MEDFORD AREA County

Lush riparian area bordered by oak woodlands. Species seen here include Common Merganser, Osprey, Belted Kingfisher, Downy Woodpecker, Black-capped Chickadee, Bushtit, Wrentit, and Bullock’s Oriole.

Bear Creek runs from Ashland to Central Point with a virtually unbroken paved path the whole way. Lush riparian growth mixes with oak woodlands to offer a good sampler of Southern Oregon habitats. This is a wonderful place to find a cross-section ...

A drivable road goes around the accessible portion of this pond allowing for some mud flat and some open water viewing. This is a famous Jackson County location because it has produced so many unusual birds. That list includes both golden-plover...

A bird list here includes California Quail, Great Egret, Bald Eagle, Vaux’s Swift, Anna’s Hummingbird, Lewis’s WP, Pileated WP, Acorn WP, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Hutton’s Vireo, Oak Titmouse, White-breasted Nuthatch, Brown...

This 2.46-acre site, which is located on the east side of Bear Creek along the Bear Creek Greenway, provides wildlife viewing opportunities including steelhead and salmon in Bear Creek. Birds found in this riparian corridor include Wood Ducks, Com...

Bear Creek Park is an extension of the Bear Creek Greenway and offers good birding in central Medford. See the greenway entry for more bird info. Some of the more unusual birds that have been reported from Medford are Sandhill Crane, Blue Jay, Bla...

Lots of things can show up on this scrubby butte. Mixed conifers are scattered among oak savannah, manzanita, mountain mahogany, and oak woodlands. Oak Titmouse can be found here along with Downy Woodpecker and American Goldfinch. Nesters include ...

The Denman Area is very marshy and provides the birder with a small glimpse of what was once a much more extensive marshy region in the Rogue Valley. The river provides open water habitat and oak scrubland is common along the river. Common birds s...

Most people come here for Oak Titmouse and California Towhee. However, the bird life here has much more to offer. Ruffed Grouse have been found on the slopes and Peregrine Falcons have been seen checking out the cliffs. Lewis’s and Acorn Woo...

Dry oak woodland that borders the Rogue River. In one recent survey, 90 species were located in this park over the course of one year. Waterfowl can be found at this location as they loaf in the slower regions of the river. Ducks, geese, and heron...

This is dry, scrubby area mixed with oak woodland. Ring-necked Pheasant and California Quail can both be heard calling on a spring morning. Lewis’s and Acorn Woodpeckers have been seen here along with Western Kingbird and Cassin’s Vire...