Jefferson County

The surrounding forest holds Woodpeckers, Hermit, Nashville and Townsend’s Warbler, Flycatchers and Sooty Grouse. The springs can be good for fall migrants and summer nesters.

A series of reed fringed pools surrounded by juniper forest and sage- brush. This is a good area for ducks, rails and Northern Harriers. The open juniper forest is home to many Brewers Sparrows and Mountain Blue- birds with Sage Thrashers in the d...

The burns close to Round Lake have been a good location for Lewis’s Woodpecker, Lazuli Buntings, Sooty Grouse, and Mountain Quail along with many other mountain species.

Large Lake surrounded by forest. Key Species: Common Loon, Horned Grebe, Eared Grebe, Western Grebe, Common Goldeneye, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Hooded Merganser, Bald Eagle, Black-backed Woodpecker, Pileated Woodpecker, Canada Jay, Chestnut-backe...

Pound-for-pound, this might be the best birding site in the county. Over 100 species have been recorded in this tiny parking lot surrounded by blackberries and alders. Any local passerine might be present and lots of waterfowl are constantly floa...

The grounds of this museum sport many large trees and smaller vegetation along Shitite Creek. Just about any passerine could be found here in migration. Resident Black-capped Chickadees are found here more often than any other Central Oregon loc...