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Birds in Oregon

Winter Birds in Oregon

The most likely birds in Oregon in winter are Dark-eyed Junco (48%), Song Sparrow (43%), and American Robin (38%). 128 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 (332,990 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

Common this season

Share of checklists
  1. 1Dark-eyed Junco48%
  2. 2Song Sparrow43%
  3. 3American Robin38%
  4. 4American Crow36%
  5. 5Black-capped Chickadee35%
  6. 6Northern Flicker34%
  7. 7California Scrub-Jay33%
  8. 8Spotted Towhee31%
  9. 9Mallard30%
  10. 10European Starling29%
  11. 11Anna's Hummingbird28%
  12. 12Golden-crowned Sparrow25%
  13. 13Canada Goose25%
  14. 14House Finch23%
  15. 15Ruby-crowned Kinglet21%
  16. 16Red-tailed Hawk21%
  17. 17Bufflehead21%
  18. 18Steller's Jay19%
  19. 19Red-winged Blackbird18%
  20. 20Bald Eagle17%
  21. 21Great Blue Heron16%
  22. 22Common Raven15%
  23. 23Bewick's Wren15%
  24. 24Yellow-rumped Warbler14%
  25. 25Cackling Goose14%
  26. 26American Wigeon14%
  27. 27Lesser Goldfinch13%
  28. 28Downy Woodpecker13%
  29. 29Red-breasted Nuthatch13%
  30. 30Ring-necked Duck13%
  31. 31White-crowned Sparrow12%
  32. 32American Coot12%
  33. 33Double-crested Cormorant12%
  34. 34Green-winged Teal12%
  35. 35Fox Sparrow12%
  36. 36Chestnut-backed Chickadee12%
  37. 37House Sparrow11%
  38. 38Northern Shoveler11%
  39. 39Golden-crowned Kinglet11%
  40. 40American Kestrel11%
  41. 41Pied-billed Grebe10%

Arriving

New in winter
  • Canada Goosefirst arrivals early January, peaks early April
  • Red-winged Blackbirdfirst arrivals mid February, peaks the second week of May
  • Tree Swallowfirst arrivals mid February, peaks the second week of May
  • Violet-green Swallowfirst arrivals late February, peaks the second week of May
  • Turkey Vulturefirst arrivals late February, peaks the second week of May
  • Purple Finchfirst arrivals the second week of February, peaks late April
  • Gadwallfirst arrivals mid December, peaks the second week of May
  • Cinnamon Tealfirst arrivals early January, peaks mid May
  • Wild Turkeyfirst arrivals early February, peaks the second week of April
  • Hutton's Vireofirst arrivals mid January, peaks late March

Leaving

Gone by the end of winter
  • Double-crested Cormorantmost gone by early February
  • Golden-crowned Kingletmost gone by early February
  • Belted Kingfishermost gone by early January
  • Great Egretmost gone by early December
  • Least Sandpipermost gone by the second week of December
  • Pacific Wrenmost gone by early January
  • California Gullmost gone by early December
  • American Pipitmost gone by the second week of December
  • Long-billed Dowitchermost gone by early December
  • Wrentitmost gone by late December
  • Wild Turkeymost gone by early January
  • Brandt's Cormorantmost gone by mid February

Less common

Share of checklists
  1. 42Mourning Dove9.9%
  2. 43Common Merganser9.8%
  3. 44Eurasian Collared-Dove9.5%
  4. 45Bushtit9.3%
  5. 46Varied Thrush9.3%
  6. 47Hooded Merganser9.2%
  7. 48Pine Siskin9.2%
  8. 49Gadwall8.9%
  9. 50Northern Pintail8.9%
  10. 51Glaucous-winged Gull8.8%
  11. 52Northern Harrier8.7%
  12. 53Belted Kingfisher8.5%
  13. 54White-breasted Nuthatch8.4%
  14. 55Brown Creeper7.8%
  15. 56Pacific Wren7.7%
  16. 57Black Phoebe7.4%
  17. 58Lesser Scaup7.0%
  18. 59Great Egret6.9%
  19. 60Common Goldeneye6.9%