EUGENE AREA County

This park is located along the Willamette River with riparian habitats that provided breeding habitat for Red-eyed Vireo in the past – none have been reported since about 2020.  There is a bike path that goes in a large loop, along the rive...

This site has old gravel pits that were restored between 2004-2012. It is next to the Willamette River with walking, biking trails and boardwalks through the ponds.  It has a good mixture of waterfowl, shorebirds, wading birds, and passerines thr...

First stop at the parking lot where the road bends sharply south.  From this lot, there is access to ponds and riparian habitat of the East Coyote Unit that are immediately south of West 11th Ave. across from the Fisher Butte Unit. Then continue ...

In winter, species such as Swamp Sparrow and Clay-colored Sparrow have been found in the hedgerow along the gravel path that extends north as well as along the base of Fisher Butte itself, approximately 0.25 mile north of the parking lot. Wilsonâ€...

A walk through the picnic area can be productive for passerines, especially during migration and in winter. Gulls congregate at the dam’s outflow during non-breeding seasons. At times, egrets use the trees northeast of the parking lot as a roost...

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...

On Royal Avenue just west of the intersection with Fisher Butte Road, check the stand of oaks on the north side of the road for Acorn Woodpecker. Then continue to the parking lot at the gate (parking pass required) or park on the road (pass not re...

Like most treatment facilities, this one can produce a good variety of common waterfowl and the occasional visitor. Ruddy Ducks are often seen here. Ducks, geese, and gulls are the major draws at the ponds.

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...

This is a mixed second growth forest with conifers and oak/maple in the uplands, and cottonwoods along the river.  Typical forest species can be seen including 6 species of woodpeckers, 5 species of flycatchers, Chestnut-backed Chickadee, 6 speci...

This site is a forested butte along the Willamette River in the middle of Eugene.  It’s best known for the spring migrants that can be found around the top of the butte.  There are numerous trails in the park that provide access to bird. ...