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Willamette Valley Birding Checklist

Over 420 species of have occurred in the Sp Su F W Species Sp Su F W Species Habitat Willamette Valley region. The following list of 250 $ $ $ Greater White-fronted Goose a,p,w $ $ # # Western Grebe* p,w,F species includes those most likely to be detected, - - - Emperor Goose a,p,w # # - - Clark’s Grebe* p,w,F along with a few more rare birds that are often sought # # $ Snow Goose a,p,w # # American White Pelican p,w,F by visitors. The following symbols are used to indicate - - # Ross’ Goose a,p,w $ # $ % Double-crested Cormorant p the relative ease of detecting (seeing or hearing) these ! ! ! ! Canada Goose* a,p,w Mostly along major rivers birds during a given season: % % ! Cackling Goose a,p,w $ $ # - American Bittern* w - - - Brant a,p,w % % % ! Great Blue Heron* a,p,w - Very rarely detected - # $ Trumpeter Swan a,p,w $ # $ % Great Egret a,p,w # Rarely detected # $ % Tundra Swan a,p,w $ $ $ # Green Heron* w,r $ Occasionally detected % % % % Wood Duck* p,d # $ # - Black-crowned Night-Heron w,r rare away from local roosts % Regularly detected $ # $ $ Gadwall* p,w % ! % $ Turkey Vulture* a,g,r ! Very regularly detected # # $ Eurasian Wigeon a,p,w % % % # Osprey* p % % % American Wigeon a,p,w $ # $ $ White-tailed Kite* g,S These symbols are not intended to indicate relative ! % ! ! Mallard* p,w $ $ $ % Bald Eagle* a,p,w abundance. Some birds such as owls may be difficult $ $ # Blue-winged Teal* p,w to detect even if fairly common. Others such as Osprey % $ % ! Northern Harrier* a,w % % % # Cinnamon Teal* p,w are conspicuous and hence easy to detect, even if they $ # $ $ Sharp-shinned * c % # % ! Northern Shoveler* p,w are present only in small numbers. $ # $ $ Cooper’s Hawk* d,o % # % ! Northern Pintail* p,w # # # # Northern Goshawk m,c ! # % ! Green-winged Teal p,w Species that breed in the region are indicated by an $ # $ $ Red-shouldered Hawk* r,S asterisk(*). Species that are not native to the region, $ - # $ Canvasback p,w Local in moist woodlands but were introduced by humans either directly to the # # # $ Redhead p,w # # - Swainson’s Hawk a,g region or indirectly to other parts of North America, are % # % ! Ring-necked Duck p,w ! ! ! ! Red-tailed Hawk* a,g,r indicated by (i). The following letter codes are used to - - # Tufted Duck p,w “Harlan’s” form occurs rarely in winter indicate the most likely area to encounter species: # # $ Greater Scaup p,w,C # Ferruginous Hawk a,g $ $ % Lesser Scaup p,w # # $ Rough-legged Hawk a,g C Most often seen along $ $ # Harlequin Duck* m # - - # Golden Eagle* g,m F Most often seen at Fern Ridge # # Surf Scoter p rare away from nesting area in N More often found in northern Willamette Valley - - Long-tailed Duck p ! ! ! ! American Kestrel* a,g % # % % Bufflehead p,w # - # $ Merlin a,o,u S More often found in southern Willamette Valley # # $ Common Goldeneye p often around flocks. a Agricultural fields, pastures # # $ Barrow’s Goldeneye p - - # Gyrfalcon a,g around grazing waterfowl flocks. b Brushland, brushy edges % $ % % Hooded Merganser* p,w # # $ Peregrine Falcon a,g,w c Coniferous forest % % % % Common Merganser* p around waterfowl and shorebirds. d Deciduous or mixed deciduous-coniferous forest # # # Red-breasted Merganser p - - # Prairie Falcon a,g g Grassland, prairie & savanna $ # $ % Ruddy Duck* p,w $ $ # # Virginia Rail* w Nests rarely at Fern Ridge. $ $ # # Sora* w m Mountains (Coast Range or ) $ $ $ $ Ring-necked Pheasant* (i) a,b % % % % American Coot* p,w o Oak woodlands $ $ $ $ Ruffed Grouse* m,d Sandhill Crane a,w,C p Ponds, lakes, rivers, treatment ponds $ $ $ $ Sooty Grouse* m,c Formerly considered to be coastal of r Riparian forest and edges Blue Grouse. # # # Black-bellied Plover w,a u Urbanized areas, towns % % % % Wild Turkey* (i) o,d # American Golden-Plover w,a w Wetlands and marshes Flocks are common in rural residential areas. - - # # Pacific Golden-Plover w,a $ $ $ $ Mountain Quail* m,o $ $ $ Semipalmated Plover w,a Brushy slopes, clearcuts % % % ! Killdeer* a,w More detailed information on breeding bird status is % % % % Quail* (i) b,a,o # # Black-necked Stilt* w available in the Breeding Bird Atlas, published Native to SW Oregon but introduced to valley. by Oregon Field Ornithologists, P.O. Box 10373, % $ % # Greater Yellowlegs w,p,a # # # Red-throated Loon p,C $ $ $ - Lesser Yellowlegs w,p,a Eugene, OR 97440. Visit www.oregonbirds.org for - - - Pacific Loon p,C additional references, for detailed information on the $ # $ Solitary Sandpiper w,p # # # Common Loon p,C % % % $ Spotted Sandpiper* p,w timing of migration for birds in the Willamette Valley, % % % % Pied-billed Grebe* p,w and for links to e-mail lists that give reports on locally # # - Whimbrel w # # # Horned Grebe p,C rare birds. % $ % # Western Sandpiper w,p,a - - - Red-necked Grebe p,C % $ % $ Least Sandpiper w,p,a # # - Eared Grebe p,C # $ Baird’s Sandpiper w,p dry mud margins around wetlands. 44 Sp Su F W Species Habitat Sp Su F W Species Habitat Sp Su F W Species Habitat # $ # Pectoral Sandpiper w,p % $ $ $ Red-breasted Sapsucker* r,d,c % % $ $ Marsh Wren* w % # $ % Dunlin w,p,a % % % % Downy Woodpecker* r,d,b $ # # $ American Dipper* m # # Stilt Sandpiper w,p $ $ $ $ Hairy Woodpecker* m,c Fast-flowing streams and rivers. # Ruff w,p ! ! ! ! Northern Flicker* d,c,r,o,u % $ $ % Golden-crowned Kinglet* c # # Short-billed Dowitcher w,p red-shafted form resident; -shafted and % # $ % Ruby-crowned Kinglet d,r,b intergrades occur in winter. $ $ $ $ Long-billed Dowitcher w,p,a $ $ $ % Western Bluebird* o,m $ $ $ $ Pileated Woodpecker* c,d,r # # # Mountain Bluebird g,m % # $ % Wilson’s Snipe* w,a Large-diameter snags. $ $ Wilson’s Phalarope* w,S # # # Townsend’s Solitaire* m $ $ # Olive-sided Flycatcher* m,c Nests sparsely in forest openings. $ # # Red-necked Phalarope p perches in scattered tall trees above canopy. % ! $ Swainson’s Thrush* d,r,c # # Bonaparte’s Gull p $ ! $ Western Wood-Pewee* o,r,d $ # $ $ Hermit Thrush* m,c,r $ # $ $ Mew Gull a,p $ $ # Willow Flycatcher* r,m Nests in higher mountains; winters in valley. Willow thickets, regenerating clearcuts. $ # $ % Ring-billed Gull a,p ! % % ! American Robin* a,g,r,u $ # $ % California Gull a,p $ $ # Hammond’s Flycatcher* m,c Uses high perches in mature forests. $ $ $ % Varied Thrush* c,d $ $ % Herring Gull a,p Some move from mountains into valley in winter. # # - Dusky Flycatcher r,o $ $ % Thayer’s Gull a,p $ $ $ $ Wrentit* b % % # Pacific-slope Flycatcher* d,r,c # # $ Western Gull a,p,C ! ! ! ! European Starling* (i) u,a $ $ $ $ Black Phoebe* o,r,S $ $ % Glaucous-winged Gull a,p Near water in riparian edges. $ $ $ American Pipit a,p,m - - # Glaucous Gull a,p Fields and mudflats in winter; Coast Range peaks # # # Say’s Phoebe a,g in migration. $ $ # Caspian Tern p,C,F # # Ash-throated Flycatcher o % ! % $ Cedar Waxwing* r # # Common Tern p # $ Western Kingbird* g,o,S % % $ # Orange-crowned Warbler* r,d # # Forster’s Tern p,w - # Eastern Kingbird* g,C $ $ # - Nashville Warbler* o,S $ $ Black Tern* w,F Has nested at Delta. $ % $ Yellow Warbler* r # # Marbled Murrelet* m,c # # # Loggerhead Shrike g % $ $ % Yellow-rumped Warbler* c,d,r,a Threatened; nests in old-growth forest in western # # $ coast Range. Northern Shrike a,g,b audubon’s form nests sparsely in Coast range; common along with Myrtle in winter. % % % % Rock Pigeon* (i) u,a $ $ # Cassin’s Vireo* r,d % % $ - Black-throated Gray Warbler* o,d $ % $ Band-tailed Pigeon* d,c $ $ $ $ Hutton’s Vireo* o,r $ # $ $ Townsend’s Warbler m,c # # # # Eurasian Collared-Dove (i) u $ $ $ Warbling Vireo* d,r recently established in region. # # # Red-eyed Vireo* d,r $ $ $ - Hermit Warbler* m,c % % % $ Mourning Dove* a,r riparian gallery forest with tall cottonwoods. $ $ $ MacGillivray’s Warbler* m,c,d Forests with dense understory, regenerating clearcuts. $ $ $ $ Barn Owl* a,g $ # # $ Gray Jay* m,c % ! % # Common Yellowthroat* b,w,a $ # # $ Western Screech-Owl* r,d,c,o ! ! ! ! Steller’s Jay* c,d % $ $ Wilson’s Warbler* m,c,d,r % $ $ % Great Horned Owl* a,d,o ! ! ! ! Western Scrub-Jay* o,d - - # Clark’s Nutcracker m,c Forests with dense understory. $ $ # $ Northern Pygmy-Owl* m,c $ $ # Yellow-breasted Chat* b,r - - # Burrowing Owl g,a ! ! ! ! American Crow* a,u % $ % % Common Raven* m,c,a % $ % - Western Tanager* c,d # - - # Spotted Owl* m,c % % % ! Spotted Towhee* r,b Threatened; nests in old-growth forest. # # # $ Horned Lark* g Streaked Horned Lark is imperiled endemic $ $ $ # Chipping Sparrow* o,S $ # - $ Barred Owl* d,c,r subspecies; other subspecies occur in winter. Winters rarely in old filbert orchards. - - - # Great Gray Owl m,c # $ # Purple Martin* p,m,C,F - - # Clay-colored Sparrow* r,a,b - - - # Long-eared Owl r,w Local near open water where nest boxes are provided; # # Brewer’s Sparrow g rare around clearcuts. # # # $ Short-eared Owl* w,a $ $ # # Vesper Sparrow* o,g,S rare local breeder. % % % # Tree Swallow* c,d oregon subspecies is declining; found in open savanna $ # # $ Northern Saw-whet Owl* c % ! % Violet-green Swallow* d,r,u and weedy Christmas tree farms. # $ # Common Nighthawk* m,p $ $ # Northern Rough-winged Swallow* o # # Lark Sparrow g,a declining species; nests in open in Nests in stream and river banks. % ! % $ Savannah Sparrow* a,g mountains and on gravel bars along river. % % $ Cliff Swallow* a # # Grasshopper Sparrow* g,S # # # Black Swift m open areas near bridges, barns. Breeds locally near Brownsville, Fern Ridge, Waterfalls. % ! % # Barn Swallow* a,u and Finley NWR $ $ $ Vaux’s Swift* c,u ! ! ! ! Black-capped Chickadee* d,o,r $ $ % Fox Sparrow b Nests and roosts in hollow snags and chimneys. % % % % Chestnut-backed Chickadee* c Sooty form is common in winter; other forms are rare. - - Black-chinned Hummingbird m,S % % % % Bushtit* o,r,b ! % % ! Song Sparrow* r,b $ # $ $ Anna’s Hummingbird* u,o $ $ % Lincoln’s Sparrow w,b parks, gardens. % % % % Red-breasted Nuthatch* c # # # Swamp Sparrow w # # Calliope Hummingbird m,S $ $ $ $ White-breasted Nuthatch* o regular but sparse spring migrant through $ $ $ $ Brown Creeper* c,d # # $ White-throated Sparrow r,b e side of valley. # # Rock Wren m - - # Harris’s Sparrow b % % # Rufous Hummingbird* r,d,c,u May nest rarely on rock outcrops and clearcuts. % % % ! White-crowned Sparrow* g,a,b,r % % % % Belted Kingfisher* p % % % % Bewick’s Wren* r,b % % ! Golden-crowned Sparrow r,b # # # # Lewis’s Woodpecker o $ % $ House Wren* o,r ! % ! ! Dark-eyed Junco* c,d,o,b $ $ $ $ Acorn Woodpecker* o % $ % % Winter Wren* c,d # # # Lapland Longspur g,a Local in stable colonies. pacific subspecies. # # Snow Bunting m,g,a 45 Sp Su F W Species Habitat % % # Black-headed Grosbeak* r,d,o $ $ # Lazuli Bunting* o,S % % % % Red-winged Blackbird* w,a $ # $ $ Western Meadowlark* g,a $ # # # Yellow-headed Blackbird* w % % % % Brewer’s Blackbird* a,g,u % % $ # Brown-headed Cowbird* r,a $ $ # Bullock’s Oriole* d,r - # # Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch m Hepburn’s form occurs on Coast Range peaks in winter. % $ $ $ Purple Finch* r,d,c % % % % House Finch* r,u $ $ $ $ Red Crossbill* c Several types occur, separated by calls. $ $ $ % * m,c,d Flocks visit lowland feeders in fall. % % $ $ * o,S % % % % American Goldfinch* b,a,o,u $ $ $ $ Evening Grosbeak* m,c,d Flocks to big-leaf maples in spring. % % % % House Sparrow* (i) u,a

Hammond's Flycatcher PHOTO BY: Stephen Parsons

he Important Bird Area (IBA) Program is a joint effort between the National Audubon Society and BirdLife International to identify a network of sites that provide critical habitat for birds. TThe IBA program recognizes that habitat loss and fragmentation are the most serious threats facing populations of birds around the world. Through partnerships, Audubon and BirdLife International identify places that are critical to birds during parts of their life cycle (breeding, wintering, feeding, and migrating). Through the designation of sites as IBAs, they hope to minimize the effects that loss and degradation of habitat can have on bird bird populations. An IBA may be just a few acres or thousands of acres, on public or private land, and protected or unprotected. The Audubon Society of Portland’s IBA program identifies places in Oregon that are outstanding in their importance for birds, and encourages the continued health of bird habitat through the efforts of volunteers who raise awareness and carry out conservation and monitoring. There are more than 80 IBAs in Oregon, including 11 in the Willamette Valley. When you see the bird icon below a site description (H), that tells you that the site is an Oregon IBA.

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629_31_WCVA-Birding.indd 1 1/26/09 1:55:04 PM Osprey Presenting Sponsors Trumpeter Swan Oregon Field Ornithologists Sponsors ($10,000+) www.oregonbirds.org of the Willamette Valley County [email protected] Birding Trail Visitors Association Salem Audubon Society www.visitwashingtoncountyoregon.com audubons.qwestoffice.net The Willamette Valley Birding Trail recognizes these organizations for their 503.644.5555 503.588.7340 major funding and leadership contributions: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Great Blue Heron + Willamette Valley Refuge Complex Sponsors ($5,000 ) www.fws.gov/WillametteValley/complex www.traveloregon.com Port of Portland 541.757.7236 www.portofportland.com 800.547.7842 Wild Birds Unlimited of Corvallis 503.944.7000 corvallis.wbu.com As the state’s official visitor information source, Travel Oregon invites travelers to Acorn Woodpecker 541.757.2301 discover the many spectacular, quirky, and unique aspects of all its seven regions. Sponsors ($2,500+) Wild Birds Unlimited of Salem Bicycling, birding, byways, brews, blues, vines, hikes, ocean breezes and snowy Bureau of Land Management, salem.wbu.com peaks are a few of the many choices awaiting each visitor. Oregon communities Eugene District 503.363.9744 directly benefit from visitor spending, which enhances our quality of life. Plan your www.blm.gov/or/districts/eugene 541.683.6600 Rufous Hummingbird Oregon outdoor getaway at www.TravelOregon.com Sponsors ($750+) Clackamas County Department of Albany Visitors Association National Park Service Tourism and Cultural Arts – Oregon’s albanyvisitors.com Mt. Hood Rivers, Trails and Conservation 541.928.0911 Assistance Program www.mthoodterritory.com www.nps.gov/rtca/ • 206.220.4113 503.655.8490 City of Eugene www.eugene-or.gov Eugene, Cascades & Coast – Travel The National Park Service cares for the country’s national parks, a network of 541.682.5010 nearly 400 natural, cultural and recreational sites across the nation that have Lane County www.travellanecounty.org Eugene Water & Electric Board been set aside by the American people to preserve, protect, and share the 541.484.5307 www.eweb.org legacies of this land. The Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance (RTCA) 541.484.2411 Program is the community assistance arm of the National Park Service, Portland District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Lane Council of Governments providing planning assistance to community groups and local, state and federal www.nwp.usace.army.mil/pa www.lcog.org agencies working to protect natural areas and enhance close-to-home recre- 503.808.4510 [email protected] ational opportunities. RTCA helps communities organize partnerships, develop Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife plans, and achieve on-the-ground success for projects they initiate. White-breasted www.dfw.state.or.us Nuthatch Sponsors 800.720.OdFW ($1,500+) Fiscal Sponsor Oregon State Parks Audubon Society of Corvallis www.oregon.gov/OPRd www.cascadepacific.org www.audubon.corvallis.or.us 800.551.6949 541.967.5925 x4 541.752.4313 Travel Portland Audubon Society of Portland Cascade Pacific’s mission is to work with citizens of rural communities to www.travelportland.com www.audubonportland.org 503.275.8358 enhance their quality of life through social, economic, and environmental 503.292.9453 improvements. it is a not-for-profit organization that is part of a U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Jane Hartline & Mark Greenfield Division of Migratory Birds nationwide network of Resource Conservation and development Areas. on behalf of Audubon Society of Portland This national program was established by the U.S. department of www.fws.gov/pacific/migratorybirds www.audubonportland.org 541.757.7236 Agriculture in 1962 to empower rural people and their communities. 503.292.9453 Willamalane Park & Cascade Pacific serves six counties in : Benton, Lane, Lane County Audubon Society Lincoln, Linn, Marion, and Polk Counties. Recreation District www.laneaudubon.org www.willamalane.org 541.485.BiRd

The Willamette Valley Birding Trail wishes to thank everyone who nominated birding sites or assisted with other phases of this project. Special thanks are owed to the following people, without whose help this guide would not have been possible: Julia Adam, Kat & Bill Allison, Bob Altman, Joshua Archey, Carole Astley, Salinda Bacheler, Skip Baker, Ed Becker, diana Bus, Alison Center, Mandy Cole, Wes Craven, Kristin dahl, Ray davis, Amber dennis, Marilyn van dyk, Bill Evans, daniel Farrar, Linda & Johnny Fink, Ray Fiori, Pat French, Joel Geier, Sallie Gentry, Emily Gladhart, Raylene Gordin, Steve Gordon, dawn Grafe, Mark Greenfield, Amy Hartell, Ken Hilton, Mike Houck, Natalie inouye, Shawn irvine, irene Jackson, Jarod Jebousek, Jeff Krueger, Glen Lindeman, Jimmie Lucht, donna Lusthoff, Molly Monroe, Quinton Nice, Jackie Nichols, Mark Nikas, John Notis, Kelly Perry, Lona Pierce, Kathy Patterson, Bill Proebsting, Meryl Redisch, don Roberts, Helen Rockett, Em Scattaregia, Steve Shunk, Mary Anne Sohlstrom, Maeve Sowles, david Stone, Kim Strassburg, Michael Tanner, Patricia Tilley, Richard Walkowski, Tulsi Wallace, Brian Wegener, dennis Wiley, and Robert Wilson. We would also like to thank all of the photographers who donated their beautiful images for use in this guide. The design and layout are by in House Graphics, Salem Oregon.

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