Coos Bay

Location:  South-central Oregon Coast, lower Coos River.

Description:  Determining precise boundaries of this IBA will require further work by a cooperative group of partners because of the complexity of the estuary system and the frequent changes in bird use of some areas. Roughly, the Coos River Estuary and some adjacent marshes and lowland roosting and feeding sites comprise the Coos Bay IBA (perhaps better named the Coos River Estuary IBA).

Outstanding Features:  The Coos River estuary hosts tens to hundreds of thousands of waterfowl during winter and migration periods, and tens of thousands of shorebirds of many species during spring and fall migration.

Bird Lists:  • Purchase "Birds of Coos County, Oregon," (special publication #12) from Oregon Field Ornithologists.

Links:  • Summary Page of Audubon Society of Portland data in National Audubon Society database
• Coos Bay, Oregon Coastal Atlas photos, maps, data.
• Coos Bay Interactive GIS (Inforain)
• City of Coos Bay
• City of North Bend
• Oregon's "Bay Area" Chamber of Commerce (Coos Bay, North Bend, Charleston)