MONMOUTH AND SOUTH County

Trumpeter swans often over-winter with Tundra swans in the fields to the NW of the Airlie Rd and 99w intersection. Much of the rest of the road is wide open areas and rodents take advantage of the farmer’s spillage and raptors take advantage...

The riparian areas and side trips on Zumwalt and Smith Roads can make for enjoyable birding. Birds at this location represent typical Polk farmland: raptors, winter waterfowl, sparrows and finches can be expected. Watch for woodpeckers and migrant...

This is a fairly new pond in the area, but has already had Long-tailed Duck, Surf Scoter, Common Loon and Sabines Gull. A nice variety of ducks can be found here in the winter. The wet areas around the base of the dikes can also attract a wide var...

Many rarities have been found at the Monmouth Sewage Ponds over the years:  Cattle Egret, Tufted Duck, Long-tailed Duck, Barrow’s Goldeneyes, All 3 Scoters, All three loons and all 5 grebes, Franklins, Heermann’s and Sabines Gulls, BL Kittiwa...

There are lots of possibilities at this riverside natural area. Located at the confluence of two major rivers (Willamette and Santiam), this small piece of native woodland harkens back to a time when the entire river bottom was covered with thick ...

This park boast large trees that offer great nesting habitat for Chestnut-backed Chickadees, Black-capped Chickadee, Bewick’s Wren, Swainson’s Thrush, Western Wood-Pewee, Hutton’s Vireo, Swainson’s Thrush and Band-tailed Pi...

In some ways, Simpson Road is the typical Polk County Country Road. Farm fields border much of this road but several good forested areas can be found scattered around rolling hills. Mixed deciduous and conif Birds that have been seen along this ro...

There are several ponds around a large dairy and the biggest is Wendell Kreder Reservoir. A scope is helpful here and be sure to bird only from the road. Private land borders both sides of this road. Water birds are the main attraction here. 18 sp...