Changes to Sightings Pages
I'm sure you've noticed that it's been several months since I've updated our website. It's been a difficult year, but I hope to be getting some pages updated over the next few weeks. Thanks to one of our site users for notifying me that our Sightings page was missing an important feature - BirdTrax was no longer working and no longer appeared on the page. I located a fix for it, and was also able to add a new feature, AccuBirder, to replace the list of rarities that I was manually updating (and lagging woefully behind). Take a look at these changes on our Recent Sightings page. I also updated the Statewide Sightings page, added Accubirder set for statewide notable bird sightings for the past 30 days (as reported on eBird).
As always, if you have any suggestions, photos or stories to share, or notice anything else that needs fixing, let us know!
I'm sure you've noticed that it's been several months since I've updated our website. It's been a difficult year, but I hope to be getting some pages updated over the next few weeks. Thanks to one of our site users for notifying me that our Sightings page was missing an important feature - BirdTrax was no longer working and no longer appeared on the page. I located a fix for it, and was also able to add a new feature, AccuBirder, to replace the list of rarities that I was manually updating (and lagging woefully behind). Take a look at these changes on our Recent Sightings page. I also updated the Statewide Sightings page, added Accubirder set for statewide notable bird sightings for the past 30 days (as reported on eBird).
As always, if you have any suggestions, photos or stories to share, or notice anything else that needs fixing, let us know!
Hiking the Tillamook Spits
Portland Monthly has a recent feature article on hiking Netarts and Bayocean Spits. Bayocean is popular among birders, but Netarts spit is less frequently birded. Read what writer Adam Sawyer has to say about them both.
November 2015 was a month of special sightings for folks birding in Tillamook county. Read all about it on our Tillamook Birder Blog. Also see our recent sightings page.
A picture is worth...
It's fun having one of our favorite photographers back in town for a visit. Jack Booth has been out and about, taking wonderful photos of our November rarities and much more. Here are a few samples, and be sure to look at his photo gallery.
Portland Monthly has a recent feature article on hiking Netarts and Bayocean Spits. Bayocean is popular among birders, but Netarts spit is less frequently birded. Read what writer Adam Sawyer has to say about them both.
November 2015 was a month of special sightings for folks birding in Tillamook county. Read all about it on our Tillamook Birder Blog. Also see our recent sightings page.
A picture is worth...
It's fun having one of our favorite photographers back in town for a visit. Jack Booth has been out and about, taking wonderful photos of our November rarities and much more. Here are a few samples, and be sure to look at his photo gallery.
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Clay-colored Sparrow
Clay-colored Sparrow, Nielsen Rd, 29 Nov 2015 Photo: Jack Booth
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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Tillamook Bay Wetlands, 28 Nov 2015 Photo Jack Booth
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Cattle Egret
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Swamp Sparrow
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Cattle Egret, Hwy 101 s of Tillamook city, 26 Nov 2015 Photo: Jack Booth
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Swamp Sparrow, Tillamook Bay Wetlands, 23 Nov 2015 Photo: Jack Booth
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Protecting Bayocean Spit
Dickcissel, Bayocean Spit, 21 Nov 2015 Photo: Jack Booth
Updated 19 Nov 2015 9:00pm
Tillamook County held another public hearing November 12, 2015 to discuss the future of Bayocean Spit. Marg Tweelinckx, who is leading the effort to include more of the birding community in the process, attended the meeting.
Marg gave the photos of the DICKCISSEL and NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD provided by Nels Nelson and talked about birding at Bayocean Spit and how it has influenced her.
The Tillamook County Department of Community Development accepted the photos and many people there were interested in the birding. In a 5-2 vote the Planning Commission voted to change the zoning from Recreation Management (RM) to Recreation Natural (RN), which aims to "... designate and preserve areas that contain significant natural and/or scenic values."
The Planning Commission will present their decision on Bayocean Spit zoning to the Tillamook County Commissioners on Jan 27, 2016 at 10:30 AM for final approval and adoption.
--Information courtesy of Marg Tweelinckx
Additional Bayocean information:
Oregon Coastal Alliance
Tillamook County held another public hearing November 12, 2015 to discuss the future of Bayocean Spit. Marg Tweelinckx, who is leading the effort to include more of the birding community in the process, attended the meeting.
Marg gave the photos of the DICKCISSEL and NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD provided by Nels Nelson and talked about birding at Bayocean Spit and how it has influenced her.
The Tillamook County Department of Community Development accepted the photos and many people there were interested in the birding. In a 5-2 vote the Planning Commission voted to change the zoning from Recreation Management (RM) to Recreation Natural (RN), which aims to "... designate and preserve areas that contain significant natural and/or scenic values."
The Planning Commission will present their decision on Bayocean Spit zoning to the Tillamook County Commissioners on Jan 27, 2016 at 10:30 AM for final approval and adoption.
--Information courtesy of Marg Tweelinckx
Additional Bayocean information:
Oregon Coastal Alliance
Bonaparte's Gull, Nov 2014 Photo: Jack Booth
Do you have photos, notes or field reports you'd like to share, or suggestions about the website? Let us know!
eBird "Hotspot Explorer"
We've added links to eBird's new "Hotspot Explorer" for each of our featured birding locations on our Where to Bird pages. These links take you to a new eBird feature that includes recent sightings, top listers, bar charts and more. They have also added an interface for counties, so here's a link to Tillamook County. More information...
Black Turnstone, Nov 2014 Photo: Jack Booth
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Oregon Birding Sites Guide (new links)
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Red-breaster Sapsucker, Nov 2014 Photo: Jack Booth
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What is Tillamook Birder?
Tillamook County is located on the north Oregon coast, between Lincoln county, to the south, and Clatsop, to the north. Its coastline offers rocky ocean beaches, majestic Capes, and numerous bays. Moving inland, fertile fields and wetlands give way to lush forested mountains as you move further east. On our website, we plan to provide up to date reports of birding activity and conditions, information about local birding events, and much more. Visit often, we plan to keep updating and revising to best meet your needs. Special thanks to Tim Blount, and his wonderful Harney Birder website, for assistance and support. To Jack Booth and Ken Chamberlain for their input, advice, and fantastic photos.