IMNAHA AREA County

A hike up Devil’s Gulch offers the possibility of finding Mountain Quail, Chukar, Canyon and Rock Wrens, Willow Flycatcher, Bullock’s Oriole, Ruffed Grouse, and other riparian species, as well as rattlesnakes and poison ivy.

Mixed conifers and wide open spaces. This is a decent location for finding the big three most wanted birds (White-winged Crossbill, Pine Grosbeak, Spruce Grouse). That’s not all you can see here though. Look for Snow Buntings and Gray-crowne...

The mountain birding is wonderful all along FR 4240. You could easily spend a whole morning birding your way to Hat Point. If you don’t see a single bird, the view will make the trip worthwhile. High altitude forests support high altitude bi...

USFS Hells Canyon Website

The tiny berg of Imnaha is located at the confluence of several waterways, so it has the potential to be a bottleneck for migrating passerines. It also provides a good amount of riparian area surrounded by steep canyons. Some of the birds you migh...

Besides Wallowa Lake and the sewage ponds in Joseph, this is one of the few open water lakes in the area. On the way to the lake and at the lake, look and listen for Grasshopper Sparrow. Look for waterfowl, shorebirds, passerines and Gray Partridg...

This area is famous for finding Spruce Grouse. Be careful since Ruffed Grouse and Dusky Grouse are both present here as well. Other forest species like Pileated Woodpecker, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Dusky Flycatcher, Cassin’s Vireo, Warbling V...

Riparian vegetation lines this entire route and steep canyons are interspersed with sloping grass-laden hillsides. Gray Catbirds (rare), Black-capped Chickadees, Canyon Wren, Rock Wren, Vaux’s Swift, White-throated Swift, Lazuli Bunting, Gol...

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. ...

Zumwalt Prairie is North America’s largest remaining grassland of its type. A list of birds from this location might include the following: Green-winged Teal, Mountain Quail, Snowy ...