*********** I spent some time on Siletz Bay at high tide in Oct and Nov about seven years ago. Shorebird numbers were impressive where they roosted on the abundant logs and snags. I was in a kayak and probably wouldn't have seen much scoping from shore. Lars On Apr 22, 2014, at 7:33 PM, Wayne Hoffman wrote: > Hi – > > Unfortunately you are right that Yaquina Bay does not get much shorebird use. > One problem is that it lacks good high tide roosting habitat. The marginal > areas that it does have tend to have high levels of human traffic. The beach > just south of the South Jetty has potential for high tide roosting, but gets > a lot of human and dog traffic. > > I think Siletz Bay gets a bit more shorebird use, but it is much harder to > bird. > > Wayne > > From: obol-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:obol-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf > Of David Irons > Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2014 4:43 PM > To: deweysage@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Cc: OBOL-to post; deborah.holland@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [obol] Re: Lincoln Co birding 4/19 -- Semi Plover early? >