Fern Ridge Reservoir – Perkins Peninsula Park
Seasons
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Location
Go to the Oregon Birding Trails website. http://www.oregonbirdingtrails.org/ Choose the Willamette Valley Birding Trail. Click on the “trail guide” and choose the Fern Ridge Loop Guide. Section F-9.
Additional information can be found at the following link. http://www.dfw.state.or.us/resources/visitors/fern_ridge_wildlife_area/bird_watching.asp
DirectionsHabitat and Birds
Perkins Peninsula Park provides good views of Fern Ridge Lake. The park is closed to vehicles in the winter, so it can be a quiet place to walk and enjoy wintering passerines while checking for birds on the mudflats and channels along the lake. In the spring, migrants sometimes “pile-up” at the northern end of the peninsula in the oaks. Osprey and Purple Martins return to nest in the spring. In summer, the park becomes crowded with picnickers and local people out for a family outing. Parking passes can be bought onsite.
Nearby Birding Locations
- Fern Ridge Reservoir - Royal Avenue Access
- Mount Pisgah Arboretum and Buford Park
- Fern Ridge Reservoir - East and West Coyote Units
- Meadowlark Prairie - Checkermallow Access
- Delta Ponds
- Fern Ridge Reservoir - Kirk Park
- Fern Ridge Reservoir - Fisher Butte Unit
- Clearwater Park
- Skinner Butte
- Meadowlark Prairie - Green Hill Overlook
- Spencer Butte
- Stewart Pond
- Lane Community College Ponds
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