Malheur County

Follow the common sense rules for birding in a community setting. Walk or drive the streets, checking for migrants in spring and fall and residents in summer and winter. Look for rafts of loafing ducks along the river in all seasons except summ...

This road begins in grassland habitat, then becomes dominated by sagebrush, then canyon-lands, and finally some farmland. Western Meadowlarks and Savan- nah Sparrows give way to Sage Thrashers and Brewer’s Sparrows which, in turn, give way t...

Drive the city streets and look for town birds like Eurasian Collared-Dove and California Quail. Hummingbird feeders will produce both Black-chinned and Rufous Hummingbirds.

Like all sewage ponds, a wide variety of birds are attracted to the Vale ponds. Ducks, grebes, herons, gulls, and shorebirds can be found here. Summer is slow but the rest of the year should produce a quality birding experience.

This is remote location surrounded by dry sage habitat. This deep reservoir is a good waterfowl location. Grebes, ducks, and loons can be found here in season along with pelicans, cormorants, and gulls. Shorebirds can be abundant during migration ...

This road cuts through dry sagebrush and canyon habitats before ending in the lush Whitehorse Valley (which is actually in Harney County). Dry sagebrush and canyon species are to be expected here. A very strange record of a Long-tailed Jaeger exis...

This road passes through a very diverse set of habitats: dry desert, irrigated farmland, lakeside vegetation, riparian vegetation, and dry canyon. This may be the best place for Lazuli Bunting in the whole county (Contreras and Kindschy, OFO Publi...