HERMISTON AREA County

The reservoir is rimmed with cottonwood/brush habitat and harbors many species of breeding and migrating songbirds. All of the parking lots access this habitat. “Fall” shorebirding on the mudflats of the reservoir is excellent, althoug...

Birds that have been seen here before include Blue-winged Teal, Redhead, Hooded Merganser, many other duck species, grebes (Eared, Red-necked, Horned, Western, Clark’s, & Pied-billed), White Pelican, Black-crowned Night- Heron, Virginia ...

Check the park below the dam for gulls and passerines. The ponds are full of ducks from mid-November to the end of January. This is a good place to look for Harris’s Sparrow and White-throated Sparrow in winter. Work your way around and abov...

Habitat and Birds: This area recently burned so more information needs to be gathered about birding opportunities here. It had been a relatively large marshy area but has been drying out the past few years. Marshy conditions vary from year to year...

Wet or flooded pastures (especially in spring), ponds, and dry grasslands. In spring, Mann’s Pond is on both sides of Stanfield Meadows Road. Waterfowl are common here, especially in early spring. The large flocks of Cackling Geese in March ...