Emigrant Springs State Park
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Travel 23 miles south on I-84 from Pendleton to this state park. Take exit 234 and follow the frontage road south for a quarter mile to the park entrance. There are several walking trails which will take you through this ~70-acre park.
DirectionsHabitat and Birds
This is mixed conifer and Engelmann Spruce habitat. In the breeding season this park is full of birds. Loud traffic noise from the adjacent I-84 can be very distracting while birding here. Species you might find here include Red-naped Sapsucker, Williamson’s Sapsucker, Pileated Woodpecker, Vaux’s Swift, Cassin’s Vireo, Hammond’s Flycatcher, Western Flycatcher, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Mountain Chickadee, Chestnut-backed Chickadee, Brown Creeper, Hermit Thrush, Swainson’s Thrush, Varied Thrush, MacGillivray’s Warbler, Townsend’s Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Pine Siskin, Western Tanager, and Red Crossbill. A territorial male Black-and-white Warbler was here from July 15 – 23, 2018.
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