Clackamas County

This series of old clearcuts can be productive as a woodpecker site.  Black-backed, American Three-toed, Hairy, Williamson’s Sapsucker, Lewis’s and other woodpeckers are here.  Listen for Olive-sided Flycatcher, Hammond’s Flyca...

S Anderson Rd is surrounded by open pastures and farmland, with small patches of berries and other low vegetation, seasonal wetlands and ponds. It offers good birding at any time of year, but especially shines in winter, when huge flocks of waterf...

This park, located along the Clackamas River, comprises river, riparian, wetland, and woodland habitats. Watch for Bald Eagle, Cooper’s Hawk, and a variety of woodpeckers and songbirds, including nesting MacGillivray’s Warbler. Up to six speci...

Volunteers with The Nature Conservancy have restored oak woodlands and meadows on this 26-acre site. In springtime native wildflowers abound on a rocky plateau that was scoured by the Missoula floods at the end of the last ice age. Osprey nest on ...

This parking area is next to the Molalla River, and there are substantial wetlands surrounding this park so many birds are drawn to this location. See the eBird checklist for a bird list. Mandarin Duck, of questionable countability, has been recor...

There are several trails into the woods here and you are free to explore. The trail goes north for 3.5 miles and you will have to walk about 0.8 miles to reach the river but it’s worth the walk to access the riparian strip. The bird life her...

This area sports a large mountain meadow surrounded by timber.  The edge created by those two diverse habitats attracts many birds.  Typical mountain species like Hermit and Townsend’s Warblers can be found along with Canada Jay and Red Cr...

Clark Park is a small city park located next to the Molalla Rodeo Arena. It consists of a remaining stand of oak, with a open field to the north. The park is known is the most reliable location in the county to find nesting Acorn Woodpeckers, obse...

This small lake is adminisitered by Portland General Electric. The mixed conifer forest can be good for spring migrant and breeding songbirds.  Geese and ducks are usually present on the lake, and shorebirds may be observed during migration. Soar...

Habitat is a rural park with mixed deciduous and Douglas fir trees.  The park sits next to the Molalla River.  Summer birds here include Common Merganser, Spotted Sandpiper, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Willow Flycatcher, Cedar Waxwing, Black-headed ...

This 140-ac property includes recently harvested brushy areas, young conifer plantations, riparian forest, and upland conifer and mixed stands. Adjacent fields and forest provide additional habitat. The Forest contains more than 3 mi of walking ro...

This park consists of open grassland, mixed shrubby vegetation, larger trees, a riparian zone along Bear Creek, and a pond. It is worth visiting in any season, hosting a nice variety of birds. Sparrows abound in winter. In spring and summer, Rufou...