Yamhill County

Rice Lane provides access to forest species in treetops. Along the lower flat portion of the road, look for Bullock’s Orioles, Western Tanagers, Lazuli Buntings, Lesser Goldfinches, Chipping Sparrows, and even Yellow Breasted Chat. At the oak wo...

The wet bottom land has resident Bald Eagles, an Osprey nest, wintering hawks and waterfowl, including Great Egret, Tundra Swans, and Snow Geese. At the bridge in summer Northern Rough-0winged Swallows nest in the river bank. In the open fields fu...

Birds seen in the bottom land include Osprey, Bald Eagle, Rough- legged, Red-tailed, and Redshouldered Hawks, Northern Harriers, Tundra Swans, various geese, and ducks, migrant shorebirds, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret. Birds seen at Sheldon’...

The low lands around the area have a variety of wintering raptors such as Prairie Falcon, Peregrine Falcon, Rough-legged Hawk, Northern Harriers, American Kestrel, and Red-tailed Hawk. A Bald Eagle pair has nested along the river for years. The po...

Along the top of the mountain, look for Western Bluebirds, Western Kingbird, Band-tailed Pigeon, Western Screech-Owl, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Vaux’s Swift, Pileated Woodpecker, Chestnutbacked Chickadee, Winter Wren, and Varied Thrush. Warbler...

Barn Owl has been recorded near Dayton as have Acorn and Pileated Woodpeckers. Others include Loggerhead Shrike, American Pipit, and Evening Grosbeak. Even a Black-and-White Warbler and Mountain Chickadee showed up once. The sewage ponds have prod...

Birds that have been recorded here include Green Heron, White-tailed Kite, Great Horned Owl, Northern Pygmy-Owl, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Pileated Woodpecker, Willow Flycatcher, Pacificslope Flycatcher, Hutton’s Vireo, both Red & White-br...

Watch for waterfowl and shorebirds in the flooded farm fields here in winter. The trees and riparian areas have produces species such as Cooper’s Hawk, Band-tailed Pigeon, Acorn Woodpecker, Winter Wren, Hermit Thrush, MacGillivray’s Wa...

Acorn Woodpeckers are the main draw to this location but other woodpeckers are possible as well. Barn Owl has been reported from here. Hutton’s Vireo and Black-capped Chickadee are probably around. Nuthatches and creepers visit the conifers ...

A walk back across the bridge can be productive in finding birds. Cliff Swallows nest here in summer. Look and listen for Red-eyed Vireo (June), or Warbling Vireo at the west end of the bridge. In winter going east from the four-way junction along...

Many forest birds can be found along Agency Creek, including Ruffed Grouse, wrens, thrushes, warblers, and the most reliable place in the county for American Dipper.

Yamhill Locks is a good location for riparian species, including Belted Kingfisher. Great Egret has been seen at the dairy and Swainson’s Hawks were once found on nearby Stoller Rd. At the Abbey expect oak woodland. Hooded Merganser, Norther...