BASKETT SLOUGH AREA County

Go to the Oregon Birding Trails Website. Click on Willamette Valley Birding Trails. Choose the Yamhill Lo...

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher was here in August 2000. A Brambling was found in December 1985 and another was in Monmouth in spring the of 2006. A very excellent place to bird in Polk County is the Dallas City Park and the

A heavily shaded trail winds its way thru a riparian forest near the Willamette River. There is a small trail down to the river at the end of the trail, though other paths down can be fairly steep.

Birds to look for include Wood Duck, Hoode...

Check the marshy spots along this road. Lots of good marsh and shorebirds are spotted here. Things to look for include lots of waterfowl, Ring-necked Pheasant, Pied-billed Grebe, American Bittern, Virginia Rail, Sora, both yellowlegs, Short-eared ...

Go to the Oregon Birding Trails Website. Click on Willamette Valley Birding Trails. Choose the Yamhill Loop and see site # Y-2. This area has some of the same birds as Baskett Slough although there...

Open farmlands are the draw here. Some of this farmland is left fallow and can be too wet to cultivate. This provides some wild areas for birds. A bird list from this location might include Acorn Woodpecker, Western Wood-Pewee, assorted swallows, ...

This park has a nice mix of trees, open spaces and riparian creek habitat. Even from the parking lot there can be a good number of birds viewable in the trees and surrounding fields. From the parking lot there is a trail that makes its way down to...

Beck Road travels through plenty of farmland with scattered woodlots and creeks. Birds found here include Downy Woodpecker, Mourning Dove, Western Wood Pewee, Horned Lark, Bewick’s Wren, Common Yellowthroat, and American Goldfinch. The far w...

This 177 acre park has a mix of forests and fields along the Willamette River. There are 5 miles of trails to explore, which are fairly under-birded considering its proximity to Salem. The trails can be muddy in winter and spring, so bring boots i...