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Oregon Coast National Wildlife Refuge U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Oregon Coast National Wildlife Refuges Over 1400 islands, rocks, and reefs; saltmarshes; old-growth forest; and headlands along 320 miles of rugged coastline are protected by the six National Wildlife Refuges along the Oregon Coast. In these protected places, sea lions and seabirds return each year to breed on coastal rocks, salmon and waterfowl return to saltmarshes, as they have for thousands of years. USFWS Photo Astoria The Coastal The relatively small amount of land Refuges Protect protected by the six National Wildlife Seaside 5 a Variety of Refuges along the Oregon Coast Cannon Beach Habitats belies their tremendous value to fish and wildlife. Oregon Islands and 26 Three Arch Rocks NWRs support 205 some of the most Cape Meares NWR 6 important seabird Three Arch Rocks NWR 84 nesting colonies in Tillamook Portland the United States. 101 Over a million Nestucca Bay NWR seabirds, including 22 murres, puffins, 18 cormorants, and 18 storm-petrels nest 22 Salem Lincoln City here. Without these protected Siletz Bay NWR nesting areas many seabird 5 populations would be in jeopardy. Newport 20 Corvallis Nestucca Bay, Siletz Bay and Bandon Marsh NWRs provide vital feeding areas for shorebirds and Waldport 34 waterfowl during their migrations. Protecting and restoring saltmarsh Yachats habitat in these refuges will also 101 benefit recovery of wild salmon and steelhead Florence 126 populations. Eugene Cape Meares NWR protects old-growth forest used by Reedsport marbled murrelets, 38 N peregrine falcons, bald eagles, and many other Bandon Coos Bay 5 species. Marsh NWR Oregon The Oregon Coast Refuges are part Bandon Roseburg of the National Wildlife Refuge System, a network of over 520 42 refuges set aside specifically for 101 wildlife. Managed by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, the System is a Port Orford living heritage, conserving wildlife and habitat for generations to come. Grants Pass Red dots on map indicate Gold Beach 199 the major rocks, reefs, and islands of Oregon Islands National Wildlife 5 Refuge and Wilderness Area. Brookings Wildlife Viewing Visiting the Refuges along the Fall Thousands of shorebirds migrate Highlights Oregon Coast is rewarding year- along the Oregon coast in the spring round, because each season brings and fall, stopping at estuaries to feed different wildlife viewing and rest. Shorebird numbers peak in opportunities. April as they fly north to arctic breeding areas, and again in Spring Spring is one of the best times to September as they fly south to visit the Oregon coast. Nesting wintering areas. Nestucca Bay, Siletz seabirds, including common murres, Bay, and Bandon Marsh are excellent tufted puffins, pigeon guillemots, and places to watch for migrating Brandt’s, pelagic and double-crested shorebirds and waterfowl. cormorants breed on many of the coastal rocks and islands. Northward- migrating gray whales are visible from March through May from the same Brown viewpoints pelican overlooking Oregon USFWS Photo Islands NWR. Watch for endangered brown pelicans beginning to arrive during this time. Summer Seal and sea lion numbers peak Harbor seal around mid-July and late August. Young seabirds fledge in July and Winter Sea ducks and waterbirds are most August. Raptors such as peregrine abundant during the winter. Common falcons and bald eagles hunt the species include surf, white-winged nesting seabirds and waterfowl that and black scoters, harlequin ducks, migrate along the coast, and can be common and Pacific loons, and seen at Cape Meares, Nestucca Bay, western, horned, and red-necked Siletz Bay, and Bandon Marsh. grebes. Estuaries host wintering ducks, geese and a variety of raptors. Gray whales migrate south in December and January on their way to calve in the coastal lagoons of Baja Mexico. Long-billed dowitcher © Thomas Rountree Pigeon guillemots Three Arch Rocks One of Oregon's best known National Wildlife landmarks, Three Arch Rocks NWR Refuge lies 1/2 mile offshore from the community of Oceanside. Did You Know... This refuge supports Oregon's largest breeding colony of tufted puffins, and the largest breeding colony of common murres south of Alaska. Three Arch Rocks NWR is also the only breeding site for Steller sea lions on the northern Oregon ...that common murres use a distinct body language coast. which allows them to get along with others of their kind in crowded nesting colonies? A murre can share one square foot of space with six others! © Roy Lowe Visitor Waters within 500 feet of this Opportunities refuge are closed to all watercraft . .that Theodore Roosevelt designated Three Arch Rocks as the first National from May 1st through September Wildlife Refuge west of the Mississippi 15th each year. To prevent disturbance to extremely sensitive River in 1907 because of its importance to nesting seabirds? seabirds and marine mammals, the refuge rocks are closed to public entry year-round. Oceanside Beach and Cape Meares provide excellent Above: views of Three Arch Rocks. ...that the male Steller sea lion is the only Tufted puffin North American sea lion that roars? Much larger than California sea lions, Stellers Below: Three may reach 2,200 pounds. Arch Rocks NWR © Roy Lowe Oregon Islands Oregon Islands NWR, a designated National Wildlife National Wilderness Area, includes Refuge over 1400 rocks, reefs and islands, and two headland parcels along the Did You Know... Oregon coastline. Thirteen species of seabirds nest here, including common murres, tufted puffins, Leach's and fork-tailed storm-petrels, rhinoceros auklets, Brandt's, pelagic and double- crested cormorants, and black oystercatchers. This rocky, wave-battered refuge provides essential habitat for thousands of pinnipeds (seals and sea lions) for breeding and haulout areas. Visitor Coquille Point is open to the public. A hiking trail, beach access, and Opportunities ...that Simpson Reef at Cape Arago is the world’s interpretive panels are open during northernmost pupping site for northern elephant daylight hours. To protect sensitive seals, and is the largest marine mammal haulout wildlife, all offshore rocks, islands site on the Oregon coast? and reefs are closed to public entry, but can be viewed from many sites along the coast. ...that without oil to 5 waterproof their feathers, 101 cormorants must spread their wings out to dry 205 after diving for fish? Coquille Point Tillamook Portland 84 is a mainland unit of Oregon Islands NWR Salem Lincoln City and can be reached by Newport Corvalis going west on USFWS Photo 11th Street in Waldport Bandon until ...that Oregon’s population of nesting seabirds is Florence you reach the Eugene larger than California’s and Washington’s beach. Reedsport combined? Murre colony Coos Bay Red dots indicate Bandon Roseburg Oregon the major rocks, reefs, and islands of Oregon Islands Port Orford National Grants Pass Wildlife Refuge. 101 5 Brookings Cape Meares Located on Three Capes Scenic National Wildlife Route, west of Tillamook, Cape Refuge Meares NWR protects one of the few remaining stands of coastal old- Did You Know... growth forest in Oregon. Cape Meares was acquired ...that the peregrine falcon from the U.S. Coast Guard can reach speeds up to 200 in 1938 and was designated miles per hour in a dive as a Research Natural while pursuing prey, Area in 1987. making it the fastest animal in the world? Huge Sitka spruce and © Shari Erickson western hemlock, some over 200 feet tall and hundreds of years old, provide habitat for threatened bird species, including northern spotted owls, bald eagles, and marbled murrelets. Visitor Interpretive overlooks at adjacent Opportunities Cape Meares State Park provide opportunities for viewing seabirds, peregrine falcons, and marine ...that Cape Meares Lighthouse has mammals. In addition, the popular Oregon Coast Trail been in operation since 1890 and has the shortest light tower (38 feet) on runs through the the Oregon Coast? refuge. Pyramid Rock Cape Meares Pillar Rock Oregon NWR Cape Meares Lighthouse Cape Meares N State Park C a p an e e c O M e c a i r if e c s L Pa o ...that gray o p whales migrate R o over 2000 miles from a d N their summer feeding areas in Alaska to their Three Arch © Matt How Rocks NWR winter calving grounds in N Oceanside Mexico? Migrating whales can be seen from Cape Meares December through May. Nestucca Bay Established in 1991, Nestucca Bay National Wildlife NWR provides habitat for a variety Refuge of fish and wildlife, including waterfowl, shorebirds, raptors, small Did You Know... mammals, and amphibians. Refuge habitats include managed pastures, ...that Aleutian Canada geese wooded uplands, riparian wetlands, almost went extinct after dunes, sphagnum bogs and saltmarsh. arctic foxes were introduced by fur trappers to their nesting Nestucca Bay supports islands in Alaska? As a result of the only coastal removing the foxes and other population of dusky management efforts, numbers Canada geese of Aleutian Canada geese and a wintering increased from a low of 800 birds population of 100-130 in 1962 to over 36,000 by 2000. Semidi Islands Aleutian Canada geese. Nestucca Bay and its tributaries also support large runs of chinook and coho salmon, © Shari Erickson cutthroat trout, and steelhead. ...that the short grass pastures around Nestucca Visitor Visitor access is being developed. Bay host the largest concentration of wintering Opportunities Contact the refuge manager for Canada geese on the Oregon Coast. more information. o Pacific City Oregon o n 101 a e c ...that the abundance of O c i salamanders and other f i c amphibians can be a a P good indicator of an area’s environmental N health? 101 Nestucca Bay Long-toed NWR Salamander Siletz Bay Established in 1991, Siletz Bay NWR National Wildlife is located just south of Lincoln City, Refuge Oregon.
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