SOUTH OF PRINEVILLE County

The road runs through farmland, juniper forest, sage flats, and canyons.  In the farmland, watch for Western Meadowlark, Western Kingbird, plenty of raptors in the winter.  The canyon can produce Canyon Wren, Chukar, and Rock Wren. The riparian ...

A rocky crag and a thin juniper forest. White throated Swifts breed here. Bullock’s Orioles and Canyon Wrens are vocal in summer, and Mountain Quail are sometimes heard. Between March and October, you can almost always find a Say’s Phoebe ...

The Maury Mountains are a truncated part of the Ochoco Mountains.  They have been separated from the rest of the Ochocos by the Crooked River.  These “island mountains” offer some diversity of habitat not found in the rest of the Och...

Open water, riparian scrub and juniper are found here. This is simply one of the best places to bird in Crook County (except in winter and early spring until the willows leaf out). The riparian area close to the Crooked River is excellent for fall...

Check out the small community of Paulina for migrants and winter sparrows. Paulina Valley is the main destination here. The habitat and birds are similar to Malhuer in the spring. On both sides of the road, the land is private so you must stay on ...

The lake often hosts Common and Pacific Loons and good numbers of ducks in late fall. Surf Scoters are almost annual here.  Check with the camp host at Prineville Reservoir and they will tell you about the nesting Great Horned Owls. Prineville Re...