Jun 7, 2026
Painted Hillsi
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Birding Guide
Birding Guide for Oregon
Coasts, forests, mountains, deserts, and wildlife
Birding highlights, common sightings, and the best places to look for birds in Oregon. Use the highlight list to start quickly, then work through the full guide for a broader local view.
Sightings
546
Species
110
Active Months
12
Category Overview
Birds across Oregon
This guide focuses on birdlife within Oregon's wider region guide, helping families explore common sightings, shoreline birds, forest species, and the places where birding is easier to begin.
Latest Sightings
Recent bird sightings in Oregon
A recent look at bird sightings across Oregon.
Jun 7, 2026
Painted Hillsi
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May 28, 2026
Hoyt Arboretumi
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May 24, 2026
James Cant Ranchi
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May 21, 2026
James Cant Ranchi
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May 21, 2026
James Cant Ranchi
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License: CC BY 4.0 ↗
Image may be shown cropped inside the card frame.
Sightings Map
See where bird sightings cluster
Start wide, then zoom in to see where bird sightings cluster across Oregon.
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Top Highlights
Top 5 birds to see in Oregon
These birds are snapped the most across this region.
Places to Start
Best places for birding in Oregon
These place guides connect well with the birds covered in this region.
Park127 sightings9 species
Oregon, US
Reed College Parkway
You might spot Duck, Twinberry Honeysuckle, and Canada Goose.
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Park88 sightings10 species
Oregon, US
Blue Lake Regional Park
You might spot Canada Goose, Duck, and Greater White-Fronted Goose.
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Park48 sightings50 species
Oregon, US
Sod House Ranch
You might spot Belding's Ground Squirrel and Yellow-Headed Blackbird.
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Park40 sightings50 species
Oregon, US
P Ranch
You might spot Mule Deer, Song Sparrow, and Northern Yellow Warbler.
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Park63 sightings9 species
Oregon, US
Clatsop Butte Park
You might spot Savannah Sparrow, Song Sparrow, and American Robin.
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Zoo30 sightings15 species
Oregon, US
Oregon Zoo
You might spot Asian Elephant, Polar Bear, and Sea Otter.
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Full Guide
Full Oregon birds list
The complete ranked list for this guide, ordered by sightings count.
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Duck
Great Blue Heron
Wood Duck
Canada Goose
House Sparrow
American Kestrel
American Robin
Bald Eagle
Clark's Nutcracker
Osprey
Barred Owl
Northern Flicker
Song Sparrow
Bullock's Oriole
Northern Yellow Warbler
Cedar Waxwing
Dark-eyed Junco
American White Pelican
Common Nighthawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Spotted Towhee
Black-billed Magpie
California Quail
Say's Phoebe
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Black-capped Chickadee
Cinnamon Teal
Eastern Kingbird
Steller's Jay
American Coot
American Crow
Anna's Hummingbird
Bobolink
Brewer's Blackbird
Bushtit
California Scrub-Jay
Gadwall
Lark Sparrow
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Ring-necked Pheasant
Rock Pigeon
Vulture
Western Meadowlark
Western Tanager
Yellow-Breasted Chat
Blue-winged Teal
Brown Creeper
Brown-headed Cowbird
California Gull
Clark's Grebe
Common Merganser
Killdeer
Narragansett Turkey
Pekin Duck
Pied-billed Grebe
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Sandhill Crane
Short-eared Owl
Snowy Egret
Violet-green Swallow
Western Bluebird
Western Kingbird
Willet
American Dipper
Band-tailed Pigeon
Bewick's Wren
Black Tern
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Cackling Goose
Canada Jay
Chukar
Cliff Swallow
Common Raven
Double-crested Cormorant
Downy Woodpecker
Eurasian Collared-Dove
European Starling
Ferruginous Hawk
Gray Catbird
Great Egret
Great Horned Owl
Green-winged Teal
Hairy Woodpecker
Hooded Merganser
House Finch
Loggerhead Shrike
Mountain Bluebird
Mourning Dove
Northern Harrier
Northern Pintail
Pacific Wren
Pine Siskin
Pygmy Nuthatch
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Red-winged Blackbird
Ring-billed Gull
Rufous Hummingbird
Savannah Sparrow
Spotted Sandpiper
Swainson'S Hawk
Tree Swallow
Virginia Rail
Warbling Vireo
Western Sandpiper
Western Screech-Owl
Western Wood-Pewee
White-crowned Sparrow
White-faced Ibis
Wilson'S Warbler
Wilson's Phalarope
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