The Bird Days of Summer: Tides and Tufteds at Haystack Rock

Join Bird Alliance of Oregon to Haystack Rock on Cannon Beach and explore the hidden world of the intertidal zone. On this trip we will have opportunities to view creatures normally hidden from us such as ochre sea stars, nudibranchs, mussels, limpets, chitons, and so much more. Our proximity to Haystack Rock may also offer us opportunities for viewing birds such as Tufted Puffins, Pigeon Guillemots, Common Murres, and other bird species. The guides from Bird Alliance will bring tide pool guides to assist in identification of tide pool creatures.

We will meet at the public parking lot in Cannon Beach across the street from Sleepy Monk Coffee Roasters (there are multiple public parking lots in Cannon Beach!). There is a public restroom across the street. It will be about a half mile walk to Haystack Rock so bring shoes that you’re comfortable walking on sand in.

Bring snacks, water, binoculars, a rain jacket, and other layers of clothing. Low tide is at 8:54 a.m. so we will leave for the beach soon after we meet in the parking lot to catch low tide. We will be out for approximately two hours.