This is a small town at the edge of the Wallowa Whitman National Forest. Though a Prothonotary Warbler was found here in 2001, the more standard fare will likely be birds that wander down from the forest. Winter specialties here include Bohemian W...

Thayer’s and Glaucous Gulls can be found with the more common California, Ring-billed, Westerns, Glaucous-winged and Heermann’s. Purple Martins nest in the area. During the fall anchovy run, Sooty Shearwaters, Brown Pelicans, and Cormo...

Agricultural lands. This is a prime area for wintering raptors such as Prairie Falcons, Red-tailed and Rough-legged Hawks. In summer search for Swainson’s and Ferruginous Hawks. If you happen to be in this area during the fall or spring migratio...

The station is nestled in sage covered hills with a few junipers around. Brewer’s Sparrow and Lark Sparrow nest in summer along with a few Gray Flycatchers. Chukars can be heard calling from the hillsides and Golden Eagles sometimes soar ove...

Bird Records for Zeek’s Marsh at Beaver Creek, Lincoln County, Oregon

There have been some unusual species that have shown up in this region. Red-shouldered Hawk, Elegant Tern, Costa’s Hummingbird, Pine Warbler, Hooded Warbler, Clay-colored Sparrow (twice), Dickcissel, and Orchard Oriole have all been catalogu...

Note that there has been construction on an adjacent area that may affect this hotspot in the future.  There is a large open field with a fence around it but one can walk around it.  In spring, Western Bluebird, Mountain Bluebird (rare), SayR...

Little is known about the bird life here.

Some very rare birds have been found here over the years, including Bar-tailed Godwit, Least Tern, Tropical Kingbird, White Wagtail, Cape May Warbler, and Prairie Warbler. More common species might include Surfbird, Dunlin, Surf Scoter, Red-throat...

Park, pines, mixed conifer, rocky hillsides, and riparian strip. Ruffed Grouse, California Quail, Vaux’s Swift, Black-chinned Hummingbird, Rufous Hummingbird, Northern Flicker, Western Wood-Pewee, Hammond’s and Western Flycatcher, Cassin’s a...

The mountain birding is wonderful all along FR 4240. You could easily spend a whole morning birding your way to Hat Point. If you don’t see a single bird, the view will make the trip worthwhile. High altitude forests support high altitude bi...

Birds that have been seen here before include Blue-winged Teal, Redhead, Hooded Merganser, many other duck species, grebes (Eared, Red-necked, Horned, Western, Clark’s, & Pied-billed), White Pelican, Black-crowned Night- Heron, Virginia ...

Sewage lagoons surrounded by sagebrush / scrub and juniper. This is a prime birding spot in all seasons. Common species here include the broadest spectrum of waterfowl in Central Oregon, 15 species of diurnal raptors, Virginia Rail and Sora, more ...

Open water, willows and surrounding Juniper forest. This is a local hotspot for shorebirds, ducks and grebes. There are two good migrant songbird areas: to the south end of the western car park, and at the south end of the reservoir. Shorebirds of...

Best time to visit is at low tide. The base of Haystack Rock is a rocky intertidal zone.

Tufted Puffins can be seen from April to August (Haystack Rock is the best place on the Oregon Coast for that species). During breeding season, Western...

This road can be good for sparrows in summer and, as its name suggests, can be very good for raptors especially in the fall.

Sea cliffs, offshore rocks/stacks, coastal spruce/hemlock forest, etc.

Good seawatching year around. A large seabird breeding colony is visible on the cliffs and offshore rocks/stacks. The creek at the overflow parking lot often has a dippe...

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Steep, rocky cliffs border the Rogue River along this route. River sand flats and calm pools can harbor water birds. Mixed conifers and hardwoods are joined by oak savannah and oak woodlands along the way. Some birds you might see along this route...

Mid-elevation small lake with old growth forest(Shasta Red Fir, Douglas Fir, White Fir are predominant), elevations from 600 to 4600 feet are covered on the road; clearcuts, and natural meadows nearby; 1-mi loop trail around lake; shrubby habitat ...

Small towns in Morrow County provide migrants with sought after resting places. Check the Fuller Canyon Road Pond which is off of Fuller Canyon Road on the very NW end of town. Fall, winter, and spring provide opportunities to find rare birds in t...

The main attraction is the lake itself which has various ducks and geese year round.  In winter there is a great variety of ducks and it is a good place to find Canvasback.  In spring and summer it is a good spot to find Redhead as well as many ...

Open scrub, riparian areas, and farmland. This road can be productive in spring and summer for raptors, waders, migrants, both Eastern & Western Kingbirds, and Bobolinks. Snow Bunting is sometimes seen here in winter.

A few birds that have been seen at this location in the past include California Quail, Spotted Sandpiper, Rufous Hummingbird, Belted Kingfisher, Red-naped Sapsucker, Downy Woodpecker, Warbling Vireo, Steller’s Jay, Northern Rough-winged Swal...

This site is a small pond with marsh habitat around it, next to the Middle Fork of the Willamette River, just below Hills Creek dam.  Walking the road into the pond is through conifer forest with some hardwoods mixed in.  This road is a good pla...

Upland sage and riparian vegetation. Yellow-breasted Chats like this area as do Gray Catbirds, Rock Wrens and Bullock’s Orioles. Look and listen for Gray Partridge and Chukar.

Migrants, shorebirds, and Larids are the big draw here.  Also, big rafts of waterfowl in the river can yield some gems.  Peeps of every kind turn up here as do Ring-billed Gulls, California Gulls, Caspian Tens, DC Cormorants and White Pelicans.Â...

Oak Woodland and scrub. Data is needed for this location.

The riparian area along the creek is good for migrants or the occasional Spotted Towhee. Listen for Pinyon Jays along Hoover Creek Road. Hoover Creek Reservoir can have just about any kind of waterfowl on it.

This 140-ac property includes recently harvested brushy areas, young conifer plantations, riparian forest, and upland conifer and mixed stands. Adjacent fields and forest provide additional habitat. The Forest contains more than 3 mi of walking ro...

The Institute For Bird Populations has a banding station here and this location is usually one of the most productive in the whole state. The species diversity here is rivaled by no other test location.

This is a 2.8 mile round-trip trail to the top of Horsepasture Mtn (5660′) with good views from the top and wildflowers in the meadows during the spring.  Birds are typical conifer forest species.

Cattails and open lake with surrounding high elevation forest. Barrow’s Goldeneye nest here. Sooty and Ruffed Grouse have been located in the area. Osprey and Bald Eagles hunt the lake. The cattails hold rails and American Bittern in the sum...

These lakes are the remnants of a much larger lake system that used to exist in the Grande Ronde valley. Waterfowl move between the Hot Lakes and Ladd Marsh. Ducks, geese, shorebirds, and waders all gather here in good numbers.

In spring, there are flooded fields and small pools along this road. Western Meadowlarks sing along the route and Yellow-headed Blackbirds adorn the fence posts. Mixed flocks of ducks, geese, gulls, and waders blanket the flooded fields.

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In summer this is a great place to see Yellow-headed Blackbird, Marsh Wren, American Bitterns (maybe the only place in Central Oregon that hosts this species annually), Wilson’s Snipe, Virginia Rails, and Sora. Fall migrant waterfowl are abu...

Mixed conifer forest surrounds wet meadows and open water. Common birds that might be expected include Western, Eared, and Pied-billed Grebes, American White Pelican, Green-winged Teal, Common Merganser, Osprey, Bald Eagle, Sharpy & CooperR...

High altitude wet meadow with rock outcroppings; birds include Sparrows,  many Flycatchers, Lazuli Bunting, and Townsend’s Solitaire. For more info see

Gulls, terns, and shorebirds can be found here. Offshore rocks might harbor resting cormorants or gulls. Search the waters around these rocks for Harlequin Ducks. Strange things have turned up here, including Rose-breasted Grosbeak and Orchard Ori...

Watch for Bobolinks in summer in the first couple miles south of Enterprise. Olive-sided Flycatcher, Dusky Flycatcher, Cassin’s Vireo, Warbling Vireo, Clark’s Nutcracker, three chickadee species, Brown Creeper, Mountain Bluebird, Varie...

The main attraction here is the somewhat extensive big sage habitat along parts of this road. This type of habitat is unusual in the county and provides the opportunity for species like Sagebrush Sparrow, Brewer’s Sparrow, Gray Flycatcher, a...