Best routes from Salem to Oregon Coast: To Astoria, Seaside, Cannon Beach and Manzanita â take I-5 north to Portland, then take 217 exit near Lake Oswego, following âOregon Beachesâ sign â take 217 to Hwy 26, then to coast.
Northern pintail range. A migratory species, the northern pintail breeds from Alaska and the central Canadian Arctic across Greenland, Iceland and Scandinavia to Kamchatka, Russia, and south to the western and central United States, the United Kingdom, Central Europe and the Caspian Sea.
These birds also occur in an impressive range of habitats: in Hawaii, for example, they can be found from sea level to a 11,000 feet elevation. They can live in forests, grasslands, and deserts. Despite this versatility, Ring-necked Pheasants do gravitate to particular kinds of habitat for specific activities. Typically, they roost in trees or dense shrubs in spring and summer and in forested wetlands, farm fields and weedy areas in fall.