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Alpine Rd is served by Amtrak. After sampling riparian habitats in an S7 T extensive downtown park system, you’ll meander south through Diamond Hill Rd S6 western Linn County, home to some of the Willamette Valley’s best Harrisburg open-country birding, with Prairie Falcon, Burrowing Owl, and 99W Bald Eagle concentrations in winter. Then turn east into rolling grasslands near Brownsville, one of the valley’s last strongholds S1. Albany Riverfront Bowman Park: From US Hwy 20 S of Willamette River bridge in downtown for Oregon Vesper Sparrow, Grasshopper Sparrow, and Western JunctionParks & Dave Clark Albany, go E on 2nd Ave 0.7 mi, jog Meadowlark. Continue east through big-leaf maple forest to the RiverfrontCity Trail one block R on Main St, then L on edge of the western Cascades, as you reach the logging town of Montieth & Bryant Parks: From US Salem Ave for 0.4 mi. Turn L (N) on Sweet Home. Here is your best chance to see wintering Barrow’s Hwy 20 S of Willamette River bridge Geary St and go 0.3 mi to where street W 36 in downtown Albany, go W on 1st Ave Goldeneye, as well as loons, grebes, and diving ducks in migration. il ends in the park. GPS 44° 38.582’ N, Cheshire la 0.3 mi 99 and turn R into well-signedm Turning north you’ll descend along the South Santiam River to e 123° 05.018’ W. Takena Landing t t parking lot for Montieth Park, ore go L Park: From downtown Albany take US R reach the town of Lebanon, where a restored mill pond is expected

i two blocks on Calapooia St, thenv R on Hwy 20 over Willamette River bridge, e to offer more birding opportunities in the future. Bryant Dr and turn R into Bryant r Park then 0.4 mi and turn L at stoplight Vida 36 just across the Calapooia River bridge. into park entrance. GPS 44° 38.492’ Loop sponsorship available GPS 44° 38.434’ N, 123° 05.449’ W. N, 123° 06.789’ W; River Mile 119.3. 126 Alvadore Coburg 29

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58 Westfi r Oakridge S4. Tangent and vicinity bicycle along quiet gravel roads. Note Along Hwy 99E 5 mi S of Albany, 0.8 that land along these roads is private so mi S of Hwy 34. you must bird from the road. Local Loop: From Hwy 99E in BFGKOQ Tangent, go E on Tangent Dr 3 mi, then Sponsor: Cascade Pacific RC&D S 4 mi on Seven Mile Ln (Glaser Dr and Ridge Dr are good side roads for S5. Snag Boat Bend birds). At T intersection with Plainview & vicinity Dr jog W 0.5 mi, then S 1.5 mi and E From Corvallis, travel 1 mi E on Hwy 34 under freeway. Thompson’s Mill State and turn S on Peoria Rd for 9.5 mi. Go Heritage Area offers a stopping point 1 mi S of Peoria. Refuge access is to the with restrooms and historical interest. W across the bridge. Continue W 2 mi, to small town of Shedd with a drive-in restaurant as a The Snag Boat Bend unit of William possible lunch stop. Continue W 1.5 L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge mi on Fayettville Dr. Turn R and go 1 mi features backwater sloughs as well N on Green Valley Rd. Just past where as cottonwood gallery forest. In the Streaked Horned Lark pair this road turns W, turn N on to Davis Rd sloughs, look for wintering waterfowl PHOTO BY: and Black Phoebe, and Wood Duck, Randy Moore (gravel). Go 1.5 mi to Bell Plain Dr, jog W 0.7 mi, then N 2.5 mi on Country Rd Hooded Merganser, Cinnamon Teal and (gravel) to Tangent Dr, then E 3 mi to Spotted Sandpiper in spring. In the forest look for nesting Western Wood-Pewee, Transit: Albany Transit (541.917.7667 with Green Heron in spring. Mixed return to Tangent. Willow Flycatcher, Wilson’s Warbler, or www.cityofalbany.net/ecodev/ats) Douglas-fir and deciduous riparian This small town is a hub for Linn County’s Yellow-breasted Chat, Swainson’s runs numerous nearby bus routes. woods with a brushy understory grass-seed farming industry, and hosts Thrush, and Pileated Woodpecker. host Red-breasted Sapsucker, four These developed parks along Albany’s an Acorn Woodpecker colony just one The fully accessible boardwalk trail species of woodpeckers, and abundant riverfront offer views of wintering block E of the highway on Tangent Dr. from the parking lot to an observation songbirds, including wintering kinglet waterfowl and nesting Osprey, as well as Surrounding agricultural lands offer platform overlooking Beaver Pond is and chickadee flocks, and migrant canoe/kayak and boating access close open-country birding. Follow local open year-round. Refuge trails beyond vireos and warbler flocks. Along to nearby shops. Monteith and Bowman loop directions to search for wintering the boardwalk are closed Oct 1 – Jan with high species diversity, this park Parks are connected by the Dave Clark Rough-legged Hawk, Peregrine Falcon, 31. While you’re in the area, you can provides a look at a historical sawmill Riverfront Trail, a paved bicycle and Prairie Falcon, and American Pipit, with search along back roads for wintering and its log ponds. pedestrian trail through residential chance of Lapland Longspur or Snow swan flocks, which are regular visitors and commercial neighborhoods (partly ACEFGO Bunting. Scan the large Killdeer and to fields N and E of Halsey, along with along city streets with bicycle lanes and Sponsorship available Dunlin flocks for Black-bellied Plover Prairie and Peregrine Falcons, Rough- sidewalks), with pockets of riparian or Pacific Golden-Plover. Bald Eagle is legged Hawk, Burrowing Owl, and rarely and streamside habitat. From Takena S3. Grand Prairie Park often seen in numbers. Nesting species Snow Bunting or Lapland Longspur. Landing, a gravel-surfaced trail leads include Streaked Horned Lark, Western From US Hwy 20 1.1 mi W of I-5 in through mature, mixed riparian woods Meadowlark, and Savannah Sparrow. VKOQ Albany, go S on Geary St for 1.1 mi. with brushy understory along the north To see and hear more of these, walk or Sponsor: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Turn E on Grand Prairie Rd and go 0.4 bank of the Willamette. Service, Division of Migratory Birds mi to park entrance on R. GPS 44° ARCEFGOP 36.861’ N, 123° 04.501’ W. Transit: Sponsor: Albany Visitors Association Albany Transit runs bus routes on nearby 34th Ave and Waverly Dr. S2. Simpson Park This small park with picnic tables From US Hwy 20 1.1 mi W of I-5 in and basketball courts attracts a few Albany, go N on Geary St for 0.5 mi. Eurasian Wigeons along with American Turn E on Front Ave and follow 0.3 Wigeon flocks in most winters, as well mi to where it bends N and becomes as scaup and gull flocks that regularly Waverly Dr. Continue 0.2 mi and turn include Glaucous-winged, Herring, L into gravel parking area just past Cox Thayer’s, and California Gulls, with Creek bridge. GPS 44° 38.680’ N, 123° chance of Western or Glaucous Gulls. 04.442’ W. All of these birds become acclimated A bark-covered walking trail leads to humans, allowing for very close through riparian woods between the study. Songbird habitat is minimal, so bank of the Willamette River and three this is a specialty stop. oxbow sloughs that were once used as EFGOP log ponds. Waterfowl, cormorants and Sponsorship available Great Blue Heron are plentiful in winter, M ar k N i a s PHOTO BY: Pacific Golden-Plover

30 S6. Diamond Hill you may hear Yellow-breasted Chat Wetlands calling from brushy, logged slopes above the reservoir. The US Forest From Harrisburg go E 5 mi on Service ranger station in Sweet Home Diamond Hill Rd (follow signs for I-5). is a portal for both the Willamette Valley After passing freeway (I-5 Exit 209), and the Cascades Birding Trails. continue E on Diamond Hill Rd for 1 mi. Park on shoulder to view wetlands Barrow's Goldeneye pair RVEFGOQ on N side of road. PHOTO BY: JIM LEONARD Sponsorship available Restoration of 350 ac of native prairie, 130 ac of marsh, and 100 ac of of Gap and Belts Rds, go W 1.0 mi on S9. McDowell Creek riparian forest began on this private Belts Rd (gravel), then N 1.3 mi where County Park road becomes Tub Run Rd and curves property in 2007. The marshes support Approximately 4 mi E of Lebanon, turn to W. Continue W 1 mi to T intersection wintering Canada and Cackling Goose, N off US Hwy 20 and follow Fairview with Bond Butte Rd. Go S 0.7 mi to T Northern Pintail, Mallard, American Rd E 0.9 mi to McDowell Creek Dr. intersection with Belts Rd. Turn L and Wigeon, and Green-winged Teal, as Take McDowell Creek Dr N for 7.5 mi return to start of loop at intersection well as large flocks of Dunlin. Also to the park’s lower parking lot. A second with Gap Rd (2 mi). check for Cinnamon Teal and Ring- parking lot (gravel, no restrooms) is necked Duck in the spring. Bald Eagle These grasslands provide one of the another 0.2 mi up the road. Kevin Smi th PHOTO BY: best remaining examples of Willamette Prairie Falcon and occasionally Peregrine Falcon American Dippers are featured here Valley savanna habitat, with a small or Golden Eagle can be seen. The at a relatively low elevation along colony of Grasshopper Sparrow An ambitious restoration is underway grasslands host Northern Harrier, McDowell Creek and near the falls. plus nesting Vesper and Savannah at this site, which as of 2009 has Short-eared Owl, Western Meadowlark, The park also features Majestic and Sparrows, Western Kingbird, Streaked restricted access but will soon feature and Streaked Horned Lark. Sandhill Royal Terrace Falls along a 3-mi trail Horned Lark, Western Meadowlark, trails open to the public and made up of Crane, Black-bellied Plover, and even on McDowell Creek, a tributary of the and Lazuli Bunting. In winter watch for lake, marsh, riparian woods, and thicket Mountain Plover (rare) have occurred S Santiam River. The falls have bridges Prairie and Peregrine Falcons, Rough- habitats. Many tall snags provide here. Public access on this private and viewing decks. Look and listen for legged Hawk, Short-eared Owl and platform and cavity nesting areas. restoration property is not permitted. typical mixed forest species, including Northern Shrike, with Northern Harrier Watch for Bewick’s Wren, California However, you’ll find good views from nesting Black-headed Grosbeak, and Red-tailed Hawk year-round. Quail, Common Yellowthroat, Double- Diamond Hill Rd. While this is a Pacific-slope Flycatcher, and Black- Golden Eagle nests in the Coburg Hills Crested Cormorant, Northern Flicker, straight country road, the shoulder throated Gray and Wilson’s Warblers. just E of here and occasionally soar Red-winged Blackbird, Osprey, Rufous is narrow, so use hazard lights while The road leading to the parking areas over the grasslands. All of these lands Hummingbird, Western Scrub-Jay, and parked or slowly driving. is good for viewing butterflies in are private ranch land, so stay to the Song Sparrow. In the right season, summer. EFGKLQ public right-of-way along the roads. Cheadle Lake is also a good spot to Sponsorship available AC scan for migrant waterbirds, such as KOLQ Sponsorship available terns. An historic wagon trail is across S7. Gap Road/Belts Sponsorship available US Hwy 20 from the lake. Ridgeway Road Grasslands S10. Cheadle Lake Butte towers over the site, and will From I-5 Exit 209: Go E on Diamond S8. Foster Dam eventually be included in the trail & Reservoir From US Hwy 20 in S Lebanon, turn Hill Dr for 2.7 mi, to where Gap Rd E on Russell Dr (not Russell St, just system. comes in from the S. Stay to the L From US Hwy 20 at the E end of Sweet down the hwy) and go about 0.8 mi to AEFG on what is now Gap Rd and continue Home, take 60th Ave/Foster Dam Rd the park entrance on the R as you come 1.5 mi (Gap Rd will curve to N) to N to North River Dr. An informal lake Sponsor: National Park Service to a L-hand curve. Russell Dr becomes Rivers & Trails Program the intersection with Belts Rd. After overview is on the R shoulder. The lake River Rd/Waterloo Rd/River Dr along scanning grasslands on private land to can be circled using Foster Dam Rd, the way. NW of intersection, you can take side North River Dr, Quartzville Rd, and US loop described below, or continue N Hwy 20. Viewing sites are at the boat along Gap Rd to Brownsville. Side ramps, roadsides, and a county park loop directions: From intersection (closed in winter). Evening Grosbeak PHOTO BY: A flock of Barrow’s Goldeneye regularly Bill Proebsting winters just below Foster Dam, sometimes with Common Goldeneye. Deep water above the dam draws migrant Common Loon and Horned, Eared, Western, Clark’s and (rarely) Red-necked Grebes in migration, along with Pied-billed Grebe, American Coot, Common Merganser, and other diving ducks. Red-breasted Merganser, Surf PHOTO BY: S t eve D o wlan PHOTO BY: Scoter, Long-tailed Duck, and migrant Tundra Swan flock terns may drop in as rarities. In spring 31