Jefferson County

In the summer Swainson’s Hawks are present and are replaced in the winter by other raptors including Rough Legged Hawks.  This area is good for wintering flocks of Sparrows, Pipits and Horned Larks. The occasional Lap- land Longspur can be foun...

Riparian Habitat, cliffs and open dry brush habitat. Associated with the cliffs are Golden eagles, Canyon and Rock Wrens and White Throated Swifts. Close to the river Lazuli Buntings, Dippers and Lewis’s Woodpeckers. During migrations periods ma...

Canyon with riparian vegetation and creek. This is a great area for the secretive Mountain Quail. Rock and Canyon Wren can be found on the canyon walls. Loggerhead Shrike, Sage Thrasher, and other desert species are common along the Ashwood Road.<...

Subalpine Forests, and Timberline General Birds in Area: Forest Species such as woodpeckers, finches, Clark’s Nutcracker, Hammond’s Flycatcher, Sooty Grouse, Wild Turkey, Green-tailed Towhee, Fox Sparrow, Mt. Chickadee, Cassin’s ...

This road weaves through grassland, juniper and sage as well as some farmland. The reservoir is one of the largest bodies of water in the county and can be good for fall and spring waterfowl.  Shorebirds are present in small numbers in the fall...

Desert species like Sage Thrasher, Brewer’s Sparrow, Northern Shrike, and Sagebrush Sparrow can be found. The Gray Flycatcher can be found in Juniper stands and Canyon Wrens are common in the rimrock areas. Look for Lazuli Bunting along NFD ...

Forest birds, neo-tropic migrants and hummingbirds. Make sure you stop at the Bridge in Camp Sherman and follow the trails on both sides of the river down- stream. American Dippers are always present at the bridge and there is plenty of bird activ...

The flat “grasslands” is mostly Juniper forest and sagebrush lands. On the slopes of Gray Butte there are some interesting springs where Lazuli Buntings can be found and migrant songbirds. The flat areas have breeding Lark, Sagebrush (rare), V...

This access to the Deschutes River is under-birded and may be one of the better sites in the county. Yellow-breasted Chat, Black-crowned Night- heron, Eastern Kingbird, and Lewis’s Woodpeckers are all hard to find in that part of the county...

Riparian springs, sage, and surrounding Juniper forest. Check the riparian areas for Lazuli Buntings. Near the top of the Gray Butte Road, there is an Orchard. This area has had Mountain Quail and Lewis’s Woodpecker. Look for gnatcatchers he...

Upland forest of pines, cedar and fir. During the fall migration (September and October), large numbers of raptors migrate over from rival Bonny Butte to the north. ECAS monitors this migration each year. The surrounding forest holds Hermit Thrush...