EAST OF PRINEVILLE County

Search both sides of the road for species that like flooded fields. White-faced Ibis are sometimes seen after the breeding season in late July or early August (and occasionally in the spring). Willet arrive in early May and nest here. Sandhill ...

Many forest birds are common here. Lincoln’s Sparrows and Macgillivray’s Warblers nest here as do Warbling Vireos. Woodpeckers and finches can be found. Pileated Woodpecker and Ruffed Grouse are often heard at the junction of road 42 a...

The road follows Mill Creek as it comes out of the Ochoco Mountains. Farmland straddles the river for several miles and junipers can by found to the west. The pavement ends after a few miles but the dirt road is well maintained. Bushtits and Ash-t...

At campground there is an old road that leaves the grounds on the eastern side (behind restrooms near corral).  You can do a loop around CG if  you take this road and go down and around the small reservoir. This is a great area for multiple wood...

The Ranger Station has been dismantled but the habitat remains in and around the campground.  Riparian areas and mixed conifers dominate. This area holds all the common forest birds. Hammonds and Dusky Flycatchers can be found here and the meadow...

A large lake with surrounding rimrock. The reservoir can hold good numbers of waterfowl, including Common Loon and Western Grebe. Clark’s Grebes can be found here. In the summer, look for Tree Swallows, Canyon Wrens, Great Blue Herons, and A...

A Lake surrounded by forest. This is an excellent area for woodpeckers, Northern Pygmy-owl and Grouse (both Ruffed and Dusky). All the forest birds are present here. Hermit Thrushes nest here and Townsend’s Warblers are abundant. The campground ...

Nice, big pine and fir trees fill this campground, and an extensive burn is only 2 miles away along the wilderness trail.  This is one of the most accessible locations for birding the Ochoco Mountains. This campground is primitive with no electri...