Category: Birds of the Coast

26 Apr

Osprey’s New Home on Yaquina Bay

Just outside the Regatta Condominiums on Yaquina Bay is a set of pilings that support a Coast Guard operated fog horn as well as a new construction project.  This new project is an Osprey nest comprised of sticks and vegetation.   The nest being built on the Bay is likely going to be the home of [...]

29 Mar

Dancing Loons on Alsea Bay

Today while having lunch by Alsea Bay in Waldport I was privileged to observe a  once in a lifetime event.  I saw a male Common Loon swimming placidly among the choppy, storm tossed water a few yards off the beach when he quickly dove under the surface on what appeared to be a fish hunt.
A few seconds [...]