If you have seen any illustrations or promotional literature for the Oregon coast, you have probably seen an image of Haystack Rock. It is probably the most frequently photographed natural object in the state. Haystack Rock is a large monolithic basalt sea stack. I have heard it claimed to be the fifth largest in the world, but have not verified that. It is big and very scenic. The Needles are the two tall, narrow rocks just to the south of Haystack Rock.
"The Rock" is the breeding home of four species of sea birds: Tufted Puffins, Pelagic Cormorants, Pigeon Guillemots, and Western Gulls. The gulls nest up high on the rock using exposed nests. The puffins nest in burrows high on the north and northwest sides of the rock. The guillemots nest down quite low in cracks and crevasses. The cormorants stick their nests to small ledges medium high on the south side.