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Birding spot · Lincoln County, Oregon

Birding at Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area (Starfish Cove): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area (Starfish Cove) are Western Gull (69%), Pelagic Cormorant (64%), and Song Sparrow (62%). It is busiest in winter, when 53 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late April (74 species). 149 species have been reported here across 1,296 complete checklists from 730 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJan 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJan 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jan 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsFeb 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Feb 8-14: 47 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsFeb 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Feb 22-28: 51 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMar 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMar 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMar 15-21: 28 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMar 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsApr 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsApr 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsApr 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsApr 22-30: 74 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMay 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMay 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMay 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMay 22-31: 45 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsJun 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJun 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsJun 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJun 22-30: 45 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsJul 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJul 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsJul 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsJul 22-31: 42 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsAug 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsAug 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsAug 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsAug 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsSep 1-7: 34 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsSep 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsSep 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsSep 22-30: 44 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsOct 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsOct 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsOct 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsNov 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsNov 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsNov 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsNov 22-30: 47 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Dec 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Number of species reported on at least 5% of complete checklists, by week (4 per month). Grey bars: fewer than 10 checklists, not counted.

In November: what to expect

  1. 1Western Gull69%
  2. 2Pelagic Cormorant64%
  3. 3Song Sparrow62%
  4. 4Surf Scoter61%
  5. 5Black Oystercatcher60%
  6. 6Harlequin Duck53%
  7. 7Brandt's Cormorant47%
  8. 8American Crow44%
  9. 9Black Turnstone40%
  10. 10Common Loon34%
  11. 11Western Grebe32%
  12. 12Ruby-crowned Kinglet30%
  13. 13Red-necked Grebe27%
  14. 14Black Phoebe26%
  15. 15Double-crested Cormorant25%

Share of complete checklists at this spot that reported the bird in November. The sparkline is the whole year, with this month highlighted.

Season by season

Winter 53 species

  1. Black Oystercatcher72%
  2. Western Gull70%
  3. Pelagic Cormorant66%
  4. Surf Scoter62%
  5. Song Sparrow55%

Spring 47 species

  1. American Crow75%
  2. Pelagic Cormorant68%
  3. Western Gull68%
  4. White-crowned Sparrow65%
  5. Common Murre64%

Summer 48 species

  1. Common Murre79%
  2. American Crow75%
  3. Western Gull74%
  4. Pelagic Cormorant73%
  5. White-crowned Sparrow73%

Fall 45 species

  1. Western Gull64%
  2. Harlequin Duck60%
  3. Pelagic Cormorant60%
  4. American Crow58%
  5. Black Oystercatcher56%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Oregon.

Nearby spots

Frequency is the share of complete checklists at this location that listed the bird, 2016–2025. Busy places report more of everything, and the weekly chart counts species on at least 5% of checklists so a few stray reports do not inflate it. How to read it.