Yakona Nature Preserve

March 9, 2024 Yakona Nature Preserve

Twenty folks enjoyed a rainy morning deep in the forest of the Yakona Nature Preserve on Yaquina Bay. The beautiful 850 acre preserve is privately owned and public access is limited. We're grateful to executive director Dr. Natalie Schaefer for the guided walking tour.

Sightings of the day:

Birders at Yakona by Caren Willoughby

Western Gulls
Common Mergansers
Red-breasted Mergansers
Kingfisher
Goldeneye
Common Loon
Pacific Wren
Hairy Woodpecker
Red Crossbills 
Golden-crowned Kinglets
Brown Creepers
Buffleheads
Bald Eagle
American Crow
American Robin

Group shot by Caren Willoughby