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Baker County | Unity And Sumpter Areas
This is a good route for forest birds. Care should be taken when attempting access to this area in early spring as snow may block your path. Watch for Ruffed Grouse, Dusky Grouse, Wild Turkey, Northern Goshawk, White-throated Swif...
These ponds have not been birded much but standing water in Baker County is at a premium so they might produce some good birds.
...This is a small town at the edge of the Wallowa Whitman National Forest. Though a Prothonotary Warbler was found here in 2001, the more standard fare will likely be birds that wander down from the forest. Winter specialties here include Bohemian W...
Upland sage and riparian vegetation. Yellow-breasted Chats like this area as do Gray Catbirds, Rock Wrens and Bullock’s Orioles. Look and listen for Gray Partridge and Chukar.
...Baker County | Baker City Area
This small pond is well used by locals but can sometimes harbor waterfowl or shorebirds. Mt. Hope Cemetery return to th
...Baker County | Baker City Area
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...
Open sage and a shallow lake. Species expected here: Eared Grebe, various waterfowl, Horned Lark, Yellow-headed Blackbird, Marsh Wren, Virginia Rail. In the spring, wildflowers are attractive in this high valley basin.
...Baker County | Baker City Area
Though not many trees, there are a few and they could harbor a migrant or two and might be a place to find a winter visitor.
...Baker County | Unity And Sumpter Areas
There are large trees on the NW side of the lake and smaller trees along the edge. Search these trees for owls and passerines. Search the shoreline for shorebirds and the deeper water for waterfowl.
...Open sage and grassland. Look for sage species like Sagebrush Sparrow and Sage Thrasher. Other sparrows include Vesper, Lark, Savannah, Brewer’s, and Zonotrichias (winter).
...Ornamental vegetation provides good hummingbird habitat and fruiting trees often have waxwings and orioles. The hillsides will have Lazuli Bunting and possibly Yellow-breasted Chat. The town of New Bridge is known to be a good place to find Wester...
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...