July 12, 2024 Nesika Park

Nesika Park Osprey nest by Ruth Shelly

This Friday was a beautiful day for 25 birders to gather at Lincoln City’s newest park. We met near the park entrance to observe the resident Osprey nest and admired the Osprey chick that has grown astonishingly quickly! We then moved on to walk the trail through Nesika Park, ably guided by ASLC volunteers who pointed out and identified the various birds we saw in the forest.

Sightings of the day:

Birders at Nesika Park by Caren Willoughby

Barn Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Northern Flicker
American Crow
Spotted Towhee
Stellar’s Jay
Wilson’s Warbler
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Dark-eyed Junco

July 7, 2023 Nesika Park

Caren Willoughby assisting a young birder with the spotting scope, photo by Ruth Shelly

28 birders strong, we began our walk by observing the resident Osprey nest near Nesika Park. We were lucky to see all three juveniles with both adults at the nest! We then continued on to the Nesika Park trail to search for songbirds in the forest and wetlands. It was a beautiful day and we enjoyed sharing the love of birding with the next generation of birders!

Adult female and juvenile Ospreys on the nest, photo by Ruth Shelly

Birders on trail, photo by Ruth Shelly

July 8, 2022 EXPLORIENCE Nesika Park

Cedar Waxwing. Photo by Ruth Shelly.

Our bird walk to Nesika Park, sponsored by Explore Lincoln City didn’t disappoint the 17 birders in attendance. Part of Lincoln City's 2022 Exploriences, several participants had already signed up and all were happy with their wooden Explorience tokens! 

Nesting Osprey. Photo by Ruth Shelly.

The nesting Ospreys put on quite a show. The male brought in a nice trout to share with the single chick. The walk to Nesika Park was filled with other birds for all to enjoy. 

Sightings:

Osprey with trout. Photo by Ruth Shelly.

Osprey
American Crow
Barn Swallow 
Violet-green Swallow 
Steller’s Jay 
American Robin 
Spotted Towhee 
European Starling 
Northern Flicker 
Song Sparrow 
Turkey Vulture 
White-crowned Sparrow 
Cedar Waxwing

Osprey. Photo by Ruth Shelly.