May 8, 2026 Cutler City & Siletz Bay

Group shot at Siletz Bay

A large group of 27 birders led by Evan Hayduk picked a perfect day to bird through Cutler City Open Space. We spotted the Great Blue Heron rookery and found that incubation was underway. We observed several species when looking out at Siletz Bay during low tide.

Sightings of the day:

Birders on trail

Great Blue Heron
American Robin
American Crow
Song Sparrow
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Wilson's Warbler
European Starling
Tree and Violet-green Swallow
Marsh Wren
Spotted Towhee
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Anna's Hummingbird
Yellowthroat
Red-winged Blackbird
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Steller's Jay
Northern Flicker
Turkey Vulture
Purple Finch
American Goldfinch
Whimbrel
Double-crested Cormorant
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Osprey
Lesser Yellowlegs
Western Gull
Canada Goose
American Wigeon
Brown-headed Cowbird
Bald Eagle
Dark-eyed Junco
White-crowned Sparrow
Common Merganser
Brewer's Blackbird
Black-bellied Plover