Birding spots · Oregon

Best Birding Spots in Yamhill County, Oregon

Wapato Lake National Wildlife Refuge (Wapato Lake Bed) leads Yamhill County's birding spots with 125 species reported, best in fall. 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	Checklists	Winter	Spring	Summer	Fall
Wapato Lake National Wildlife Refuge (Wapato Lake Bed)	125	176	46	87	93	98
Huddleston Pond Park	122	378	75	89	44	90
Heinrich Park	106	223	53	70	49	65
Grand Island Willamette River Greenway	102	249	36	88	71	40
Saint Josephs Reservoir	89	137	26	73	61	48
Grand Island	89	88	33	77	43	26
Rotary Nature Preserve	88	367	33	82	59	41
Willamette River (Dog Ridge)	85	158	43	68	34	46
Maud Williamson State Recreation Site	84	140	35	61	40	42
Wennerberg Park	69	112	25	42	45	22
Rogers Landing	66	110	19	42	36	39
Schaad Reservoir	65	64	25	45	23	36
Airport Park	64	75	27	48	24	10
Willamette River (Wheatland)	58	56	6	32	23	16
Deer Creek Park	56	62	15	42	29	10
Bald Peak State Scenic Viewpoint	50	51	4	14	36	13
Birding spot near Sheridan	118	342	69	72	52	84
Birding spot near Sheridan (east)	110	228	46	62	58	88
Birding spot near McMinnville	80	121	26	63	49	26
Birding spot near Amity	69	54	53	31	0	34
Birding spot near Butteville	64	53	20	44	37	23
Birding spot near Newberg	57	92	16	49	25	2
Birding spot near McMinnville (southeast)	43	66	25	20	20	7