| Coxcomb Hill is the highest point
in Astoria,
Clatsop Co. OREGON. As such, it is regularly the place where
migrating
birds fallout after a night of travelling. The hill was
completely
forested except for the Astor Column Park at the top until about 1992
when
most of the south and west sides were clearcut (it's a long
story).
The west area was cleared and re-planted with grasses; the
southern
edge re-planted with native shrubs (salal and evergreen huckleberry
mostly).
The migratory fallouts can be quite
spectactular in the
fall when 100's of warblers, vireos and sparrows are moving along the
scrubby
southern edge. The best way to bird the column is to arrive near
sunrise and walk the road from the park down to the lower trail.
Three year trend
Year
2000
results (.pdf)
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