333. Cannon Beach Settling Ponds, Cannon Beach, Oregon
At this site in northwestern Oregon, coastal birds find shelter from stormy seas in the calm ponds and brushy woods.
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67. Mount Tabor Park, Portland, Oregon
This Portland city park is the place to see Anna’s Hummingbird, Western Screech-Owl, Townsend’s, Hermit, and MacGillivray’s Warblers, Western Tanager, Band-tailed Pigeon, and Varied Thrush, and to meet up with fellow birdwatchers
48. Ankeny National Wildlife Refuge, Salem, Oregon
Excellent viewing of wintering waterfowl, raptors, marsh species, and upland songbirds just 12 miles south of Salem, Oregon.
28. Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area, Portland, Oregon
See raptors, migrant warblers, and thousands of waterfowl at this urban wetland near Portland.