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Birding spot · Multnomah County, Oregon

Birding at Vanport Wetlands: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Vanport Wetlands are American Crow (81%), Mallard (78%), and Cackling Goose (75%). It is busiest in spring, when 84 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of October (86 species). 170 species have been reported here across 1,904 complete checklists from 412 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsJan 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsJan 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJan 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsFeb 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsFeb 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsFeb 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsFeb 22-28: 68 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMar 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMar 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsMar 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsMar 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsApr 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsApr 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsApr 15-21: 81 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsApr 22-30: 79 species on 5%+ of 83 checklistsMay 1-7: 84 species on 5%+ of 109 checklistsMay 8-14: 84 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsMay 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsMay 22-31: 79 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsJun 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 81 checklistsJun 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsJun 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJun 22-30: 72 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJul 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsJul 8-14: 76 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJul 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsJul 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsAug 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsAug 15-21: 85 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsAug 22-31: 83 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsSep 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsSep 8-14: 85 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 15-21: 84 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsSep 22-30: 75 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsOct 1-7: 82 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsOct 8-14: 86 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsOct 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 22-31: 86 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsNov 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Nov 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsNov 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsNov 22-30: 85 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsDec 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsDec 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsDec 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsDec 22-31: 79 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Number of species reported on at least 5% of complete checklists, by week (4 per month). Grey bars: fewer than 10 checklists, not counted.

In November: what to expect

  1. 1American Crow81%
  2. 2Mallard78%
  3. 3Cackling Goose75%
  4. 4Green-winged Teal68%
  5. 5Great Blue Heron63%
  6. 6Northern Flicker63%
  7. 7Northern Shoveler61%
  8. 8Song Sparrow61%
  9. 9Canada Goose59%
  10. 10Gadwall58%
  11. 11Black-capped Chickadee56%
  12. 12American Wigeon54%
  13. 13Northern Pintail54%
  14. 14Ruby-crowned Kinglet54%
  15. 15European Starling53%

Share of complete checklists at this spot that reported the bird in November. The sparkline is the whole year, with this month highlighted.

Season by season

Winter 64 species

  1. Mallard82%
  2. American Crow79%
  3. Northern Shoveler78%
  4. Bufflehead76%
  5. Cackling Goose76%

Spring 84 species

  1. Mallard91%
  2. American Coot85%
  3. Red-winged Blackbird85%
  4. Gadwall83%
  5. American Crow80%

Summer 80 species

  1. Mallard91%
  2. Barn Swallow89%
  3. American Crow80%
  4. Song Sparrow71%
  5. Killdeer71%

Fall 76 species

  1. Mallard79%
  2. American Crow77%
  3. Song Sparrow65%
  4. Black-capped Chickadee61%
  5. Cackling Goose61%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Oregon.

Nearby spots

Frequency is the share of complete checklists at this location that listed the bird, 2016–2025. Busy places report more of everything, and the weekly chart counts species on at least 5% of checklists so a few stray reports do not inflate it. How to read it.