Birding spots · Oregon

Best Birding Spots in Multnomah County, Oregon

M James Gleason Memorial Boat Ramp leads Multnomah County's birding spots with 181 species reported, best in fall. 192 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
M James Gleason Memorial Boat Ramp	181	5,550	99	128	99	152
Smith Lake	181	3,604	106	135	142	141
Bybee Lake	179	1,688	108	136	138	146
Rooster Rock State Park	177	943	59	127	105	138
East Island	176	5,238	110	156	111	145
Wagonwheel Hole	174	1,122	64	143	104	132
Mt. Hood National Forest	172	1,986	82	152	118	122
Sandy River Greenway Trail	171	1,433	87	136	110	126
Vanport Wetlands	170	1,904	101	145	125	125
Company Lake	168	750	80	126	110	131
Heron Lakes Golf Course	166	4,567	97	127	113	145
Whitaker Ponds Nature Park	159	6,890	108	138	108	127
Mount Tabor Park	157	8,576	80	127	99	112
Marquam Lake	156	2,050	111	125	77	117
Wapato Access Willamette River Greenway	146	1,397	99	128	98	106
Kelley Point Park	146	992	89	108	83	112
Mud Slough	146	902	91	107	85	104
Harbor View City Park	144	905	81	115	72	115
Smith Lake (North Portland)	144	821	69	78	104	104
School Section Lake	139	322	81	101	57	72
Powell Butte	138	3,020	78	129	93	92
Mud Slough (Vanport City (historical))	133	228	69	96	65	49
Company Lake (Arata Creek)	130	320	58	111	75	49
Johnson Lake	129	213	5	54	88	113
Heron Lakes Golf Course (Vanport City (historical))	128	462	91	91	54	64
Hayden Bay	125	1,905	91	78	42	105
Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden	125	1,773	73	99	71	88
Johnson Lake (Dairy Creek)	125	145	0	0	73	113
Howell Territorial Park	122	342	79	84	60	65
Willamette Park	118	661	60	64	58	92
Haldeman Pond	117	220	3	74	67	88
Bluff above Swan Island	116	899	58	96	58	80
Canemah Bluff	115	168	66	82	55	68
Errol Heights Property	114	1,547	71	99	65	90
Blue Lake Regional Park	114	380	67	88	61	71
Glenhaven Park	113	988	65	93	50	66
Dalton Point Recreation Site	113	260	29	44	69	80
Westmoreland Park	108	664	66	75	45	68
Columbia Children's Arboretum	107	510	59	87	55	71
Reed Lake	104	1,147	65	88	65	68
Columbia Slough Natural Area	104	262	48	92	55	49
Salish Ponds Park	103	502	62	86	54	64
Riverview Cemetery	103	485	47	92	62	66
Sandy River Greenway Trail (Beaver Creek)	100	219	17	79	71	44
Robins Island	98	338	45	70	42	58
Hayden Bay (northwest)	97	294	63	54	23	78
Sellwood Riverfront Park	96	300	55	77	54	46
Fairview Creek Headwaters	96	128	46	68	63	62
City of Portland Reservoir Number 3	95	1,693	45	84	63	59
Joseph Wood Hill Park	94	445	28	89	44	49