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Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge. Ranked 15 of 19 things to do in Bandon. Attraction details Owner description: Experience the estuary at Bandon Marsh.
Go birding at the Ni-les'tun Unit and see songbirds, raptors, craines and herons. Take a walk and experience the natural beauty of the coast.
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Birding Bandon
Face Rock State Scenic Viewpoint. If the tide is in it will require a spotting scope. The trick is to catch these birds when they are out of their burrow but still on the rock. If one is willing to stand and watch, however, sighting is nearly guaranteed since they have to come out of that hole at some point in time.
During this same time period Cormorants are flying back and forth with vegetation for nest building and the Common Murre and coming and going with food so there is plenty to watch. While not a location with huge numbers of people there is a fairly steady flow of people looking the area over. Near the end of the mating season the female Common Murre will often be seen down low on the sand or rocks as they prepare to leave. This is a change from their more normal location of being on the very top of the big rocks. It can be a rather odd sight when one runs across one.
Not the most common of sightings while beach birding. Also be watchful for Harbor Seals which pup in this area.
Good birding - Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge
For more information, contact USFW. The area heading south from the rocks at Coquille point tends to have few birds until you get to the China Creek area. The off shore rocks do have colonies of sea birds but are distant and viewing is limited.
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The actual beach will have passing flocks of Sanderling and occasional Whimbrel or Curlew. While I can see little difference in the beach at China Creek it seems as though there is a significant increase in birds as one heads South. The foredune area is the one area that is different from that to the north and it attracts nesting and over wintering Snowy Plover. An adult Snowy Plover leaving an indentation in the sandy beach just south of China Creek. This part of the beach is managed by the Oregon State Parks and special restrictions are put in place from May through September.
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These protections are put in place for the benefit of the endangered Western Snowy Plover and essentially require that all people stay on the wet sand and no dogs are permitted. This does not mean that one will not be able to see them, however, as they do move down to the lower portions of the beach at times and are also present during the non-breeding season. Look close at any indentations along the beach as they will often hide in an old foot print or behind a piece of detritus.
If you are very very lucky you might even run across a chick. If you are very very lucky you might run across a Snowy Plover chic like this one which is but a couple days old. These little fellas are born ready to run and look almost like a cotton ball blowing down the beach.