Wheeler County

This canyon has steep sides and a riparian bottom. Chukar, Golden Eagle, Gray Flycatcher, Dusky Flycatcher, Say’s Phoebe, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Loggerhead Shrike, Rock & Canyon Wren, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Black-throated Gray Warbler, ...

Birds here include Wild Turkey, Western Scrub-Jay, Eurasian Collared-Dove, both kinglets, Cedar Waxwing, Lazuli Bunting and Evening Grosbeak. Several houses have hummingbird feeders up; Look for Black-chinned Hummingbird, Rufous Hummingbird and An...

This is another opportunity to access the John Day River. Yellow-breasted Chat, Bullock’s Oriole, Bank Swallow and other riparian birds are possible. Bohemian Waxwings have been seen here.

Birds here include riparian species, juniper species, and canyon species.

This is the largest body of water in the county and is a magnet to waterfowl. Look for many species of ducks, grebes, herons, shorebirds, terns and plenty of other things. Some unusual species here have included Baird’s Sandpiper, Pied-bille...

The area is reliable for Say’s Pheobe, Western Kingbird, Loggerhead Shrike, Lark Sparrow, Western Meadowlark, Chukar and Common Nighthawk. From a distance and from the higher elevation of the trail, you may be able to see waterfowl at nearby...

This is mostly forest habitat with Ponderosa Pines with some meadows and increasingly fields as you approach the town of Spray. Look for Crossbills, mixed flocks in the pines. Chipping Sparrows may be in the meadows.

Forest species are mixed with canyon and juniper species here. Look for Lewis’s Woodpecker in the fall. Golden-crowned Kinglet and even Merlin have been seen on this road. You may also find Mountain Quail (this is a go-to place for this spec...

The area offers camping, a vault toilet and a boat launch. Most of the camping areas are in the open, but there is a stand of tall Cottonwoods and a riparian area along the John Day River. Look for raptors, including Swainson’s, Norther Harr...

Richmond-Sixshooter Rd. has some interesting habitat along it, but it’s an unfriendly sort of place because of all the obnoxious signage. A Western Flycatcher was found once in the moist canyon where it goes through the Iron Mt. area. Clark&...

Listen for Rock and Canyon Wren. Mountain Quail are here along with Red-naped Sapsucker and Cedar Waxwing. Listen for Green-tailed Towhee and Ash-throated Flycatcher.

Osprey and waterfowl are the highlights here. Just about anything could show up at this desert oasis. There isn’t a lot of vegetation around the reservoir.