Birding spots · Oregon
Best Birding Spots in Wallowa County, Oregon
Wallowa Ponds leads Wallowa County's birding spots with 134 species reported, best in summer. 23 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 | Winter | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wallowa Ponds | 134 | 60 | 87 | 96 | 74 |
| Wallowa Lake State Park | 113 | 39 | 58 | 83 | 54 |
| Kinney Lake | 111 | 1 | 32 | 89 | 67 |
| Wallowa National Forest | 89 | 20 | 52 | 70 | 37 |
| Wallowa Lake | 87 | 36 | 27 | 34 | 50 |
| Wallowa Ponds (Prairie Creek) | 73 | 31 | 34 | 51 | 13 |
| Wallowa Lake County Park | 62 | 30 | 14 | 17 | 28 |
| Knights Pond | 60 | 21 | 30 | 27 | 21 |
| Joseph | 58 | 46 | 24 | 20 | 12 |
| Minam State Recreation Area | 56 | 0 | 23 | 38 | 7 |
| Minam State Recreation Area (Minam River) | 56 | 1 | 19 | 47 | 1 |
| Wallowa Lake State Park (East Fork Wallowa River) | 55 | 22 | 8 | 18 | 30 |
| Mount Howard | 40 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 18 |
| Birding spot near Joseph | 83 | 20 | 47 | 55 | 41 |
| Birding spot near Enterprise | 70 | 45 | 42 | 32 | 35 |
| Birding spot near Wallowa Lake | 60 | 0 | 30 | 55 | 26 |
| Birding spot near Enterprise (east) | 50 | 32 | 19 | 25 | 6 |
| Birding spot near Wallowa Lake (southeast) | 45 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 13 |
| Birding spot near Enterprise (east 3) | 40 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 9 |
| Birding spot near Enterprise (north) | 39 | 24 | 8 | 19 | 2 |
| Birding spot near Wallowa Lake (southeast) | 35 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 1 |
| Birding spot near Lostine | 35 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Birding spot near Enterprise (east 2) | 33 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 1 |