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Birding

From Pelican and Rock Sandpiper seabirds to Three-toed Woodpeckers and Nashville Warblers, the Eugene, Cascades & Coast region of Oregon is the perfect place for bird lover's to spot their favorite feathered creatures. Grab your binoculars and head out to shallow marshes, forest trails, or the Pacific Ocean to view a wide variety of birds in their natural habitat. Every season offers new opportunities to view migrating or nesting birds. The Fern Ridge Wildlife Area, just 10 miles (16 km) west of Eugene hosts over 10,000 acres (4,046 ha) of marshes where 250 species of birds make their home including Great Blue Herons, Yellow-Headed Blackbirds, and Red-shouldered Hawks.

If you're near Oakridge or the McKenzie River region, follow the Oregon Cascades Birding Trail and discover area birds in the spectacular scenery of the Cascade Mountains. Back at the coast, the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area in Florence hosts an expansive stretch of dunes and coastline where Great Horned Owls, Downy Woodpeckers, and Northern Harriers can be spotted.

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Oregon Cascades Birding Trail
  • Cascade Mountain Range OR
  • Region: Cascade Mountains
  • Subcategory: Birding

Nearly 200 sites along more than 1,000 miles of scenic roadways offering outdoor adventure for birders of all skill and interest levels. Over 300 species of birds have occurred in MORE >>

Oregon Coast Birding Trail
  • Oregon Coast OR
  • Region: Oregon Coast
  • Subcategory: Birding

With binoculars and guide book in hand, search the 173 birding hotspots for some of the more than 450 birds recorded on the Oregon Coast. Bird watching on the Oregon Coast is MORE >>

Willamalane Birding Trail
  • Springfield OR
  • Region: Springfield Oregon
  • Subcategory: Birding

This birding trail consists of 21 locations in Springfield where you can find and observe birds. Most of these sites are found in Willamalane parks. From the Great Blue Heron to MORE >>

Willamette Valley Birding Trail
  • Willamette Valley OR
  • Region: Willamette Valley
  • Subcategory: Birding

Many of the birds that Lewis & Clark wrote about in their journals over 200 years ago can be found throughout the lush landscape that marks the end of the Oregon Trail. MORE >>

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