The Malheur River has plenty of riparian vegetation and can host abundant migrants in season. Black-crowned Night-herons and the occasional Great Egret are possible. Water birds include a variety of ducks, Double-crested Cormorant, Pied-billed Gre...

Like many water features in the dry southeast part of our state, this lake is an oasis amid dryness and salt flats. White Pelican, American Avocet, Black-necked Stilt, peeps, and ducks all occupy this lake in summer. Blackbirds and raptors are abu...

The town of Manzanita is birded mainly by walking residential neighborhood habitats and visiting local parks.

The open beach habitat at Manzanita Beach can be accessed from several locations in town along O...

Passerines are found in the alders and cottonwoods that line the sloughs. You’ll find ducks and waders on the slough and sparrows along the road.

This bottomland is unique in that it is surrounded by the coast range Willapa Hills except on the north where it boarders the Columbia River. I believe this configuration draws in some higher elevation birds like Ravens.

There is an expansive river view here bordered by a Cottonwood gallery forest. There is excellent sparrow kack along the road. American Pipits can occasionally turn up along the beach. Great Horned Owls have nested in the large cottonwoods on the ...

There is a good variety of habitat with the flooded fields and the slough holding water fowl and plenty of brushy kack for passerines. Scanning for raptors can be productive.

The River view will have Loons, grebes and rafts of ducks in winter; Bonaparte’s Gulls have been seen once and Caspian Terns frequently in season. There can be lots of Bald Eagles perched in the trees along the river. To the south is pasture lan...

Savannah Sparrows can thick along the southern section of the road. There is good duck habitat in the winter on the wetlands. It is very reliable for Rudy Duck. Check for raptors in the tree tops. Wintering Rough-legged Hawks, Bald Eagles, Norther...

The flooded fields and sloughs harbor ducks and possible Horned Grebes. Open country raptors like Rough-legged Hawk in winter cruise the pasture land.

Formerly a state park, now administered by the City of West Linn, this popular park features dog off-leash and playing fields in open areas, as well as an over 5-mile network of trails through mixed forest, including access to the Willamette River...

Mary’s Peak, at 4097 ft elevation, is the highest point in Oregon’s Coast Range, with great views of the Willamette Valley, the Coast Range and the C...

Mixture of open fields, riparian and forest habitats. Warblers, chickadees, nuthatches, Wild Turkey, Hammond’s Flycatcher, Evening and Black-headed Grosbeak, Purple Finch, Dark-eyed Junco and Western Tanager are a few of many birds which can...

The Marys River Natural Area is a 74 acre parcel managed by the City of Corvallis. It preserves a riparian wetland floodplain along the Marys River. In 2004, the City constructed a boardwalk to provide public access to the site, which includes a s...

A somewhat surprising number of birds can be found here.  As of 2022, 133 different species of birds have been found here.  There can be a good variety of ducks and geese year round with more diversity in winter, swallows in summer, some shorebi...

At South Yamhill Cemetery you can find Chipping Sparrows near the driveway and you may find Brown Creeper, Pacific Slope flycatcher, Western Wood-Peewee, and Western Tanager. At the Erratic Rock State Natural Site check out the large rock carried ...

Mixed conifer (lodgepole pine, sitka spruce), some riparian, foredune, beach, mudflats

Shorebirds, sea ducks, cormorants, gulls, brown pelican, herons, olive-sided flycatcher, wrentit

Like many little towns in eastern Oregon, Maupin 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. Bot...

The Maury Mountains are a truncated part of the Ochoco Mountains.  They have been separated from the rest of the Ochocos by the Crooked River.  These “island mountains” offer some diversity of habitat not found in the rest of the Och...

Many migrants occupy the trees lining the Columbia River and river views will produce rafts of ducks, grebes, pelicans, gulls and other waterbirds.

Mixed conifers and high mountain meadows. This is one of the best locations in the Wallowa Mountains for finding the big three most wanted birds (White-winged Crossbill, Pine Grosbeak, Spruce Grouse). That’s not all you can see here though. ...

The same as other communities in southern Malheur County.  Recently, a small population of Great-tailed Grackles have established themselves in McDermitt.

Riparian and open water wetland below Lost Creek dam host wintering waterfowl including Wigeon species, Ring-necked Duck, Bufflehead, and Redhead; paved access roadway with parking areas and benches for waterfowl viewing at close range; nesting wa...

Common Loons are often found in migration, spring and fall. Migrant Scoters have been seen. Hooded Mergansers are regular. Canada Geese, other ducks, Spotted Sandpiper, swallows, Bald Eagle, and higher elevation species like Canada Jay, Northern P...

This area consists of mostly pine forest, mixed conifer forest, and some riparian areas. Mountain birds are abundant here. Northern Pygmy-Owl, Northern Saw-whet, and Flammulated Owl are here in summer. Mountain Quail can be found infrequently alon...

McKay Dam and Reservoir were established in the late 1920s as part of the Umatilla Project for the purpose of providing irrigation water to farmlands in the Hermiston, Echo, and Stanfield areas. The refuge was established in 1929.

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A wide variety of birds can be seen at these diverse locations. Wortman Park has an oak grove is a reliable place to find a colony of Acorn Woodpeckers and also White-breasted Nuthatches. These same species can be found on the front lawn of Linfie...

Expect forest species like Spotted Towhee, Black-capped Chickadees, Red-breasted Nuthatches, Swainson’s Thrushes, Bewick’s and Pacific Wren, Brown Creeper, Downy Woodpecker, Purple Finch. A Black-and- white Warbler was found here once. It ...

In 2002 a Northern Waterthrush was found here. Nesting woodpeckers include Pileated, Northern Flicker, Downy, Hairy, and Red-breasted Sapsucker. Also nesting here are vBarred Owl,  Cooper’s Hawk, Wood Duck, Hutton’s Vireo, Western Wood-Pe...

Check the park below the dam for gulls and passerines. The ponds are full of ducks from mid-November to the end of January. This is a good place to look for Harris’s Sparrow and White-throated Sparrow in winter. Work your way around and abov...

This access point is on the north side of the Meadowlark Prairie wetlands. If you walk west on the path, you will get to the picnic shelter on Green Hill Rd.  You can also walk east from here to the southern end of the complex, where there are mo...

This site is one of several in the West Eugene wetlands, with Coyote Creek running through the middle of it.  In the late fall, winter, and early spring it has mostly flooded marshy habitat, but dries out in the summer.  It can be good during mi...

Orioles, warblers, Song Sparrows, Belted Kingfisher, both goldeneyes, Buffleheads, Hooded and Common Mergansers, Black-capped Chickadees, Rock Wren, Canyon Wren, House Wren, Pacific Wren, Marsh Wren, and Chukar are but a few of the species that ca...

Ponds and dry meadow bordered by agriculture and mixed conifer forests; Good transition zone for wide diversity of species; resident waterfowl, Bald Eagle, Great Gray Owl, and Steller’s and Gray Jays; nesting Williamson’s Sapsuckers, and Sandh...

Bear Creek Park is an extension of the Bear Creek Greenway and offers good birding in central Medford. See the greenway entry for more bird info. Some of the more unusual birds that have been reported from Medford are Sandhill Crane, Blue Jay, Bla...

Tall pines and riparian areas. Look for mountain species like grouse, Accipiters, Vaux’s Swift, Rufous & Calliope Hummingbirds. Woodpeckers include Hairy, Northern Flicker, Red-naped Sapsucker, Downy, and Pileated. Red and White-breasted...

Habitat: mixed hardwood/conifer, river, fields.

Birds: Bald Eagle, Osprey, Peregrine Falcon, Northern Shrike, Wood Duck, mergansers, Western Kingbird, Wrentit, Lazuli Bunting, Western Meadowlark, Golden-crowned Sparrow. Best birding: Nov-Fe...

Shade trees and open grass next to the Columbia River. Migrants seen here include Lewis’s Woodpecker, Anna’s Hummingbird, Cassin’s Vireo, Chestnut-backed Chickadee, White-breasted Nuthatch, Varied Thrush, Nashville Warbler, Ash-t...

Besides the “Big 3” mentioned earlier, other species present might include Lesser Goldfinch, Acorn Woodpecker, White-breasted Nuthatch, Bewick’s Wren, Golden-crowned Sparrow, and Lazuli Bunting. More than 125 species have been se...

Sewer Ponds, Irrigation Ponds, Agricultural, and Deciduous Trees.

Key Species: Waterfowl, Rough-legged Hawk, Northern Harrier, Prairie Falcon, Ring-necked Pheasant, Long-eared Owl, Yellow-breasted Chat, White-crowned Sparro...

Upland forest of Pines and fur. This is a prime birding spot that holds most of the upland forest birds. White Headed and Pileated Woodpeckers (close to north fork of Lake Creek) are fairly easy to see. Both Sooty Grouse and Ruffed Grouse can be f...

This canyon has steep sides and a riparian bottom. Chukar, Golden Eagle, Gray Flycatcher, Dusky Flycatcher, Say’s Phoebe, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Loggerhead Shrike, Rock & Canyon Wren, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Black-throated Gray Warbler, ...

The lower end has parched/rocky south facing slopes and the upper end is mixed forest and lush meadows. Veery and Gray Catbird have been found along here, besides the usual warblers, wrens, American Dipper and mountain forest species.