PORTLAND AREA County

Take this bike path east and you will soon see the Columbia Sewage Ponds on your left. Check these for ducks and shorebirds. Continue on and you’ll see the Heron Lakes Golf Course on your left. This area has a good bunch of ponds that can ho...

This spot is great in fall and winter for various ducks and geese, and recently has been especially good for Eurasian Wigeon in fall.  In summer it is good for Violet-green, Tree, Barn, Cliff and Northern Rough-winged Swallows.  Lazuli Bunting, ...

This beautiful gem of a birding location is a favorite for locals. If you don’t see a single bird, it will be worth the trip especially in spring when the rhododendrons and azaleas are flowering.  Some birds that are possible here include W...

A nice duck pond surrounded by trees.  Great Horned and Western Screech-owls have nested there, and Barred Owl has been here.  The big attractions here are ducks and gulls while the trees attract many passerines.   A Tufted Duck turned up here...

Mt Tabor is a volcanic butte and is the best place in the Portland area to view mixed warblers, vireos and flycatchers during spring migration in late April and May.  These can occur anywhere in the park, but generally the loop at the summit has ...

This floodplain wetland is located on the east bank of the Willamette River in the hart of Portland.  Common residents include Red-breasted Sapsucker, Bewick’s and Winter Wrens, Anna’s Hummingbird and Hutton’s Vireo.  In winter...

The Pittock Mansion is a stately house built in 1912 with a commanding view of Portland, Cascade peaks and the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia Rivers.  The grounds are part of the Portland park system and have second-growth mixed forest...

There are trails on each side of the road, one by the offices and nature stores and the other across the street in what’s called the Collin’s Sanctuary.  These offer typical forest birds and include Anna’s and Rufous Hummingbird...

Birds you may be able to see along the before mentioned route are Cooper’s Hawk, Band-tailed Pigeon, Short-eared Owl, N. Pygmy-Owl, Barred Owl, Vaux’s Swift, Calliope Hummingbird, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Pileated Woodpecker, Olive-side...

Many daytime mountain species can be found here and this location should not be overlooked as a good daylight destination but Tryon is especially good for owls.  Northern Saw-whet, Barred, Great Horned, and Pygmy-Owl have all been found here (Sou...