Oregon
November 7-14, 2010 - Bird/Species Trip List
Guide, Greg Smith

Pied-billed Grebe – A single bird a Tulelake was the only one for the trip.
Eared Grebe – Numerous at any significant body of water.
Western Grebe – Only a few of these scattered on oh so much water.
American White Pelican – Seen in the City of Klamath Falls and on Tulelake.
Brown Pelican – Scattered along the north coast of Oregon.
Double-crested Cormorant – We saw more of these on the temperate coast than on inland lakes.
Brandt’s Cormorant – Only on the coast  near Cannon  Beach.
Great Blue Heron – Scattered here and there in fields, stream and lakes.
Great Egret – Had to wait until the last two days to find this big white bird.
Tundra Swan – One small and one large group on Tulelake.
Greater White-fronted Goose – A flock in the Cannon Beach playground was easy to get close to.
Snow Goose – Large flocks flying around Tulelake.
Ross’ Goose – Two or three individuals, one with a neck band, in a flock of SNGO on Tulelake.
Canada Goose -  Everywhere, everywhere, everywhere. But there was one minima in Cannon Beach.
Wood Duck – Both sexes of this stunning duck in Lithia Park.
Green-Winged Teal – A small group of males in a Medford area pond gave us great looks.
Mallard – Our most striking duck and our most common.
Northern Pintail – This duck was uncommon inland, but we found a flock at the Eagle Sanctuary.
Cinnamon Teal – Only one drake for the whole trip and that was at Tulelake.
Northern Shoveler – Most were in eclipse plumage but we did see one striking drake in Medford.
Gadwall – Only ones seen were at the Eagle Sanctuary.
American Wigeon – Scattered at all locations, but only a few were in prime alternate plumage.
Canvasback – Only at Tulelake, where there were lots of these.
Redhead – Only saw two drakes and both were on Tulelake.
Ring-necked Duck – Only three, two drakes and a hen on Tulelake.
Lesser Scaup – Found around the Klamath Falls area on local lakes.
Black Scoter – Four to five individuals in a large scoter flock at Ecola SP.
Surf Scoter – Large flocks on the coast of northwest Oregon.
White-Winged Scoter – Only one seen was at the hotel in Astoria among the pilings.
Barrow’s Goldeneye – A single immature bird on Agate Lake was the only one we saw.
Bufflehead – Everywhere, the most common duck everywhere.
Hooded Merganser – A few at a pond in Seaside were sporting some wild doos.
Common Merganser – A large flock at the Klamath NWR HQ flew overhead.
Red-breasted Merganser – A single adult male was seen on Upper Klamath Lake.
Ruddy Duck – Not common but scattered all over Klamath Falls.
Bald Eagle – Our best look was the adult perched 20 feet over the van as we parked.
Northern Harrier – Six a day, no matter if we were on the coast or inland.  Just needed a field.
Sharp-shinned Hawk – One individual flying along Route 66 over Emigrant Creek.
Cooper’s Hawk – Only a couple and usually  they were being harassed by blackbirds.
Red-tailed Hawk – Our most common raptor, with two dark phase.
Red-shouldered Hawk - A gorgeous adult on the road to Ashland near Emigrant Lake.
Ferruginous Hawk – Our best look was of an adult normal phase on Sheep Mountain Road.
Rough-legged Hawk – numerous birds on Township Road in the Klamath Falls area.
Golden Eagle – Best look was of an individual on irrigation pipe in Butte Valley.
American Kestrel – Not common, but the males we saw were stunning.
Prairie Falcon – A light streak against a dark thunderstorm was amazing at the NWR HQ.
Ring-necked Pheasant – There seemed to be one field at Tulelake that always had bright males.
Wild Turkey – On the drive to Portland airport we had a flock of ~twenty in a field.
California Quail – Flocks, flocks everywhere except in Astoria.
Mountain Quail – Four adults at the feeders at Jean’s Rocky Point home were stunning!
American Coot – Everywhere there was water and Bald Eagles.
Black Oystercatcher – We heard these birds twice on the trip, & both times on rocks.
Killdeer – Calling repeatedly at the baseball diamonds in Ashland.
Greater Yellowlegs – A couple of different individuals with the best view at the Medford pond.
Dunlin – One individual at the Klamath NWR HQ Discovery ponds.
Short-billed Dowitcher – A flock at the Klamath NWR HQ Discovery ponds.
Long-billed Dowitcher – At least one individual called when the Prairie Falcon took a dive.
Wilson’s Snipe – Looked for quite a while before we found three at the Medford pond.
Bonaparte’s Gull – Best look was at a bird flying back and forth over Upper Klamath Lake.
Ring-billed Gull – Casual sightings over larger bodies of water.
California Gull – A few birds at Agate Lake were mixed in with Ring-billed Gulls.
Glaucous-winged Gull – The common gull along the seacoast.
Rock Pigeon – If there was a barn or warehouse, there were Rocks Pigeons.
Mourning Dove – Best views were at the feeders in the Ashland nature center.
Eurasian-collared Dove – Small flocks in Dorris were in neighborhood trees.
Great-Horned Owl – Perched in a tree on the perimeter road at Tulelake.
Western Screech Owl – A great view of a bird sunning itself at Lithia Park in Ashland.
Belted Kingfisher – Scattered throughout the trip where there was a body of water.
Acorn Woodpecker – Numerous in the Medford/Ashland area where there were oaks.
Downy Woodpecker – Seen along with a Hairy Woodpecker at the feeders in Rocky Point.
Hairy Woodpecker – Seen with the Downy.
White-headed Woodpecker – Only one, and it gave us great looks at the Rocky Point feeders.
Northern Flicker – The most common woodpecker of the trip.  Seen just about everyday.
Black Phoebe – Seen at the pond in Medford along with the Say’s Phoebe.
Say’s Phoebe – As above.
Loggerhead Shrike – Seen on the journey along the east side of the Cascades.
Northern Shrike – Only one gave us fleeting glimpses at Agate Lake.
Gray Jay – A family group at the Rocky Point feeders were eating roasted peanuts.
Steller’s Jay – Not uncommon, but part of the jay tri-fecta at Rocky Point.
Western Scrub Jay – At Rocky Point.
Black-billed Magpie – Everywhere and nonetheless stunning!
American Crow – On the NW coast and inland at various locations in Ashland.
Common Raven – Most common in the Klamath Falls are. Especially at dawn cruising the roads.
Black-capped Chickadee – Common at the Rocky Point feeders.
Mountain Chickadee – Best view was on the tray feeder at Rocky Point.
Chestnut-backed Chickadee – Outstanding views at ten feet in the Cannon Beach park.
Oak Titmouse – The nature center in Ashland had pairs of these birds coming to feeders.
Common Bushtit – A small flock was the only time we saw these tiny passerines.
Red-breasted Nuthatch – Part of the  nuthatch tri-fecta at the Rocky Point feeders.
White-breasted Nuthatch – As above.
Pygmy Nuthatch – As above.
Brown Creeper – In Medford area park with a mixed flock.
Rock Wren – Numerous individuals at Petroglyph Point in Lava Beds National Monument.
Ruby-crowned Kinglet – Our first passerine as we birded the Eagle Sanctuary.
Golden-crowned Kinglet – Best looks were of a small flock near the van – crests erect!
Western Bluebird – Small flocks in the oaks at Agate Lake.
Townsend’s Solitaire – One individual in the Butte Valley sat on a fence post giving us all great views.
Hermit Thrush – Scattered in the understory around Ashland.
Varied Thrush -  Best one was the stunning adult male at Jean's feeders.
American Robin – Seemed to be all over the state in a migration move south.
European Starling – What can I say, everywhere.
Cedar Waxwing – Feeding in the numerous clumps of mistletoe in Medford.
Yellow-rumped Warbler – A small flock mixed in with Western Bluebirds.
Spotted Towhee – Scattered throughout most riparian zones in the state.
California Towhee – Only one seen and that was flying across the road in Klamath Falls.
Fox Sparrow – Very common on the coast and lass so in the inland areas of the state.
Song Sparrow – We had these birds show up in streamside willow thickets everywhere.
Lincoln’s Sparrow – Only a couple of these showed up with the best view in Medford.
White-crowned Sparrow – Less common than the Golden-crowned Sparrows, but still plentiful.
Golden-crowned Sparrow – In the deepest, darkest areas is where we found these birds.
Dark-eyed Junco – Easily found in the right habitat – mixed scrub adjacent to forest.
Red-winged Blackbird – A large flock of blackbirds on Crossover Road had this species.
Tri-colored Blackbird – And this species…
Western Meadowlark – Most common in the fields around Agate Lake.
Brewer’s Blackbird – And this species…
Brown-headed Cowbird – And finally this species.
Purple Finch – On the feeders at Klamath NWR HQ.
Cassin’s Finch – Two females and a male were seen at the nature center in Ashland.
House Finch – Common, but sporadic throughout the trip.
Pine Siskin – On the Rocky Point feeders.
Lesser Goldfinch – Visiting the feeders at Klamath NWR HQ.
American Goldfinch – Hanging out with the Lesser’s…
House Sparrow – Everywhere, unfortunately.                                                 

Total: 123

 

MAMMALS
Western Gray Squirrel – At the feeders in Rocky Point, not shy at all.
Douglas’ Squirrel – Also at the feeders in Rocky Point.
California Ground Squirrel – Seen around Ashland farm fields.
Coyote – Mostly seen on the Klamath Falls wildlife refuge circuit.
Pronghorn – A herd of over fifty were seen in the Sheep Mountain area.
Mule Deer – Everywhere!

 

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