Siltcoos River Recreation Area

Our friend Genn is show with Jeanette in the above photo Monday evening checking for birds on the Lagoon Loop Trail. On Monday morning, Jeanette and I were in the middle of a couple of early morning birding stops in Independence, when we got a text from Glenn that he was camped at Waxmyrtle Campground on the Siltcoos River.  He had been on a summer trip to Eastern Oregon, Idaho and Montana, when excessive heat forced him back to the cooler climes of the Oregon Coast.  After a two second conversation, Jeanette and I decided we were headed his way. We ended our birding trip, went home, packed up the van, and by that afternoon were at Glenn's campsite.  Waxmyrtle Campground is where we originally met Glenn in June of 2015 while we were volunteering in the Snowy Plover Protection Program.  When our summer commitment ended, Glenn took over. We have remained good friends and visited him frequently as he continued working in a variety of volunteer positions with the Siuslaw National Forest.   eBird Checklist - 24 Jul 2023 - Siltcoos River--Lagoon Campground and Loop Trail - 28 species