Birding spots · Oregon

Best Birding Spots in Clackamas County, Oregon

River Island Natural Area leads Clackamas County's birding spots with 135 species reported, best in spring. 61 spots in the county have enough data to rank.

Species counts are birds reported at least three times in that season at that spot, 2016–2025. Busy spots list more species simply because more people look, so compare the checklist counts. Spot names come from public map data and hotspot listings.

Spot	Species	Checklists	Winter	Spring	Summer	Fall
River Island Natural Area	135	770	67	114	90	93
Browns Ferry Park	126	1,728	82	108	73	89
Molalla Wetlands	121	563	72	107	82	86
Timothy Lake	119	407	0	33	79	87
Coffee Lake Creek Wetlands	118	325	69	100	72	75
North Canemah Bluffs	117	506	54	108	61	53
Molalla River State Park	105	245	64	77	65	54
Clackamette Cove	102	541	76	69	40	73
Mary S. Young State Recreation Area	101	3,079	51	88	67	62
Canby Community Park	100	487	68	71	42	61
Kellogg Creek Water Pollution Control Plant	100	409	80	61	40	69
Happy Valley Park	99	999	57	83	63	72
Jennings Lodge	99	527	54	82	50	59
Milo McIver State Park	98	237	40	76	74	57
Graham Oaks Nature Park	95	678	57	81	61	68
West Linn High School	94	596	40	90	47	39
Coffee Lake Creek Wetlands (south)	92	157	58	69	45	62
Trillium Lake	91	375	7	22	71	49
Fish Eddy Landing	91	255	40	78	60	52
Mount Talbert Nature Park	88	423	37	81	62	51
Bakers Ferry Natural Area	88	157	41	71	67	42
Pucci Glade	87	677	3	12	76	51
Meldrum Bar Park	86	273	60	51	38	44
Clackamette Park	85	454	59	56	42	54
Salmon, Oregon Wild and Scenic River	82	377	22	59	77	44
Barton Park	82	77	44	60	46	22
Luscher Farm	80	261	33	62	50	42
Little Crater Lake	77	211	0	19	74	20
Memorial Park (East)	76	256	32	63	42	33
Gladstone Nature Park	75	208	35	63	36	51
North Clackamas District Park	75	113	39	56	39	26
Faraday Lake	73	61	26	34	47	6
Willamette River (Tualatin River)	72	88	39	39	40	31
Elk Rock Island	71	120	36	51	35	48
Roehr Park	67	320	42	52	33	42
Foothills Park	67	188	35	48	36	36
Newell Creek Canyon	64	84	19	61	40	0
Scouters Mountain	64	82	14	47	39	16
Cross Park	63	118	35	43	34	31
Spring Park Natural Area	63	83	37	44	23	39
Robert Kronberg Park	58	70	35	40	11	27
North Clackamas Park	56	76	29	50	10	15
Abernethy Island	55	171	17	32	23	28
Chautauqua Lake	55	90	31	45	25	18
Iron Mountain Park	53	52	31	26	22	18
Clark Park	52	108	13	38	20	3
Wilhoit Springs Park	52	87	17	44	31	27
George Rogers Park	51	148	27	35	26	34
Timberline Lodge Historical Area	51	82	0	0	40	27
Scottie Creek	50	317	27	32	23	27