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Pacific Harbor Seals Observation Locations - Other Prime Observation Areas
Pacific harbor seals live in a variety of habitats spread across the Central Oregon Coast with some of their haul-out sites hidden or difficult to reach for observation including such notable areas as Cascade Head and Big Whale Cove. Other locations offer better opportunities for observing them in their own natural surroundings. In Tillamook County, the exposed mud flats and sandy shorelines contained within the Netarts Bay Estuary creates an ideal setting for the harbor seals to rest and feed. At the south end of Lincoln City near the Taft Neighborhood Area, a group of harbor seals frequent the northern tip of the Salishan Spit Area hanging around their feeding grounds at the mouth of the Siletz Bay Estuary. At the Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area in Newport, several offshore rock islets provide shelter for the harbor seals where they reside for the entire year including raising their pups in springtime. Finally, the Alsea Bay Estuary supports a sizeable group of harbor seals easily seen from several city parks found in the Waldport Community Area.
Photo of a boater traveling in the waters of the Netarts Bay Estuary located in Tillamook County overlooking a group of Pacific harbor seals resting on one of the mud flats exposed during the receding tidal conditions in the bay, another excellent wildlife location for observing these harbor seals in a natural estuarine setting.
Photo of the beach strand located at the tip of the Salishan Spit, a part of the western edge of the Siletz Bay Estuary and a favorite spot utilized by Pacific harbor seals for hauling out onto the sandy shorelines for protection from their predators as well as for gaining quick access to their feeding grounds found near the mouth and channel of the Siletz Bay.
Photo of Seal Rock, one of the federally protected offshore rock locations found at the Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area, a Bureau of Land Management Park Facility established in Newport known for its amazing assortment of Oregon Coast Wildlife, and one of the prime sites for observing the Pacific harbor seal pups in their coastal setting during the annual pupping season for harbor seals lasting from March to June.
Photo of the sandy shoreline setting found at the tip of the Bayshore Spit Area, another preferred haul-out site for a resident group of Pacific harbor seals living within the pristine waters of the Alsea Bay Estuary easily observed in their natural habitat from several park areas built along the shorelines of the Alsea Bay available within the Waldport Community.


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