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Birds in Oregon

Birds in Oregon in December

The most likely birds in Oregon in December are Dark-eyed Junco (51%), Song Sparrow (45%), and Northern Flicker (37%). 129 species show up on at least 1 in 100 checklists.

Percent of complete checklists in Oregon that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (103,238 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

Common now

Share of checklists
  1. 1Dark-eyed Junco51%
  2. 2Song Sparrow45%
  3. 3Northern Flicker37%
  4. 4Black-capped Chickadee36%
  5. 5American Crow35%
  6. 6American Robin35%
  7. 7California Scrub-Jay34%
  8. 8Spotted Towhee33%
  9. 9European Starling28%
  10. 10Golden-crowned Sparrow28%
  11. 11Mallard27%
  12. 12Anna's Hummingbird27%
  13. 13Ruby-crowned Kinglet24%
  14. 14House Finch24%
  15. 15Canada Goose21%
  16. 16Red-tailed Hawk21%
  17. 17Steller's Jay20%
  18. 18Bufflehead20%
  19. 19Great Blue Heron17%
  20. 20Common Raven16%
  21. 21Bald Eagle15%
  22. 22Cackling Goose15%
  23. 23White-crowned Sparrow14%
  24. 24Downy Woodpecker14%
  25. 25Fox Sparrow14%
  26. 26Bewick's Wren14%
  27. 27American Wigeon14%
  28. 28Golden-crowned Kinglet14%
  29. 29Yellow-rumped Warbler13%
  30. 30Red-breasted Nuthatch13%
  31. 31Lesser Goldfinch13%
  32. 32Red-winged Blackbird13%
  33. 33Double-crested Cormorant12%
  34. 34Chestnut-backed Chickadee12%
  35. 35House Sparrow12%
  36. 36Ring-necked Duck11%
  37. 37American Kestrel11%
  38. 38Pine Siskin11%
  39. 39Northern Shoveler11%
  40. 40Mourning Dove11%
  41. 41American Coot10%
  42. 42Green-winged Teal10%
  43. 43Belted Kingfisher10%

Arriving

New in December
  • Gadwallfirst arrivals mid December, peaks the second week of May

Leaving

Gone by the end of December

Less common

Share of checklists
  1. 44Pied-billed Grebe9.8%
  2. 45Glaucous-winged Gull9.7%
  3. 46Hooded Merganser9.6%
  4. 47Eurasian Collared-Dove9.6%
  5. 48Common Merganser9.3%
  6. 49Pacific Wren9.2%
  7. 50Bushtit9.2%
  8. 51White-breasted Nuthatch9.2%
  9. 52Northern Harrier8.9%
  10. 53Varied Thrush8.6%
  11. 54Black Phoebe8.6%
  12. 55Gadwall8.5%
  13. 56Brown Creeper8.3%
  14. 57Great Egret7.8%
  15. 58Northern Pintail7.8%
  16. 59Common Goldeneye7.0%
  17. 60American Goldfinch6.8%