Rare Birds in Oregon
Our list for Oregon has 69 rare birds recorded regularly there: 11 residents, 12 summer visitors, 17 winter visitors, 26 passage migrants and 3 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Oregon in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 69, most common first
Red KnotCalidris canutusPassage migrantRare23–26 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaResidentRare19–25 cmRecorded all year
Leach's Storm-petrelHydrobates leucorhousPassage migrantRare18–21 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaPassage migrantRare12–14 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreusWinter visitorRare62–68 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Northern Saw-whet OwlAegolius acadicusResidentRare17–21 cmRecorded all year
Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimusPassage migrantRare12–14 cmRegularly May–Jun
Black SwanCygnus atratusPassage migrantRare110–142 cmRegularly Sep–Oct
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresPassage migrantRare21–24 cmRegularly Apr–Feb
American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominicaPassage migrantRare24–28 cmRegularly Aug–Oct
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusPassage migrantRare18–23 cmRegularly Aug–Sep
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaPassage migrantRare23–26 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulusWinter visitorRare19–23 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
RuffCalidris pugnaxPassage migrantRare20–32 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Clay-colored SparrowSpizella pallidaWinter visitorRare13–15 cmRegularly Sep–May
Blue JayCyanocitta cristataPassage migrantRare25–30 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRecorded all year
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensisSummer visitorRare12–15 cmRegularly May–Dec
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus variusWinter visitorRare19–22 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorRare40–47 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Flammulated OwlPsiloscops flammeolusSummer visitorRare15–17 cmRegularly May–Sep
Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarumWinter visitorRare12–14 cmRegularly Sep–May
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataPassage migrantRare17–22 cmRegularly Sep–Oct
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made