MADRAS NORTH & EAST 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...

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.<...

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 ...

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...

This road weaves through grassland, juniper and sage as well as some farmland. Savannah, Brewer’s. Lark, and Vesper Sparrows.  The reservoir is one of the largest bodies of water in the county and can be good for fall and spring waterfowl.<...

Many ducks are attracted here in the winter. Expect Bufflehead, Lesser Scaup, Common Goldeneye, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Mallard, Northern Shoveler, American Wigeon, and Green-winged Teal. Low numbers of shorebirds pass through during the migrati...

Orioles, warblers, Song Sparrows, Belted Kingfisher, both goldeneyes, Buffleheads, Hooded and Common Mergansers, Black-capped Chickadees, Rock Wren, Canyon Wren, House Wren, Pacific Wren, Marsh Wren, and Chukar are but a few of the species that ca...

High mountain mixed conifers.  Birds to look for include:

Key Species: Clark’s Nutcracker, Gray Jay, Western Tanager, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Red Crossbill, Pine Siskin, Evening Grosbeak and Gray-crowned Rosy-finch...

Pelton Dam is a large water area surrounded by riparian woodland with some mud flats. It holds much wildfowl in season. The surrounding area holds Mountain Quail and Chukar. In the summer Great Blue Herons nest and there is an impressive Turkey V...

Pound-for-pound, this might be the best birding site in the county. Over 100 species have been recorded in this tiny parking lot surrounded by blackberries and alders. Any local passerine might be present and lots of waterfowl are constantly floa...

The grounds of this museum sport many large trees and smaller vegetation along Shitite Creek. Just about any passerine could be found here in migration. Resident Black-capped Chickadees are found here more often than any other Central Oregon loc...