Umatilla County

Birds that have been seen here before include Blue-winged Teal, Redhead, Hooded Merganser, many other duck species, grebes (Eared, Red-necked, Horned, Western, Clark’s, & Pied-billed), White Pelican, Black-crowned Night- Heron, Virginia ...

Mountain Lake and mixed conifer forest. Species seen here include Mallard, Ruffed Grouse, Osprey, Killdeer, Spotted Sandpiper, Rufous Hummingbird, Hairy Woodpecker, Williamson’s Sapsucker, Northern Flicker, Western Wood-Pewee, Cassin’s Vireo, ...

McKay Dam and Reservoir were established in the late 1920s as part of the Umatilla Project for the purpose of providing irrigation water to farmlands in the Hermiston, Echo, and Stanfield areas. The refuge was established in 1929.

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Check the park below the dam for gulls and passerines. The ponds are full of ducks from mid-November to the end of January. This is a good place to look for Harris’s Sparrow and White-throated Sparrow in winter. Work your way around and abov...

Habitat and Birds: This area recently burned so more information needs to be gathered about birding opportunities here. It had been a relatively large marshy area but has been drying out the past few years. Marshy conditions vary from year to year...

Wet or flooded pastures (especially in spring), ponds, and dry grasslands. In spring, Mann’s Pond is on both sides of Stanfield Meadows Road. Waterfowl are common here, especially in early spring. The large flocks of Cackling Geese in March ...

Mixed forest of pine, fir, and spruce along with some meadows and rocky areas. Species that can be found along this route include Ruffed Grouse, Dusky Grouse, Cooper’s Hawk, Golden Eagle, Spotted Sandpiper, Belted Kingfisher, Black-backed Woodpe...

This is a high altitude area (4900′) and is best birded from May to October. Some of the species you might encounter include Ruffed Grouse, Calliope Hummingbird, Red-naped Sapsucker, Williamson’s Sapsucker, Northern Flicker, Black-back...

This road passes through the Tower Burn, mixed conifer forests, and riparian habitats. The Tower Burn occurred in Sep. 1996, and forest succession is well underway in 2022. The burn now has many very dense stands of coniferous regrowth. Birds you ...