Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Seasons
Sp - March through May
S - June and July
F - August through October
W - November through February
Status
c - common: seldom missed in proper habitat
u - uncommon: usually present in proper habitat but may not always be seen;
may be present in low numbers
i - irregular: hard to predict, may vary considerably from year to year; may
be regularly present but very secretive
r - rare: only a few individuals seen in any year; may be several years with
no sightings
* - nests in Portland area
LOONS Sp S F W ___ Red-throated Loon - - - r ___ Arctic Loon - - - r ___ Common Loon r - r i
GREBES Sp S F W ___ Pied-billed Grebe* u u u u ___ Horned Grebe i - i i ___ Red-necked Grebe - - - r ___ Western Grebe - - - r ___ Eared Grebe i - i u
CORMORANTS Sp S F W ___ Double-crested Cormorant u i u u
BITTERNS, HERONS AND EGRETS Sp S F W ___ American Bittern* i i i i ___ Great Blue Heron* c c c c ___ Great Egret r - r r ___ Cattle Egret r - r r ___ Green Heron* u u u i ___ Black-crowned Night-Heron i i i i
WATERFOWL Sp S F W ___ Tundra Swan i - u u ___ Greater White-fronted Goose i - i r ___ Snow Goose i - i r ___ Canada Goose c u c c ___ Wood Duck* u u u u ___ Green-winged Teal u r u u ___ Mallard* c c c c ___ Northern Pintail u r u c ___ Blue-winged Teal i i i r ___ Cinnamon Teal* i i i r ___ Northern Shoveler u r u u ___ Gadwall i - i i ___ Eurasian Wigeon - - r r ___ American Wigeon u i u c ___ Canvasback i - i u ___ Redhead - - - r ___ Ring-necked Duck u - i u ___ Greater Scaup r - r r ___ Lesser Scaup i - u u ___ Common Goldeneye r - r i ___ Bufflehead i - u c ___ Hooded Merganser* i i i i ___ Common Merganser i - i u ___ Red-breasted Merganser r - r r ___ Ruddy Duck* u r u u
VULTURES Sp S F W ___ Turkey Vulture* u u u -
OSPREY, KITES, EAGLES AND HAWKS Sp S F W ___ Osprey i i i - ___ White-tailed Kite - - - r ___ Bald Eagle i r i i ___ Northern Harrier i i i i ___ Sharp-shinned Hawk u i u u ___ Cooper's Hawk* u i u u ___ Red-tailed Hawk* c c c c ___ Rough-legged Hawk - - - i
FALCONS Sp S F W ___ American Kestrel* c c c c ___ Merlin r - r i
GALLINACEOUS BIRDS Sp S F W ___ Ring-necked Pheasant* c c c u ___ Ruffed Grouse* i i i i ___ Blue Grouse r r r r ___ California Quail* u u u u
RAILS Sp S F W ___ Virginia Rail* i i i i ___ Sora* i i i i ___ American Coot* c u c c
CRANES Sp S F W ___ Sandhill Crane u - u r
PLOVERS Sp S F W ___ Black-bellied Plover r - r r ___ Semipalmated Plover i - i - ___ Killdeer* c c c c
SHOREBIRDS Sp S F W ___ Greater Yellowlegs i - i - ___ Lesser Yellowlegs i - i - ___ Spotted Sandpiper i i i i ___ Sanderling - - - r ___ Western Sandpiper u r u - ___ Least Sandpiper u r u r ___ Pectoral Sandpiper r - r - ___ Dunlin u - u u ___ Long-billed Dowitcher i r i i ___ Common Snipe* i i i i ___ Red-necked Phalarope i - i -
GULLS AND TERNS Sp S F W ___ Bonaparte's Gull - r r - ___ Mew Gull i - i c ___ Ring-billed Gull c u c c ___ California Gull u u u c ___ Herring Gull i - - u ___ Thayer's Gull i - - c ___ Western Gull i - i i ___ Glaucous-winged Gull u i u c ___ Glaucous Gull - - - i ___ Caspian Tern - - r -
DOVES Sp S F W ___ Rock Dove* c c c c ___ Band-tailed Pigeon* c c c u ___ Mourning Dove* c c c u
PARAKEETS Sp S F W ___ Budgerigar Parakeet (escapes) r r r r ___ Monk Parakeet* i i i i
OWLS Sp S F W ___ Barn Owl* u u u u ___ Western Screech-Owl* u u u u ___ Great Horned Owl* u u u u ___ Northern Pygmy-Owl* i i i i ___ Short-eared Owl* i i i i ___ Northern Saw-whet Owl* i i i i
GOATSUCKERS Sp S F W ___ Common Nighthawk* i i i -
SWIFTS Sp S F W ___ Vaux's Swift* u u c -
HUMMINGBIRDS Sp S F W ___ Anna's Hummingbird* i i u u ___ Rufous Hummingbird* c c c r
KINGFISHERS Sp S F W ___ Belted Kingfisher* u u u u
WOODPECKERS Sp S F W ___ Acorn Woodpecker* r r r r ___ Red-breasted Sapsucker* i i i i ___ Downy Woodpecker* c c c c ___ Hairy Woodpecker* i i i i ___ Northern Flicker* c c c c ___ Pileated Woodpecker* u u u u
FLYCATCHERS Sp S F W ___ Olive-sided Flycatcher* u u i - ___ Western Wood-Pewee* c c i - ___ Willow Flycatcher* u u i - ___ Hammond's Flycatcher* i i i - ___ Western Kingbird* u u i -
LARKS Sp S F W ___ Horned Lark - - - i
SWALLOWS Sp S F W ___ Purple Martin* i i i - ___ Tree Swallow* c c c r ___ Violet-green Swallow* c c c r ___ Northern Rough-winged Swallow* i i i - ___ Bank Swallow r r r - ___ Cliff Swallow* u u u - ___ Barn Swallow* c c c -
JAYS AND CROWS Sp S F W ___ Steller's Jay* c c c c ___ Scrub Jay* c c c c ___ American Crow* c c c c
CHICKADEES AND TITMICE Sp S F W ___ Black-capped Chickadee* c c c c ___ Mountain Chickadee - - - r ___ Chestnut-backed Chickadee* c c c c
BUSHTITS Sp S F W ___ Bushtit* c c c c
NUTHATCHES Sp S F W ___ Red-breasted Nuthatch* u u u u ___ White-breasted Nuthatch* u u u u
CREEPERS Sp S F W ___ Brown Creeper* i i i i
WRENS Sp S F W ___ Bewick's Wren* c c c c ___ House Wren* i i i - ___ Winter Wren* c c c c ___ Marsh Wren* c c c u
DIPPERS Sp S F W ___ American Dipper i - i i
KINGLETS, BLUEBIRDS AND THRUSHES Sp S F W ___ Golden-crowned Kinglet u - c c ___ Ruby-crowned Kinglet u - c c ___ Western Bluebird* r r r r ___ Townsend's Solitaire r - r r ___ Swainson's Thrush* c c u - ___ Hermit Thrush i - i i ___ American Robin* c c c c ___ Varied Thrush* u i u u
WAGTAILS AND PIPITS Sp S F W ___ American Pipit i i i i
WAXWINGS Sp S F W ___ Cedar Waxwing* i u c i
SHRIKES Sp S F W ___ Northern Shrike - - - i ___ Loggerhead Shrike - - r -
STARLINGS AND MYNAS Sp S F W ___ European Starling* c c c c
VIREOS Sp S F W ___ Solitary Vireo* i i i - ___ Warbling Vireo* c u i -
WARBLERS Sp S F W ___ Orange-crowned Warbler* c c i i ___ Nashville Warbler* i i - - ___ Yellow Warbler* u u i - ___ Yellow-rumped Warbler c i c u ___ Black-throated Gray Warbler* u i u - ___ Townsend Warbler i - i i ___ MacGillivray's Warbler i i i - ___ Common Yellowthroat* c c u - ___ Wilson's Warbler* c c u -
TANAGERS Sp S F W ___ Western Tanager* u u i -
GROSBEAKS AND BUNTINGS Sp S F W ___ Black-headed Grosbeak* c c u - ___ Lazuli Bunting* r r - -
TOWHEES AND SPARROWS Sp S F W ___ Rufous-sided Towhee* c c c c ___ Vesper Sparrow i r i - ___ Chipping Sparrow r r r - ___ Savannah Sparrow* c c c i ___ Fox Sparrow i - i u ___ Song Sparrow* c c c c ___ Lincoln's Sparrow i - i i ___ White-throated Sparrow r - r i ___ Golden-crowned Sparrow c r u c ___ White-crowned Sparrow* c u c c ___ Dark-eyed Junco* c u c c
BLACKBIRDS, MEADOWLARKS AND ORIOLES Sp S F W ___ Red-winged Blackbird* c c c u ___ Western Meadowlark* i i i i ___ Yellow-headed Blackbird* i i - - ___ Brewer's Blackbird* c c c u ___ Brown-headed Cowbird* c c c i ___ Bullock's Oriole* u u i -
FINCHES Sp S F W ___ Purple Finch* u i i i ___ House Finch* c c c c ___ Red Crossbill* i i i i ___ Pine Siskin* i i i i ___ Lesser Goldfinch i i i i ___ American Goldfinch* u u c u ___ Evening Grosbeak* i r r i
WEAVER FINCHES Sp S F W ___ House Sparrow* c c c c
Brown Pelican Western Kingbird White Pelican Gray Jay Tufted Duck Clark's Nutcracker Oldsquaw Black-billed Magpie Northern Goshawk Common Raven Red-shouldered Hawk Northwestern Crow Golden Eagle Rock Wren Peregrine Falcon Northern Mockingbird Gyrfalcon Mountain Bluebird Northern Bobwhite Bohemian Waxwing Mountain Quail Red-eyed Vireo Golden Plover Hutton's Vireo Solitary Sandpiper Black-and-white Warbler Black-necked Stilt Tennessee Warbler American Avocet Tricolored Blackbird Willet Brambling Short-billed Dowitcher Cassin's Finch Red Phalarope Lark Bunting Snowy Owl Black-throated Sparrow Costa's Hummingbird Tree Sparrow Black-chinned Hummingbird Swamp Sparrow Calliope Hummingbird Harris' Sparrow Lewis' Woodpecker Snow Bunting Eastern Kingbird Lapland Longspur
Original checklist taken from The Urban Naturalist, Winter 1984.
For more information, contact:
Audubon Society of Portland
5151 NW Cornell Road
Portland, Oregon 97210
Telephone: 503/292-6855
This resource is based on the following source:
Davis, J. 1984. A checklist of Portland birds. Portland Audubon Society.
Unpaginated.
This resource should be cited as:
Davis, J. 1984. A checklist of Portland birds. Portland Audubon Society.
Unpaginated. Jamestown, ND: Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Online.
http://www.npwrc.usgs.govportland.htm
(Version 22MAY98).
U.S. Department of the Interior |
U.S. Geological Survey
URL: http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/birds/chekbird/r1/portland.htm
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