Where Is It?

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Bottle Beach is officially a state park though it is undeveloped. Birders and a few local residents are the only people who use the area so there is not much incentive to develop it further, thankfully. Most congregate right inthe middle of the area - it's the last piece of mudflat to be covered at high tide and the first to be uncovered - no real surprises there.

The land to the left is private and is posted with No Trespassing signs. Although there is some debate whether it is possible to access the mudflats below the high tide line I think it is bad manners/etiquette - besides the best viewing is from within the confines of the park. On relatively low, high tides birds will often stay at Bottle Beach to roost rather than move on. Most birds congregate on the private side of the beach in front of the house that overlooks the area. Leaving the birds undisturbed is a good idea - another good reason to stay off this section of the beach.

On the opposite side of the highway, along Ocosta 3rd St. there is a flooded field/marsh. In previous years when water levels are good a lot of dowitchers, Western Sandpipers, Least Sandpipers and Greater Yellowlegs move over here to roost at high tide. Good numbers of Red-necked Phalaropes can also be seen here in years when there are good numbers of birds around. The marsh is always worth checking just in case a floakc of Greater White-fronted Geese decide to stopover.