Yesterday was October Big Day, a Global Day of Bird Counting by eBird. If you are a reader of this blog, you know that I have been suffering from debilitating back and hip pain that affects my standing and walking. And you will remember that I had some spinal injections to decrease the pain. That helped for the first day, but since then I have had to continue to take a great number of pills to maintain any level of comfort. The bottom line is that our bird walking milage has dropped to a minimum. So, to participate in eBird's October Big Day, we put together a trip to the coast that had three stops with "short" walks.
Salmon River Estuary
This is essentially a rest-area on Fraser Rd just off of coastal Highway 101. It has nice, paved parking, a restroom and a short trail with a view across the Salmon River Estuary. We make it a habit to take a quick stop here on most trips to the Lincoln City area. On-foot milage on this stop was 0.13 miles.
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Sand Point Park
Sand Point Park is a Lincoln City Park hidden away on the East side of Devils Lake. It's small with parking for only six cars. On this day boat racing was underway making birds scarce. Our walk here was so short that eBird considered it as a Stationary Count. Bird List
Siletz Keys
Siletz Keys is a part of the Siletz Bay National Wildlife Refuge. Here is where we hit the jackpot for the day. We discovered this "new to us" eBird Hotspot last month. It is visited by very few birders, but its location on the edge of the bay makes for a great variety of birds. Our milage on this short loop trail was 0.25 miles. Bird List
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