Baker County

Ski Lodge and Mt Resort Area.  Potential for good mountain birding.  Pine Grosbeak, Common Redpoll, White-winged Crossbill can all be found here.  Others include Varied Thrush, Pacific Wren, 3-toed Woodpecker, and Vaux’s Swift.

As is typical of most Eastern Oregon towns, winter is the best time to find rare birds in Baker City. Check the various neighborhoods for fruiting trees and watch for wintering finches, warblers, sparrows, and Bohemian Waxwings. Vaux’s Swift are...

Snow Goose, Canada Goose, Trumpeter Swan, Tundra Swan, Eurasian Wigeon, a dozen other duck species, grebes, Great Egret, Osprey, Bald Eagle, Northern Harrier, Peregrine Falcon, Spotted Sandpiper, Western Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper, several species...

This, like most of the small ponds around Baker City, can produce just about any form of waterfowl, shorebird, or wader one might expect to find in Baker County. Snow Goose, Canada Goose, Trumpeter Swan, Tundra Swan, Eurasian Wigeon, a dozen other...

Care should be taken when attempting access to this lake in early spring as snow may block your path. From mid-summer to late fall, the lake sometimes dries up. Forest species in this area include Ruffed Grouse, Dusky Grouse, Wild Turkey, Northern...

This, like most of the small ponds around Baker City, can produce just about any form of waterfowl, shorebird, or wader one might expect to find in Baker County. Snow Goose, Canada Goose, Trumpeter Swan, Tundra Swan, Eurasian Wigeon, a dozen other...

Riparian stream sides and farmland. Look for Western and Eastern Kingbirds here. Bobolinks are possible here and raptors like Ferruginous Hawk and Rough-legged Hawk might be found in season. This can be a good winter sparrow area along the fence l...

Open water and riparian areas mixed with dry sage and rocky areas. Look for phalaropes, gulls, terns, waterfowl, herons, and shorebirds along the lake. The few trees that line the river and the parking area can produce migrants and might yield a G...

Check each hummingbird as there may be Broad-tailed Hummingbirds here. There are good numbers of Flammulated Owls calling in late May into early June. This is a great birding/camping site that deserves your attention. Watch for amphibians along th...

This is a great owling area Sept-October. This area is loaded with woodpeckers such as Hairy, Black-backed, White-headed and Pileated. Watch out for ticks in late May

The rich farmland around Durkee can provide good birding. The canyon itself offers opportunities to find Chukar, Canyon Wren, Rock Wren, and Bushtit. Ash-throated and Gray Flycatchers may be found here as well. The contrast between the dry hillsid...

Large trees bordering the Snake River. Gulls will often loaf here and the trees in the park offer migrants a good resting location near the river. Good views of the river proper are offered here and just about any waterfowl known to visit Baker Co...