Dufur

Habitat and Birds

Like many little towns in eastern Oregon, Dufur provides shade trees for migrants, bird feeders, and permanent habitat for birds. Watch for Western Scrub-Jay and Eurasian Collared-Dove since they are expanding their range into central Oregon. Check out the sewage ponds on the SE corner of town (45.450325, -121.124980). Take First Street west from Hwy 97 and the ponds are on your left. You can also view these ponds from the baseball field. Go west on First to Main. Turn left and take another left on Hogan’s Alley. Follow this road to the ball fields, and the ponds are on the very eastern edge of the complex. Treated effluent from these ponds goes into Three-mile Creek and this area offers good passerine birding.