Wallowa County

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. ...

This is a mixed conifer area. Birds you might expect here would include Dusky Grouse, Ruffed Grouse, woodpeckers, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Dusky Flycatcher, Red-eyed Vireo, Cassin’s Vireo, Warbling Vireo, Clark’s Nutcracker, three chick...

This is a super camping and birding site. There is an outstanding, clean, flowing ice( the water is so cold that it hurts to leave your fingers in it) spring here. This is where you enter the high wet cold forest of the Northern Blue Mountains. Yo...

This road flows through high elevation meadows, farmland and thin timber. Birds along this route might include Cooper’s Hawk, Ruffed Grouse, Northern Pygmy Owl, Red-naped Sapsucker, Cassin’s Vireo, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Hermit Thrush,...

Birds found here might include Gray Partridge, Chukar, Northern Goshawk, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Dusky Flycatcher, Cassin’s Vireo, Warbling Vireo, Clark’s Nutcracker, three chickadee species, Brown Creeper, Mountain Bluebird, Varied Th...

On this route in the winter check the surrounding trees for Bald Eagles and other raptors. In summer check fields and fences for Bobolinks, Western Kingbirds, and Wilson’s Snipe.

In winter, bird the town itself for specialties such as Bohemian Waxwing and Common Redpoll. Check out the sewage ponds on the north side of town. From east Wallowa, take Douglas Street north until it crosses the railroad tracks. Keep to the right...

This area has the potential to produce any high-elevation species such as Spruce Grouse, Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch, or White-winged Crossbill. The more likely species here include Clark’s Nutcracker (gobs of them begging tourists), Ruby-crowne...

State Park Website In summer look for forest species like woodpeckers and nuthatches. Swainson’s Thrush, Cassin’s Finch and Red Crossbill all nest near...

ODFW Website This area consists of open pine habitat that is great for woodpeckers including Black-backed, White-headed and Lewis’s. Chukar are present on the steep slopes ...

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 ...

Birds seen along this road include a dozen species of duck, Chukar, Gray Partridge, Ruffed Grouse, Mountain Quail, Western Grebe, eleven hawks (including falcons), Wilson’s Phalarope, Great Horned Owl, Great Gray Owl, Short-eared Owl, Common...