HIGHWAY 58 AREA County

The Aufderheide Drive is mostly though conifer forests, from clearcuts to old-growth.  At the south end of the drive you parallel the North Fork of the Willamette River and at the north end you parallel the South Fork of the McKenzie River and Co...

This site is normally birded in the winter to look for waterfowl that are mixed in with the very large American Coot flock that winters on the reservoir – normally “upstream” from the covered bridge.  Recently small numbers of B...

This site is riparian habitat along the Willamette River with numerous trails through the forest.  It was one of the only places in western Oregon to find Red-eyed Vireo during the breeding season, but they haven’t been reported since about...

Three-toed Woodpeckers are a specialty here. Nests have been found, at times, in the campground proper and along the road into the lake. For woodpeckers, look especially in areas close to the campground and along the road into the campground.  Al...

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...

This is a little higher elevation forest habitat, but an area that isn’t birded too much because you can find the same/similar habitats closer to Eugene/Springfield up Highway 58 and/or Highway 126.

Specific locations within the Oakridge area include: The “industrial park” that has a couple ponds and lots of open brushy/grassy habitat, given that it’s an old mill site and doesn’t have much industrial development yet (2...

This is the only known breeding location for Black Swifts in Oregon. They nest behind the falls and can be seen flying high over the bowl, below the falls, and sometimes high in the sky to the south and west of the viewpoint. Vaux’s Swifts a...

This spot is productive for high elevation species, and is subject to snowy conditions sometimes late into the spring and early summer. There is a natural surface trail the circles the lake and is popular with mountain bikers, so if you’re h...