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Siletz Bay
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Siletz Bay
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Location
On the north-central Oregon coast, about 4 miles south of Lincoln City, northern Lincoln County. Vicinity maps: TopoZone, USGS, USFWS.
Description
Includes Siletz Bay as well as the Siletz Bay National Wildlife Refuge (well-represented in total by the authorized refuge boundary). Habitats include submerged areas (water), mudflats, sandflats, and lower salt marshes.
Outstanding Features
Bird numbers at this site regularly surpass, in season, our criteria of >100 Brown Pelicans, >5,000 waterfowl (in marine estuarine habitats), >1,000 shorebirds, and >50 Caspian Terns. Occasionally--usually due to large schools of anchovy entering the bay--huge pulses of gulls, pelicans, and other species swarm into the bay to make use of the bountiful resources.Links
• Summary Page of Audubon Society of Portland data in National Audubon Society database
• Audubon Chapters name Siletz Bay an Important Bird Area (Newport News Times)
• Article on Oregon coastal IBAs (Newport News Times)
• Siletz Bay NWR (USFWS)
• Siletz Bay Estuary, Oregon Coastal Atlas photos, maps, data.
• Siletz River Estuary interactive GIS (Inforain)
• City of Lincoln City
• Lincoln City Chamber of Commerce
• Lincoln City Visitor and Convention Bureau
• WWWelcome to Oregon™Lincoln CityBirdlist
Bayer, R., and P. Pickering. 1994. Bird Records for Some Sites in the Lincoln City (Oregon) Area. (Part A)
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Location
On the north-central Oregon coast, about 4 miles south of Lincoln City, northern Lincoln County. Vicinity maps: TopoZone, USGS, USFWS.
Description
Includes Siletz Bay as well as the Siletz Bay National Wildlife Refuge (well-represented in total by the authorized refuge boundary). Habitats include submerged areas (water), mudflats, sandflats, and lower salt marshes.
Outstanding Features
Bird numbers at this site regularly surpass, in season, our criteria of >100 Brown Pelicans, >5,000 waterfowl (in marine estuarine habitats), >1,000 shorebirds, and >50 Caspian Terns. Occasionally--usually due to large schools of anchovy entering the bay--huge pulses of gulls, pelicans, and other species swarm into the bay to make use of the bountiful resources.
Links
• Summary Page of Audubon Society of Portland data in National Audubon Society database
• Audubon Chapters name Siletz Bay an Important Bird Area (Newport News Times)
• Article on Oregon coastal IBAs (Newport News Times)
• Siletz Bay NWR (USFWS)
• Siletz Bay Estuary, Oregon Coastal Atlas photos, maps, data.
• Siletz River Estuary interactive GIS (Inforain)
• City of Lincoln City
• Lincoln City Chamber of Commerce
• Lincoln City Visitor and Convention Bureau
• WWWelcome to Oregon™Lincoln City
Birdlist
Bayer, R., and P. Pickering. 1994. Bird Records for Some Sites in the Lincoln City (Oregon) Area. (Part A)
