Wallowa Lake/ Wallowa Lake State Park

Habitat and Birds

State Park Website In summer look for forest species like woodpeckers and nuthatches. Swainson’s Thrush, Cassin’s Finch and Red Crossbill all nest near here. Look for Common Loon on the lake. Bald Eagles do nest around the lake. Great Horned Owls nest near the campground. Check the lodge at the lake for hummingbirds. These feeders have produced Black-chinned, Calliope, Rufous and even Broad-tailed Hummingbirds (rare). In winter, look for Barrow’s Goldeneye on the lake along with the occasional Common Loon (Yellow-billed Loon has been here). The fall can bring a drop in water levels and shorebirds are possible at this time. Sanderling, Parasitic Jaeger and Sabine’s Gull have all been found here. Some of the other birds seen here include Northern Shoveler, Common Merganser, American White Pelican, Osprey, Spotted Sandpiper, Ring-billed & California Gull, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Dusky Flycatcher, Cassin’s Vireo, Warbling Vireo, Clark’s Nutcracker, three chickadee species, Brown Creeper, Mountain Bluebird, Varied Thrush, Orange-crowned Warbler, Nashville Warbler, Townsend’s Warbler, MacGillivray’s Warbler, Chipping Sparrow, Pine Siskin, and Evening Grosbeak.