Bird Checklists of the United States
Portland, Oregon
It has been many years since a comprehensive check-list of Portland's birds has been available. James Davis, PAS Education Director, worked with other experienced local ornithologists to develop this useful aid to Tri-County birding. This check-list will also be sold at the Audubon House Bookstore. Happy birding!
Range
The greater Portland area, not including Sauvie Island
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
ACCIDENTALS - Have only been seen once to a few times in the Portland Metropolitan Area
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
The author gratefully acknowledges the contributions of: Harry Nehls, Owen Schmidt, Mark Smith and Mike Houck. Copyright 1984, Portland Audubon Society. (Served with permission from Bob Wilson of the Portland Audubon Society.)
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).
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