Birding spots · Oregon

Best Birding Spots in Douglas County, Oregon

Ford's Pond Recreation Area leads Douglas County's birding spots with 173 species reported, best in spring. 27 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
Ford's Pond Recreation Area	173	866	102	139	113	131
Platt 1 Reservoir	121	204	59	79	60	90
1003 Nw Stewart Park Dr	114	303	78	80	46	70
Ork Reef	111	392	73	68	56	55
Cooper Creek Reservoir	99	122	45	65	46	51
Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area (Elbow Lake Creek)	95	232	47	68	26	50
Umpqua River	87	319	53	40	32	52
Park Lake	79	117	43	50	39	50
Lake Marie	78	190	23	43	45	45
Diamond Lake	78	120	0	14	64	42
Winchester Bay	76	134	40	45	29	24
Halfmoon Bay	75	139	33	29	36	43
Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area (Crown Z Lake)	75	101	1	47	47	20
North Bank Area of Critical Environmental Concern	74	70	23	37	46	35
Carter Lake	70	84	12	47	25	41
Toketee Lake	69	72	0	41	47	20
Umpqua River (Burkhart Rapids)	66	58	28	44	28	33
Bolon Island	62	73	25	16	22	36
North Douglas Log Ponds	60	52	15	28	12	25
Lost Lake (Crown Z Lake)	54	71	9	25	30	14
Two Bear Creek	52	80	0	18	31	23
Winchester Bay (Winchester Creek)	51	54	28	28	6	11
Birding spot near Winchester Bay	99	163	44	52	46	56
Birding spot near Gardiner	85	130	48	35	42	56
Birding spot near Roseburg North	81	51	52	21	47	8
Birding spot near Fair Oaks	72	56	25	54	31	17
Birding spot near Oakland	42	85	10	21	28	13