, Other Tips, Lincoln County Birding Site Guides and Checklists, Bird Calls and Songs Available Online to Use in Identifying Birds, and Optics for Viewing Birds: Shopping, Tips for Using, and Cleaning/Care.

Other Tips

• Birds 101 by Jorrie Ciotti of Birds Amoré: A Certified Backyard Wildlife Habitat in Waldport, Oregon.
• How to ID Birds by Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
• Select a bird species by clicking down-arrow in "Taxonomic Order" or "Alphabetical Order" boxes of Bird Guide by Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
• Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter. This site includes some "photographs, songs, videos, identification tips, maps, and life history information for North American birds," but songs are not included for all species.
• Birding Basics by National Audubon.

Bird Calls and Songs Available Online to Use in Identifying Birds

• BirdWeb.org --Seattle Audubon's guide to the birds of Washington.
• Using Voice for Identification by Jorrie Ciotti of Birds Amoré: A Certified Backyard Wildlife Habitat in Waldport, Oregon. (Includes mnemonics and links.)
• ZipGuides: Birds by eNature.com of the National Wildlife Federation. Enter a Lincoln County Zipcode, your email address, select or unselect the box for receiving "newsletters and special offers," and "Go" to find bird species in the "Coastal Oregon Area"; only 237 bird species are listed. This includes photos of birds, bird sounds, and description.
• Select a bird species by clicking down-arrow in "Taxonomic Order" or "Alphabetical Order" boxes of Bird Guide by Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Then select "Sound" and then select "listen to songs of this species" link to hear sounds and also see a sonogram.
• Choose "Explore Our Online Collection" link at Macaulay Library of Cornell Lab of Ornithology. (Includes sounds of animals other than birds, too. Has a very extensive collection of calls for many bird species, with many recordings for individual species.)
• Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter. This site includes songs for some birds.

Optics and Tripods for Viewing Birds: Shopping, Tips for Using, and Cleaning/Care

Binoculars are very helpful in identifying birds and essential to see details of plumage. Look for a pair of affordable binoculars that fit well in your hands, that are easy for your fingers to focus, that have a good field of view (it is frustratingly difficult to find birds in binoculars or a spotting scope with a narrow field of view), and, if wearing eye glasses, with eye cups that adjust. Buying a pair of binoculars without actually trying them can miss whether they feel and work comfortably for you. Very expensive binoculars are available, but an experienced birder with $80 binoculars will see much more than an inexperienced birder with $800 binoculars.

7-8X binoculars work well for most people. 10-12X binoculars are more powerful but are too hard for many of us to hold steady enough to take advantage of the extra power. I have not tried 10-12X binoculars with image stabilizing to see how well they work. 10-12X binoculars also have a narrower field of view, which can make finding and following birds more difficult.

In general, zoom lenses for binoculars or spotting scopes sacrifice field of view, image quality, and image brightness compared to a fixed lens. But there are exceptions, so shop carefully. Sometimes a small image of an unidentifiable bird will only become a large image of a still unidentifiable bird with a zoom or higher power lens. Heat waves and fog can diminish the ability to identify distant birds, even with high power lenses.

Guides for Buying Binoculars, Spotting Scopes, and Tripods:

Binoculars

• Gear Guide: Choosing and Using Birding Equipment by Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
• Binocular Basics for Great Backyard Bird Count by Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Audubon.
• Buying Binoculars by National Audubon Society.
• Birding Optics: Binoculars and Scopes by birdwatching.com
• Better View Desired. (Review of optics for birding.)

Scopes

• Birding Optics: Binoculars and Scopes by birdwatching.com
• Better View Desired. (Review of optics for birding.)

Tripods. A high quality scope on an a low quality tripod will give low quality or frustrating results.

• Tripods by CNet Reviews.

Tips for Using and Adjusting Binoculars:

• scroll down to see "And Now, For Your Viewing Pleasure" at Binocular Basics for Great Backyard Bird Count by Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Audubon.

Care and Cleaning of Optics:

• Tips on the Care and Cleaning of Your Fine Optics by Patrick Troccolo, Portland Audubon Nature Store Volunteer (this is no longer available online). Some of the many recommendations:
  Clean The Lenses Carefully:
  1) Never use paper products, tissue or lens cleaning paper to clean a lens. These are not eyeglasses, they are highly polished, coated optics that paper products improperly used will scratch a lens.
  2) Never use window glass cleaners, use only cleaners made specifically for optics. Never use alcohol, acetone or other solvents.

Digiscoping for Photography of Birds

• Digiscoping by The Bird Guide (includes lots of resources)
• Digiscoping by Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Wildlife Viewing Ethics and Etiquette--Respect Wildlife and Other People

Reporting Banded Birds

• "Report a bird with a Federal Band or Color Marker" by USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center.
• Understanding How to Read a Pigeon Band by American Racing Pigeon Union, Inc.

Analyzing Bird Sounds

[Acoustical] Software by Cornell Bioacoustics Research Program.

Human Interactions with Wildlife

• Lincoln County Wildlife Rehabilitation in nature.htm
• Living With Wildlife & Dealing with Conflicts with Wildlife in nature.htm
• Naturescaping for Wildlife in nature.htm

Bird Feeders & Ways to Reduce Bird Collisions with Windows

Bird Feeding

• Backyard Bird Feeding by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. [Comprehensive]
• Feeding Wild Birds by Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
• Northwest Hummingbirds by Mike Patterson. (Includes information about hummingbird feeder solution and care as well as other information about hummingbirds.)
• Keeping Feeders Clean by Wild Birds Unlimited. (Also information about bird houses.)
• Please Don't Feed the Waterfowl by Portland Audubon Society. Feeding hummingbirds or seed- or suet-eating birds may not hurt them if feeders are kept clean to prevent disease. But feeding other wildlife can hurt wildlife--see links by Google searching "don't feed wildlife."
• Backyard Bird Problems by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
• Chintimini Wildlife Rehabilitation Center. Select "Living With Wildlife," then "Birdfeeders." Chintimini is near Corvallis.
• Educational Resources by Wild Birds Unlimited. (Bird feeders & bird houses.)

• Birds and Windows and Minimizing Window Collisions by Portland Audubon.
• Chintimini Wildlife Rehabilitation Center. Select "Living With Wildlife," then "Birds and Windows." Chintimini is near Corvallis.
• Window Strikes by Wild Birds Unlimited. (Ways to reduce birds striking windows.)

Acknowledgments for This Web Page

A Very Special Thanks to Lucy Biggs of Eugene, who hosted the precursor to this web page from March 1995 through November 2001 on her Oregon Birders On-Line web page! Lucy also HTML coded bird field note columns from the Sandpiper (a publication of Yaquina Birders & Naturalists) from September 1994 through February 1997 and the Data Form files, so that they could be put on the Internet. Although I have redone the HTML coding for the these field notes and inserted section numbers to use in future indexing, Lucy's work was essential in having made these files available for so many years. Lucy's work and interest has been an inspiration!

Many thanks also to the many birders who shared their sightings! Without sharing, we would not know as much! As of January 1995, 120 individuals or couples have shared 100 or more records each (see p. 369 in Background of the Birds of Lincoln County Project and Recommendations for Others Planning Similar Projects. By R. D. Bayer. Journal of Oregon Ornithology 4:353-394). 51% of these major contributors lived in Lincoln County when they made their observations, but my impression is that residents contributed about 55-70% of the total records.

Thanks to Kitty Brigham for her photo at the top of this web page. The photo is of a "squadron" of Brown Pelicans flying south and overhead along the coastline near Seal Rocks on 24 November 2006.

Other Links Related to Oregon Coast Natural History

Other Lincoln County Web Sites Related to Birds or Natural History

• Yaquina Birders & Naturalists.
• Lincoln Co. Birding & Nature Observing (LCBNO), a Yahoo email discussion group for natural history sightings in Lincoln County.
• Lincoln County Natural History Information (Does not include birds.)
• Audubon Society of Lincoln City
• Preservation Association of Devils Lake (PADL).
• Lincoln County Mycological Society--call Bruce Waugh 765-3191 or Freda Holloran 996-3103 for more information.
• Bird Guide, Inc. Pelagic Trips Greg Gillson's pelagic trips (usually from Newport) information about birds and marine mammals; also see Bird Guide, Inc. for a guide to birds and birding in the Pacific Northwest.
• Blog. Musing on Beaver Creek Marsh: Observations of Life on Beaver Creek Marsh (44.51°N 124.05°W); Including Art, Wildlife, History, Natural Science, and Other Spontaneous Topics.
• Birds Amoré: A Certified Backyard Wildlife Habitat in Waldport, Oregon." by Jorrie Ciotti. (She has photos that she has taken of birds and information about feeding birds and Backyard Wildlife Habitat.)
• Terry Morse's Really Swell Homepage: Natural History, Entomology, Conservation by Terry Morse

• Oregon Coast Aquarium.
• Oregon Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
• Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area by BLM and Yaquina Head Lighthouse by Friends of Yaquina Lighthouses.
• Whale Watching Center by Oregon State Parks & Recreation Department. Whale Research EcoExcursions by Carrie Newell (541-912-6734). (Field trips and research out of Depoe Bay, Oregon)
• Alsea Bay Bridge Interpretative Center by Oregon State Parks & Recreation Department.
• Oregon State Parks along the Oregon Central Coast.
• Siuslaw National Forest: Cape Perpetua Scenic Area by U.S. Forest Service.
• Mike Miller County Park and Other County Parks of Lincoln County.
• Sitka Center for Art & Ecology.

Some Blogs about Oregon Birds

• North Coast Diaries by Mike Patterson
• Pacific NW Backyard Birder by Greg Gillson
• Bird Fellow by David Irons

Other Oregon Web Sites of Interest

• Oregon Coast Birding Trail Guide that includes directions to where to go birdwatching along the Oregon Coast (including Lincoln County) and a checklist.
• Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition.
• Oregon Birders On-Line, OBOL (recent postings at http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/OBOL.html; to subscribe to OBOL, see http://www.freelists.org/archive/obol)
• CoastWatch Program by Oregon Shores and Conservation Coalition. This involves volunteers who adopt and monitor one-mile segments of the Oregon coast
• Oregon Important Bird Areas.
• Oregon Birding Association (OBA), formerly Oregon Field Ornithologists (OFO). Lots of bird related information.
• birdnotes.net is a database for bird field notes in the Pacific Northwest.
• Natural Oregon: Environmental News for Oregon and the Pacific Northwest.
• Corvallis Audubon Page
• Salem Audubon Society
• Portland Audubon Society
• Mike Patterson's Home Page. Lots of Oregon coastal natural history information, especially for Clatsop County.
• Journal of Oregon Ornithology
• Yaquina Studies in Natural History (formerly Studies in Oregon Ornithology)
• Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST) for Washington and Oregon.
• Citizen Science by Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology. (Includes Project FeederWatch and others.)

Charters or Guided Field Trips in Lincoln County

• Whale Research EcoExcursions by Carrie Newell (541-912-6734). (Field trips and research out of Depoe Bay, Oregon)
• Bird Guide, Inc. Pelagic Trips Greg Gillson's pelagic trips (usually from Newport) information about birds and marine mammals; also see Bird Guide, Inc. for a guide to birds and birding in the Pacific Northwest.
• Marine Discovery Tours (Newport). (They offer ocean and bay cruises with naturalist guides.)