The Weather Underground has current weather conditions, 5-day forecast, radar, sunrise & sunset and moon rise & moon set times plus links to weather elsewhere--lots of information!

• For suggestions for dealing with injured wildlife, see Lincoln County Wildlife Rehabilitation (updated 24 August 2009)

Physical Environment

• Lincoln County Climate, Weather Forecasts, and Current Weather Conditions
• Tsunamis and Earthquakes
• Agate Hunting, Beach Stumps, and Geology
• Camera, Satellite, or Radar Images
• Road Conditions
• Tide Predictions & Measurements
• River and Bar Conditions
• Water Quality
• Maps of Lincoln County
• Skywatching/Astronomy

Human Interactions with Plants and Wildlife

• Wildlife Viewing Ethics and Etiquette--Respect Wildlife & Other People
• Lincoln County Wildlife Rehabilitation
• Living With Wildlife & Dealing with Conflicts with Wildlife
• Naturescaping for Wildlife
• Optics for Viewing Birds or Wildlife and Digiscoping in bird.htm
• Animal Tracks and Tracking
• Yaquina Birders & Naturalists. (A Lincoln County natural history group.)
• Members of Yaquina Birders & Naturalists Interest in Natural History as Kids

Fossils of Plants and Animals

Plants

• Marine and Estuarine Plants
• Freshwater and Terrestrial Plants

Invertebrates (animals without backbones)

• Marine and Estuarine Invertebrates
• Freshwater and Terrestrial Invertebrates
  • Online Insect Identification Guides
  • Butterflies, Moths, and Skippers: Lepidoptera
  • Dragonflies & Damselflies
  • Flying Ants or Termites
  • Ladybugs/Ladybird Beetles
  • Praying Mantis
  • Other Freshwater or Land Invertebrates, Including Parasites

Vertebrates (animals with backbones)

• Fishes
• Reptiles and Amphibians
• Birds--see Lincoln County (Oregon) Bird Information
  Mammals
  • Marine and Estuarine Mammals
  • Freshwater and Terrestrial Mammals

Miscellaneous Natural History Links
Lincoln County Natural History Bibliography Available Online
Other Links Related to Oregon Coast Natural History in bird.htm
Acknowledgments

Lincoln County Climate, Weather Forecasts, and Current Weather Conditions

Last Update: 26 January 2010

Not available on Internet on 8/24/2009: "Lincoln County Climate" by Oregon Climate Service.

NOAA Weather Radio for Emergencies. (Getting a radio that can pick up local NOAA Weather Radio stations is the best way to learn about emergencies--Lincoln County radio stations may not be helpful. See links along left column for information about NOAA Weather Radio, which "... broadcasts warnings and post-event information for all types of hazards -weather (such as tornadoes, hurricanes, and floods), natural (such as earthquakes, forest fires, and volcanic activity), technological (such as chemical releases, oil spills, nuclear power plant emergencies, etc.), and national emergencies.") See NWR Receiver Consumer Information for information about buying a NOAA Weather Radio.

Weather Forecasts

• Marine Forecast and Marine Weather Conditions by Weather Underground that includes the basic Marine Forecast for the Northwest by the National Weather Service.
• Current Weather and 5-day forecast for Newport Area by Weather Underground. (This site also has the Marine Forecast, 7-day forecast, Local Allergy Info, Sunrise & Sunset and Moon Rise & Moon Set times plus links to weather elsewhere--lots of information!)
• Newport Weather Forecast and Conditions by the Weather Channel. (Includes Newport weather as well as a Doppler Radar map of precipitation in western Oregon.)
• Newport, OR Weather Forecast by Accuweather.com (Forecasts, radar and satellite maps, and more.)
• National Weather Service Forecast Office: Portland, Oregon. (This site is an excellent way to monitor the weather as well as watches, warnings, and advisories for weather, child abduction ("Amber"), civil emergency, fire, flood, high surf, law enforcement, tsunami, and volcano--see their FAQ. It also includes radar and satellite images.)
• Predictions of Weather and Wave Height and Period for Surfers: One-Stop Oregon Surf Check by Oregon Surf Check and Oregon Surf Forecast Tools by Oregon Surf.

• Current Weather at the Oregon State University Hatfield Marine Science Center.
• Current Water Level, Wind Direction & Speed, Air & Water Temperature, and Barometric Pressure at the OSU Hatfield Marine Science Center (HMSC) Dock (9435380 South Beach, OR) at: http://tidesonline.nos.noaa.gov/plotcomp.shtml?station_info=9435380+South+Beach,+OR by NOAA/NOS/CO-OPS; or http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/data_menu.shtml?stn=9435380%20South%20Beach,%20OR&type=Meteorological+Observations by NOAA's "Tides and Currents."
• Newport Municipal Airport (South Beach) at http://www.crh.noaa.gov/data/obhistory/KONP.html.
• Personal Weather Stations by Weather Underground. (Includes six weather stations in Newport area, but several of the links did not work on 27 July 2007.)
• Road Cams and Weather Conditions. Click the right "camera" icon at Newport to see the Yaquina Bay Bridge Cam View, Wind, & Temperature by Oregon Dept. of Transportation (ODOT).
• Current Weather on Yaquina Bay South Jetty (Station NWPO3) by National Data Buoy Center of the National Weather Service.

• Current Weather Data from Oregon Coast Repeater Group (OCRG) Stations that includes Oregon coast weather stations between Astoria and Yachats, such as Cline Hill on Highway 20 between Newport and Corvallis.
• Personal Weather Stations by Weather Underground. (Includes two weather stations in Yachats area.)
• Weather at 1,939 ft on Cannibal Mountain by the National Weather Service. (Cannibal Mountain is about 17 miles northeast of Yachats. Sometimes the weather data are not available.)
• Hourly Oregon Weather Roundup by the National Weather Service in Portland, Oregon.

• Marine Forecast and Marine Weather Conditions by Weather Underground.
• Coastal Waters Forecast by the National Weather Service.
• Surface [Water] Current Maps near Newport Oregon by College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences of Oregon State University. (Use link to "Near Newport Oregon" in left column.)
• Wave Height & Period at Newport, Oregon USA from the micro-seismometer located at the OSU Hatfield Marine Science Center.
• Current Weather & Wave Information at Station 46094 - West of Newport NH-10 that is about 10 nautical miles offshore by National Data Buoy Center of National Weather Service.
• Current Weather & Wave Information at Stonewall Bank Buoy (Station 46050) that is about 30 nautical miles offshore by National Data Buoy Center of National Weather Service.
• See wave information at Oregon Surf Forecast Tools by Oregon Surf.

Solar Radiation Measurements in Lincoln County

• Weather at 1,939 ft on Cannibal Mountain by the National Weather Service. (Cannibal Mountain is about 17 miles northeast of Yachats. Sometimes the weather data are not available.)

Other Weather Records for Lincoln County

Weather is also recorded at many other places in Lincoln County, but their weather data may not be widely available. For example, the Newport Fire Department used to take weather measurements several times per day. Sheridan Jones has also kept weather records at Otis. Others may also record weather.

Other Weather Links for Oregon

• Oregon Climate Service.
• An Atlas of Oregon Forests [includes Lincoln County] by Oregon Dept. of Forestry. Some of maps include: Oregon Precipitation, Hydrology, and Lightning Frequency.

Tsunamis and Earthquakes

Last Update: 27 July 2007

Tsunamis

• National Weather Service Forecast Office: Portland, Oregon. (This site is an excellent way to monitor the weather as well as watches, warnings, and advisories for weather, child abduction ("Amber"), civil emergency, fire, flood, high surf, law enforcement, tsunami, and volcano--see their FAQ. It also includes radar and satellite images.) Because this site includes weather and not just tsunamis, readers are more apt to consult it than the following site that is dedicated only to tsunamis.
• Most Recent Tsunami Message Page by NOAA West Coast & Alaska Tsunami Warning Center. ("NOTICE: This page is updated when a Tsunami Information Message or Tsunami Warning Message is issued.")
• NOAA Weather Radio for Emergencies. (Getting a radio that can pick up local NOAA Weather Radio stations is the best way to learn about emergencies--Lincoln County radio stations may not be helpful. See links along left column for information about NOAA Weather Radio, which "... broadcasts warnings and post-event information for all types of hazards -weather (such as tornadoes, hurricanes, and floods), natural (such as earthquakes, forest fires, and volcanic activity), technological (such as chemical releases, oil spills, nuclear power plant emergencies, etc.), and national emergencies.") See NWR Receiver Consumer Information for information about buying a NOAA Weather Radio.
• Geologic Hazards on the Oregon Coast: An Introduction to Tsunamis by Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries. (Information and links to tsunami information.)

Earthquakes

• Earthquakes from Pacific Northwest Seismic Network (PNSN). (Map for size and location of earthquakes during the past 2 weeks. It also includes a way to report your observations of an earthquake.)
• Earthquake Hazards in the Pacific Northwest by Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries.
• Relative Earthquake Hazard Maps of Selected Urban Areas in Western Oregon: [includes Lincoln City and Newport] in Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries Interpretive Map Series No. 10. (Gives Amplification, Liquefaction, Landslide, and Relative Hazard maps--each is about 2 MB.)

Agate Hunting, Beach Stumps, and Geology

Last Update: 26 January 2010

Agate Hunting and Beach Stumps

• Collecting Oregon Coast Agates by FACETS Gem & Mineral Gallery in Newport.
• Rock hounding 101... Collecting Oregon Coast Agates and 15-20 Million Year Old Fossil Mollusks.
• Post-Winter Wonders of Oregon Coast: More Agates. 16 April 2007 by BeachConnection.Net.
• Mysterious Structures Reappear on Central Oregon Coast Beach. 2 January 2007 by BeachConnection.Net. (Stumps buried by sand along open beaches re-emerge.)

Geology

• Oregon Coast Geological Field Trip; Winter Class Geology 202, Portland Community College. (This field trip has 9 stops, all in Lincoln County, and has pictures and description of what was seen. Good site!)
• Interactive Geologic Map of Oregon from the PSU Geology Department. (Can zoom into areas in Lincoln County--may need broadband confection to be able to view because of large file size.)
• Geologic Trip Guides and Recreational Geology Articles: Publications and data center of Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries. (Lincoln County sites are included in "State Parks: Beverly Beach" and "Oregon Coast.")
• Geologic Map of Oregon by About.com (Lincoln County is shown, and the map can be enlarged.)
• Oregon Coastal Atlas a Project of the Oregon Ocean-Coastal Management Program.
• Geologic Hazards on the Oregon Coast by Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries.
• Geologic Hazards on the Oregon Coast: Coastal Landslides by Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries.
• Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries. (This is their main page and has links to more information about Oregon geology.)

Camera, Satellite, or Radar Images

Last Update: 26 January 2010

Yaquina Bay

• Road Cams and Weather Conditions: Yaquina Bay Bridge. Click the right "camera" icon at Newport to see the Yaquina Bay Bridge Cam View, Wind, & Temperature by Oregon Dept. of Transportation (ODOT).
• Road Cams and Weather Conditions: Yaquina Bay Jetty. Click the left "camera" icon at Newport to see the Yaquina Bay Jetty Cam View by Oregon Dept. of Transportation (ODOT). [The elevation, wind, and temperature is the same as for the Yaquina Bay Bridge Cam--see right "camera" icon.
• "Newport" by Portland KGW, Channel 8.
• Web Cam at OSU Hatfield Marine Science Center.

Agate Beach/Yaquina Head

• Photos of Agate Beach Surfline South of Yaquina Head by the Coastal Imaging Lab, in the College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences at Oregon State University.

Lincoln City

• Inn at Spanish Head by Portland KATU, Channel 2.

Satellite or Radar Images that Include Lincoln County

• Current Weather and 5-day forecast for Newport Area by Weather Underground. (See radar and satellite links in middle box.)
• Newport Weather Forecast and Conditions by the Weather Channel. (Includes Doppler Radar map of precipitation in western Oregon.)
• See "Weather Satellite Imagery" at Department of Atmospheric Sciences of University of Washington.
• Radar of Rain and Snow in Oregon and Washington by Intellicast.com

Road Conditions

Last Update: 27 July 2007

TripCheck: Road Cams, Road & Weather by Oregon Dept. of Transportation (ODOT).

Tide Predictions & Measurements

Last Update: 28 July 2007

• Tide Predictions for South Beach and links to other tidal information by OSU Hatfield Marine Science Center (HMSC).
• Adjustments from Tide Predictions for South Beach for Other Oregon Coastal Locations.
• Current Water Level at the OSU Hatfield Marine Science Center (HMSC) Dock, choose one of the following:
  • http://tidesonline.nos.noaa.gov/plotcomp.shtml?station_info=9435380+South+Beach,+OR by NOAA, National Ocean Service.
  • For information about this tide station and for a plot of Tide Level and Tide Predictions, Meteorological Observations, and Sea Level Trends, see: http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/station_info.shtml?stn=9435380%20South%20Beach,%20OR by NOAA's "Tides and Currents."
• The OSU Hatfield Marine Science Center has also in the past recorded tide levels at their dock independently of NOAA; check with the HMSC Facilities Manager, Randy Walker.
• Macrophyton and Tides at Yaquina Estuary, Lincoln County, Oregon. By R. D. Bayer. 1996 Journal of Oregon Ornithology 6:781-795.

River and Bar Conditions

Last Update: 24 August 2009

River flow data are only available for the Siletz and Alsea Rivers.

Siletz River

• USGS 14305500 Siletz River at Siletz, OR
• Flood Stage and Flow: Siletz River 1.5 E Siletz by Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service of the National Weather Service.
• Hydrologic Statement by National Weather Service. (Includes data and predictions for Siletz River.)

Alsea River

• USGS 14306500 Alsea River near Tidewater, OR
• Flood Stage and Flow: Alsea River 4 SE Tidewater by Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service of the National Weather Service.
• Hydrologic Statement by National Weather Service. (Includes data and predictions for Alsea River.)

Yaquina Bay Bar Conditions, call 541-265-5511 (U.S. Coast Guard). Also see Yaquina Bay by the Oregon State Marine Board.

See links at top of Yaquina Bay for "Coastal Boating Guide Links" to Salmon River, Siletz Bay, Depoe Bay, and Alsea Bay by the Oregon State Marine Board.

Water Quality

Last Update: 28 July 2007

Surfrider Partners with Local Agencies to Promote Clean Water from Newport News-Times on July 3, 2007.

Maps of Lincoln County

• Map Showing the Location of Lincoln County in Oregon.
• Maptech.com. Select "Online Maps," then "Maptech MapServer for "Maptech's free online resource for previewing Topographic Maps, Nautical Charts, [some] Coastal Aerial Photos and Aeronautical Charts." Then enter city or Zip Code.
• Query Form For The United States And Its Territories by the U.S. Geological Survey National Mapping Information. (Can also get information about watershed as well as maps, including aerials.)
• terraserver.com. Choose "Image Search" button. Can enter Zip Code or other ways to view free images but charges to zoom in below 8 meters. Includes aerial and topographical maps for sites within Lincoln County.
• Select "Maps" tab along the top at Google. Can enter Zipcode to see regular, satellite, or hybrid map.
• Map from Yahoo!. Can enter Zipcode to see regular, satellite, or hybrid map.
• Topographical Maps by TopoZone.com. (Topographical map.)
• Lincoln County Assessor's Maps.
• Geologic Map of Oregon at About.com (Lincoln County is shown, and the map can be enlarged.)
• An Atlas of Oregon Forests [includes Lincoln County] by Oregon Dept. of Forestry. Some of maps include: Northwest Oregon Fire History, 1914, 1936, and 1988 Oregon Forest Vegetation; Oregon Precipitation, Slope, Subbasins, Major Watersheds, Lightning Frequency, Major Forest Types, General Land Ownership, USDA National Forests, BLM Ownership, 1996 Population Density, and some other maps that do not show up well or are not explained.
• Oregon Estuary Plan Book Interactive Mapping. Habitat, dredge spoil, management unit maps of Salmon River, Siletz, Yaquina, and Alsea Estuaries in Lincoln County can be downloaded.
• Google Earth.
• Geographic Information Systems by Oregon Dept. of Forestry.
• Welcome to Inforain: Maps that Matter by Ecotrust.

Skywatching/Astronomy

Lincoln County

• Notes about Skywatching in Lincoln County for September 1994-April 2003 from the Sandpiper, a publication of Yaquina Birders & Naturalists. (Includes notes about "green flashes.")
• Effects of Solar Eclipse on Waterbirds at Yaquina Estuary, Oregon. By Range D. Bayer. 1989. Oregon Birds 15(3):198-200. 7K
• Newport Sky by Weather Underground. (The interactive skychart is useful, but it is puzzling because south is up, and north is down, so be mindful)
• Interactive Sky Chart by Sky and Telescope. (Must register for free to see, but is a nice chart at different hours of night at Newport that also shows planets. After once registering and setting up, then can )
• Your Sky by John Walker. (To use for Lincoln County: go down the page and insert 45 North latitude, 124 West longitude; if wish to not have current time, then add 8 hours to UTC [Universal Time] for Pacific Standard Time or add 7 hours to UTC for Pacific Daylight Time.)
• Sunrise and Sunset Tables for Newport, Oregon computed by the Astronomical Applications Dept., U.S. Naval Observatory with formatting by OSU Hatfield Marine Science Center for Newport.

Elsewhere

Note that there is confusion about the "green flash." Some term green flash only as the flash of green light just after the sun sets below the horizon. Others use "green flash" (or "green rim") for the light that is pinched off from the top of the sun as it nears setting. The "green flash" after the sun has just set is rarer. Below are some links and some additional terminology for these phenomena and pictures of the sun at sunset.

• Catch the Green Flash! by Fred Schaaf at Sky and Telescope.
• Pictures of Green Flashes by A. T. Young.
• The Green Flash as Seen From the Coast of Oregon Overlooking the Pacific Ocean by J. W. Young. (Shows photos of "green flash" after sunset along the northern Oregon coast.)
• Green Flash - Le rayon vert Photos of an Atmospheric Phenomenon; photos by Thomas "Hank" Hogan.

• List of Meteorological Phenomena by Wikipedia. Scroll down to "Unusual weather phenomena" that includes Halo, Light Pillar, Rainbow, and Sun Dog.
• Atmospheric Optics. Includes information about Halos, Glories, Sunset Mirages (in "Rays and Shadows").
• Sundogs: Mock Suns or Parhelia. See left column for links to Halos and Sun Pillars. This site has an excellent diagram for sun dogs.
• Mirage by Wikipedia.

• NASA Human Space Flight page for Predicted International Space Station (ISS) and Space Shuttle Sighting Times for Newport or Yachats. (In "Sighting Opportunities" box, select "United States" and "Go to Country," then select "Oregon," and then select "Newport" or Yachats.")
• Heavens Above: Newport. (Link is directly to information for Newport. Note that in 2006 the time predictions of the International Space Station for Newport were incorrect, but the time predictions for Iridium satellites were accurate.)
• Visual Satellite Observer's Home Page by Jeff Hunt, Neil Clifford & Bart De Pontieu. (Information about lots of different kinds of satellites.)

• Meteor Showers Online by Gary W. Kronk.
• Comets and Meteor Shower by Wikipedia.

• What's Happening in the Heavens by Old Farmer's Almanac. (Can enter Zipcode to find monthly highlights, moon phase, and more.)
• Sky and Telescope. (Lots of information, especially in "Observing" and "How To" but it is too slow-loading on computers without a broadband connection.)
• Astro-archaeology and Archaeoastronomy - Studies of Ancient Skywatching by Morien Institute.
• Yahoo! Directory: Astronomy Links.

Wildlife Viewing Ethics and Etiquette--Respect Wildlife & Other People

Lincoln County Wildlife Rehabilitation

Last update: 24 August 2009

Also see Living With Wildlife & Dealing with Conflicts with Wildlife.

Beached Marine Mammals in Lincoln County

• Leave all baby seals on the beach! See Watching Marine Mammals for Sharing the Shore with Harbor Seal Pups in the Pacific Northwest by NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service.
• To report live marine mammals on the beach or beached carcasses in Oregon, call Oregon State Police dispatch at 1-800-452-7888.

Birds in Lincoln County. If you find an injured or sick bird, try one of the following:

• The Oregon State Police have at times also taken care of reports of injured or sick animals (especially marine mammals); call their dispatch at 1-800-452-7888.
• Call the Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) (541-867-4741) office in South Beach--they are closed on weekends and holidays.
• Oregon Coast Aquarium at times has also rehabilitated seabirds or waterbirds, but they have limited resources for bird rehabilitation--call them at 541-867-3474 to see if they can help.

• If you live in the Lincoln City area, see the Contact link at the Wildlife Rehab Center of the North Coast (Astoria area) at 503-338-3954 pager and leave a return phone number.
• call Chintimini Wildlife Rehabilitation Center near Corvallis at 541-745-5324 (see "Contact" link").
• call Salem Wildlife Rehab Association at 503-856-8242.
• call Portland Audubon Wildlife Care Center at 503-292-0304.
• let nature take its course.

Please note that an animal may try to defend itself and injure you, if you are not careful. Safety first! You are responsible for your own safety!

For information about sick or injured wildlife, see:

• See "Wildlife Rehabilitation" link at Chintimini Wildlife Rehabilitation Center (near Corvallis).
• Rescuing Wildlife by Wildlife Rehab Center of the North Coast (Astoria area).
• Helping Injured and Orphaned Wildlife by Salem Audubon.
• For what to do if you find a baby bird or baby mammal, see the "Baby Birds" and "Baby Mammals" links at Backyard Wildlife by Portland Audubon Society.

Living With Wildlife & Dealing with Conflicts with Wildlife

Last update: 24 August 2009

• One may telephone the local Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife office (in Newport area, 541-867-4741) for advice.
• Some conflicts are created by feeding wildlife. See Please Don't Feed the Waterfowl by Portland Audubon Society and "If You Love Them Please Don't Feed Them" by California Dept. of Fish & Game wildlife biologist Ron Jurek. Feeding hummingbirds or seed- or suet-eating birds may not hurt them if feeders are kept clean to prevent disease. But feeding other wildlife can hurt wildlife--see links by Google searching "don't feed wildlife."
• Chintimini Wildlife Rehabilitation Center near Corvallis. See "Living With Wildlife" link on the left side of page.
• Backyard Wildlife by Portland Audubon Society. This includes a link to "Wildlife Relocation: Not a Solution."
• Living with Wildlife by Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife.
• Living with Wildlife by Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife.
• Backyard Bird Problems by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Naturescaping for Wildlife

• Naturescaping Resources by Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. (Also see link buttons along the top for more information about naturescaping.)
• For plans to build bird, bat, or squirrel boxes, scroll down to "Nest Boxes and Feeders" at Viewing Wildlife in Oregon by Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.
• Backyard Wildlife Sanctuary by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.
• Habitat by Jorrie Ciotti of Birds Amoré: A Certified Backyard Wildlife Habitat in Waldport, Oregon. (Also see items in "Habitat Index.")
• Using Native Plants for Gardening by the Oregon Native Plant Society.
• Pacific Northwest Native Wildlife Gardening.
• Chintimini Wildlife Rehabilitation Center near Corvallis. Select "Living with Wildlife," then "Landscaping."
• Why Garden For Wildlife? by National Wildlife Federation. (Naturescaping for wildlife.)
• Backyard Gardening for Butterflies by National Audubon Society.
• Bird Feeders & Bird Collisions with Windows.

Animal Tracks and Tracking

• Virtual Dirt Time: An Adventure in Tracking Online by Dennis Deck of The Tracking Club, Portland, Oregon. (Includes pictures of tracks, some of which are from the Oregon Coast; also gives terminology. Gives a review of various tracking books in Reference Material.)
• Bird Tracks by www.bear-tracker.com/.
• Wildwood Tracking
• Identifying and Preserving Wildlife Tracks: Circular 561 by J. C. Boren and B. D. Wright of New Mexico State University.
• Animal Tracking Activities by Acorn Naturalists.

Members of Yaquina Birders & Naturalists Interest in Natural History as Kids

In the November 2002 Sandpiper (the newsletter of Yaquina Birders & Naturalists), Pat Wright notes that as a child, he had jars of insects, bones, and frogs, along with bird wings and mole skins. His mother sometimes hesitated to come into his room. Kathy Merrifield tried things like this only a few times until it became evident that her efforts were morphing from zoological studies into a sociological study on her mother, which Kathy did not want to continue. Which reminds Kathy of a friend of similar interests with many stories, the best of which was about a bear skull she was saving in the freezer which her mother thawed out when she needed a rump roast....

Fossils of Plants and Animals

• Astoria Formation (Oregon Miocene) by Wayne Itano. (Fossils found at Beverly Beach in Lincoln County.)
• Fossils You Can Find on Oregon Beaches. Oregon Sea Grant ORESU-G-04-001. 2004 by Oregon State University.
• Fossil Shells from Western Oregon--A Guide to Identification by Ellen J. Moore. (Introduction to book and reviews--no information as such, but a good guide.)

Plants

Marine and Estuarine Plants

Lincoln County

• Oregon Coast Tide Pools: The Complete Guide by Beach Connection.net
• Notes about Marine Plants in Lincoln County for September 1994-April 2003 from the Sandpiper, a publication of Yaquina Birders & Naturalists. (Only 1 observation.)
• Brant Use of Yaquina Estuary, Lincoln County, Oregon in the Spring of 1976. By David J. Wetzel. 1996 Journal of Oregon Ornithology 6:715-722. (Includes map of eelgrass in 1976.)
• Macrophyton and Tides at Yaquina Estuary, Lincoln County, Oregon. By R. D. Bayer. 1996 Journal of Oregon Ornithology 6:781-795. (Includes eelgrass and macroalgae.)

• A Revised Checklist and Preliminary Assessment of the Macrobenthic Marine Algae and Seagrasses of Oregon by Gayle I. Hansen. 1997. (23 page PDF file that can be slow to download on dial-up Internet connection. See Gayle's web page with additional links, and Coastal Personality - Dr. Gayle Hansen - The Seaweed Lady in Oregon Coast by Damian Fagan.)
• See links to pages 1-28 and 29-37 of "Commercial [Tillamook] Oyster Cultivation and Eelgrass Ecology" at [Tillamook] Estuary and Non-Fish Species by Tillamook Estuaries Partnership.
• See link to Ecological Interactions: [Tillamook] Eelgrass, Shrimp, Oysters at [Tillamook] Estuary and Non-Fish Species by
• Marine Algae and Seagrasses by Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). (This web page is for California but many would also be here.)

Freshwater and Terrestrial Plants

Lincoln County

• Notes about Terrestrial Plants in Lincoln County for September 1994-April 2003 from the Sandpiper, a publication of Yaquina Birders & Naturalists.
• An Atlas of Oregon Forests [includes Lincoln County] by Oregon Dept. of Forestry. Some of maps include: Northwest Oregon Fire History, 1914, 1936, and 1988 Oregon Forest Vegetation; Major Forest Types, USDA National Forests, and BLM Ownership.

• Plant Lists: Northwest Oregon Coast by Kathleen Sayce.
• Mike Patterson's Botany Page for Astoria area.
• Mary's Peak Plants by Marys Peak Group of Oregon Sierra Club. (Plants on Mary's Peak [which is just east of Lincoln County in Benton County] may be representative of those on some high elevation peaks in Lincoln County, though Mary's Peak is taller.)
• Native Plant Society of Oregon. (Check the Bulletin in the Publications Page for articles available online.)
• Oregon Flora Project.
• Oregon State University Herbarium.
• LichenLand: Fun with Lichens from Oregon State University.
• Living with Mosses by Oregon State University, Botany 465 - Spring, 2000.

Invertebrates

Marine and Estuarine Invertebrates

Lincoln County Marine and Estuarine Invertebrates

• Velella velella (Purple Sailors or By-the-Wind Sailors) in Lincoln Co.
• Other Marine or Estuarine Invertebrates in Lincoln Co.
• "There's a Bug in My Tidepool!" by Terry Morse in the May 1998 Sandpiper. (Seashore Springtails.)
• "Ask Ranger Bug: Seaweed [Kelp] Flies" by Terry Morse from his web site. (Seaweed flies can be very annoying at the observation deck at west side of Yaquina Head Lighthouse.)
• Oregon Coast Tide Pools: The Complete Guide by Beach Connection.net

Freshwater and Terrestrial Invertebrates

Online Insect Identification Guides

• What's That Bug?
• Insect Identification by The Backyard Nature Website
• Bug, Insect Identification Database, Identify an Insect by Dave's Garden.
• Bug Guide by BugGuide.Net

Butterflies, Moths, & Skippers: Lepidoptera

Lincoln County

• Notes about Butterflies, Moths, & Skippers in Lincoln County through for September 1994-April 2003 from the Sandpiper, a publication of Yaquina Birders & Naturalists.
• "Caterpillar In, ? Out" by Terry Morse in the January 1997 Sandpiper. (Parasitic wasp parasitized caterpillar chrysalis.)
• April 2001 Yaquina Head Butterflies by Terry Morse in the April 2001 Sandpiper.
• Lincoln County Butterfly and Moth Checklist in Butterflies and Moths of North America.

Butterflies, Moths, & Skippers Elsewhere along the Oregon Coast

• Coastal Oregon Area Butterflies by eNature.com. (62 species)
• Butterfly and Dragonfly surveys in Clatsop Co., Oregon by Neawanna Ecological Observatory.
• Oregon Silverspot Butterfly: Butterfly Conservation Initiative, a program of the American Zoo and Aquarium Association.
• The Oregon Silverspot Butterfly Project by Mary Jo Andersen, Blair Csuti and David Shepherdson. Oregon Zoo.
• Oregon Silverspot Butterfly by Oregon Zoo.

Dragonflies & Damselflies

Lincoln County

• Lincoln County Dragonfly & Damselfly Species List by Terry Morse in the Nov. 1996 Sandpiper with some annotations from his Sept. 1995 Sandpiper article. (List of 15 dragonflies and seven damselflies.)
• Notes for September 1994-April 2003 from the Sandpiper, a publication of Yaquina Birders & Naturalists about:
  • Dragonfly Migration (?) & Variegated Meadowhawks (Sympetrum corruptum)
    
  • Other Dragonflies
    
  • Damselflies.
    
• "September 1997 Directed Flights of Dragonflies, A Preliminary Report" by Range Bayer on the Pacific Northwest Dragonfly Migration Project web page. The original web page (http://www.ent.orst.edu/ore_dfly/migrate.htm) is no longer available, but it is available through a link at the Internet Archive Wayback Machine, where Terry Morse found it there on 24 August 2010. See this 1997 report at http://web.archive.org/web/20071222000203/http://www.ent.orst.edu/ore_dfly/migrate.htm#rep --scroll up the page to see more information about the now defunct "Pacific Northwest Dragonfly Migration Project."
• See Other Lincoln County notes amongst the 1997-2000 Migration Reports near the bottom of the Pacific Northwest Dragonfly Migration Project web page.
• "Dances with Dragonflies" by Terry Morse from his web site. (Observations in Lincoln County in October 1994. Printed in October 1994 Sandpiper.)
• Bug of the Month: Spreadwing Damselfly by Terry Morse in the October 1995 Sandpiper.
• How to Choose an Insect Field Guide by Terry Morse in the May and August 1996 Sandpipers. (See his Example 3 for a dragonfly, Western Widow (aka Eight-spot Skimmer), in Lincoln County.)

Dragonflies & Damselflies Elsewhere in Oregon, Washington, and California

• Dragonfly Science Needs Your Help: Monitoring Migratory Dragonflies for Pacific Northwest Dragonfly Migration Project by Terry Morse on the Pacific Northwest Dragonfly Migration Project web page. 2000. (Includes links to photos of Variegated Meadowhawks.)
• Pacific Northwest Dragonfly Migration Project: Advice for Teachers by Terry Morse on the Pacific Northwest Dragonfly Migration Project web page. 2000. (Tips for classroom projects of studying dragonfly flights.)
• Pacific Northwest Dragonfly Migration Project. (Much information, including reprints of some articles about flights, links to photos.)
• Butterfly and Dragonfly surveys in Clatsop Co., Oregon by Neawanna Ecological Observatory.
• Oregon Dragonfly and Damselfly Survey Migration Page by Steve Valley.
• Dragonflies: Odonata Biodiversity by Dennis Paulson of Slater Museum of Natural History at University of Puget Sound (Tacoma, Washington).
• California Dragonflies & Damselflies by Kathy Biggs. (Lots of information.)

Flying Ants or Termites

Lincoln County

• Notes about Flying Ants or Termites in Lincoln County for September 1994-April 2003 from the Sandpiper, a publication of Yaquina Birders & Naturalists.
• "How to Tell the [Flying/Winged] Ants from the Termites: Here's Your Scorecard!" by Terry Morse in the September 1997 Sandpiper.

  Also see the following Other Freshwater or Terrestrial Invertebrates.

Ladybugs/Ladybird Beetles

Lincoln County

• Notes about Ladybugs/Ladybird Beetles in Lincoln County for September 1994-April 2003 from the Sandpiper, a publication of Yaquina Birders & Naturalists.
• Also see Other Freshwater or Terrestrial Invertebrates.

Elsewhere:

• Harmonia axyridis: Our Friend, the Asiatic Ladybug. New BioControl Research Project in Corvallis, Oregon. Jul '97-Sept. 98
• Harmonia axyridis (Pallas) in Britain. (Considered detrimental to native ladybird beetles.)
• Yahoo! Search: Ladybird Beetles Harmonia. (Harmonia ladybird beetles have been introduced.)

Praying Mantis

Lincoln County and Oregon

• Notes about Praying Mantis in Lincoln County for September 1994-April 2003 from the Sandpiper, a publication of Yaquina Birders & Naturalists.
• Praying Mantis (Stagmomantis californica) by J.M. Loomis and H. Stone. Oregon State University Extension.
• Also see the following Other Freshwater or Terrestrial Invertebrates.

Elsewhere: Yahoo! Search: Praying Mantis.

Other Freshwater and Land Invertebrates, Including Parasites

Lincoln County

• Notes about Other Freshwater or Terrestrial Invertebrates in Lincoln County for September 1994-April 2003 from the Sandpiper, a publication of Yaquina Birders & Naturalists.
• "Ask Ranger Bug: Seaweed [Kelp] Flies" by Terry Morse from his web site. (Seaweed flies can be very annoying at the observation deck at west side of Yaquina Head Lighthouse.)
• How to Choose an Insect Field Guide by Terry Morse in the May and August 1996 Sandpipers. (See his Examples 1 and 2 for a bee and a stonefly in Lincoln County.]
• "Caterpillar In, ? Out" by Terry Morse in the January 1997 Sandpiper. (Parasitic wasp parasitized caterpillar chrysalis.)
• "Beewatch: More Fun than a Prime Time Soap Opera" by Terry Morse from his web site. (Observations of Digger Bees at Mike Miller Park in South Beach. Printed in March 1998 Sandpiper.)
• April 2001 Yaquina Head Beetles & Millipedes by Terry Morse in the April 2001 Sandpiper.

Other Freshwater and Land Invertebrates, Including Parasites Elsewhere

• On 8/24/2009, the following is no longer available on the Internet: "Nematode Songbook" by Kathy Merrifield of Oregon State University. (Kathy has a sense of humor so check these songs about parasites out!)
• Nematodes: Plant-Parasitic Nematodes in Oregon by Kathy Merrifield of Oregon State University. (Mostly for Oregon agriculture.)
• Coastal Oregon Area Insects and Spiders by eNature.com. (28 species)

Vertebrates

Fishes

Fishes Specifically in Lincoln County

• Notes about Fish in Lincoln County for September 1994-April 2003 from the Sandpiper, a publication of Yaquina Birders & Naturalists. (Few reports.)
• See pelagic bird trip archives for Perpetua Bank & Heceta Bank Trips and for other Newport Pelagic Trips by The Bird Guide. (Includes sightings from pelagic trips originating from Newport or Depoe Bay of blue, thresher, and mako sharks; ocean sunfish [Mola mola], and albacore tuna.)
• Coastal Salmonid Inventory Project by Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. (Includes data for individual streams in Lincoln County. Lamprey are included in winter steelhead surveys.)
• Salmonid Life-cycle Monitoring Project by Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. (Includes data for individual streams in Lincoln County.)

Fishes: Sites that Include Western Oregon

• Marine Resources Program: MRP Projects by Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. (Several projects related to marine fishes, including salmon, finfish, Pacific Whiting, and groundfish.)
• Fish Division of Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. (Mostly information about game fishes.)
• Coastal Oregon Area Fishes by eNature.com. (17 species)
• See link to" Fish Use of the [Tillamook] Estuary Synthesis 1999 - 2001" at The [Tillamook] Estuary and Its Species of Tillamook Estuaries Partnership.
• National Marine Fisheries Service Northwest Regional Office. ("We conserve, protect, and manage Pacific salmon, groundfish, halibut and marine mammals and their habitats.)
• Northwest Fisheries Science Center of the National Marine Fisheries Service. (Information about salmon and commercially important marine fish.)

Reptiles and Amphibians

Lincoln County

• Notes about Amphibians & Reptiles (frogs, salamanders & newts, lizards, snakes, and turtles) in Lincoln County for September 1994-April 2003 from the Sandpiper, a publication of Yaquina Birders & Naturalists. (Few reports.)
• Salamander Surprise by Rebecca Cheek. (Article in the October 2001 Sandpiper.)
• Amphibians and Reptiles of Oregon: Range Maps by Tom Titus, University of Oregon. (Maps show distribution in Oregon Counties, including Lincoln County.)
• Terrestrial Amphibian Communities in the Oregon Coast Range by Paul Stephen Corn and R. Bruce Bury. (Includes sites in Siuslaw National Forest at Cape Perpetua and in Drift Creek Wilderness. Large PDF file that is slow to download on dial-up Internet connection.)
• Coastal Oregon Area Reptiles and Amphibians by eNature.com. (19 species)
• Reptiles and Amphibians of the Pacific Northwest by CaliforniaHerps.com

Birds of Lincoln County

See Lincoln County (Oregon) Bird Information

Marine and Estuarine Mammals

Lincoln County

• Range Bayer's letter toGov. Kulongoski about Improving the State of Oregon's Response to Beached Whales Based on the State's Response to the Gray Whale Beached on 27 May 2007 Near Seal Rocks
• Notes about Marine and Estuarine Mammals in Lincoln County for September 1994-April 2003 from the Sandpiper, a publication of Yaquina Birders & Naturalists. (See separate entries for Gray Whales, Orcas/Killer Whales, other whales, Fur Seal, Sea Otter, and other marine mammals.)
• See pelagic bird trip archives for Perpetua Bank & Heceta Bank Trips and for other Newport Pelagic Trips by The Bird Guide. (Includes sightings from pelagic trips originating from Newport or Depoe Bay of gray, humpback, killer, and minke whales; porpoises, dolphins, northern fur seal, sea lions.)
• Coastal Oregon Area Mammals (Land & Marine) by eNature.com. (78 species)
• Whale Watching Spoken Here at the Whale Watching Center of Oregon State Parks and Recreation Department. (The "Whale Watching Spoken Here" project occurs during winter and spring migrations of gray whales. Includes information about Lincoln County and many links to gray whales and whalewatching.)
• What Does it All Mean? Understanding the Winter "Whale Watching Spoken Here" Whale Watch Data by Terry Morse. (Includes information about Lincoln County.)

Marine and Estuarine Mammals Elsewhere

• S.A. Norman et al. 2004. Cetacean Strandings in Oregon and Washington between 1930 and 2002. J. Cetacean Research Management 6(1):87-99. (This has more information but not all the species as in the following link.)
• Marine Mammal Stranding Information by NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service. (Includes links to stranding and marine mammal information.)
• Marine Resources Program: Marine Mammal Research Program by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.
• Oregon State University Marine Mammal Institute.
• Seal Lion Caves (Lane County).
• http://www.theexplodingwhale.com/, KATU-TV's "The Infamous Tale of an Exploding Whale," KOMO-TV's "Have You Heard the Tale of the Exploding Whale?", http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploding_whale, and Blowing Up the Beached Whale at Florence (Lane County). (This includes video of the an Oregon Highway engineer's quick-fix solution to removing a whale. This quick-fix failed--read Dave Barry's account of this that is reprinted from his article "Dead Whale Removal" in his book "Dave Barry in Cyberspace.")
• Yahoo! Directory: Marine Mammal Links.

Freshwater and Terrestrial Mammals

• Notes about Freshwater Mammals in Lincoln County for September 1994-April 2003 from the Sandpiper, a publication of Yaquina Birders & Naturalists. (See separate entries for Beavers, Harbor Seals, and River Otters.)
• Notes about Terrestrial Mammals in Lincoln County for September 1994-April 2003 from the Sandpiper, a publication of Yaquina Birders & Naturalists. (See separate entries for Bats, Bobcat, California Ground Squirrel, Chickaree/Douglas' Squirrel, Coyote, Black-tailed Deer, Elk or Wapiti, Mountain Lion, Striped Skunk, and Other Terrestrial Mammals.)
• Coastal Oregon Area Mammals (Land & Marine) by eNature.com. (78 species)

Lincoln County Natural History Bibliography Available Online

Yaquina Bay Bibliography by Janet Webster and Heather Hiveley of Guin Library at Oregon State University Hatfield Marine Science Center.

Other Links Related to Oregon Coast Natural History

See bird.htm#links

Acknowledgments

A Very Special Thanks to Lucy Biggs of Eugene, who hosted a web site through her Internet Service Provider with Lincoln County bird notes from March 1995 through October 2001! Lucy has been an inspiration!

I am also grateful to Terry Morse (http://home.teleport.com/~tmorse/index.html) and Mike Patterson (http://home.pacifier.com/~mpatters); their web sites provided some of the links. I appreciate Terry Morse for his providing additional information about animal tracks and his work with Lincoln County insects, especially dragonflies and damselflies.

I am also grateful to Kathy Merrifield, who has also been an inspiration for all her bird and nonbird observations and her work as the field notes editor for the Sandpiper!