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
Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemasticaPassage migrantRare36–42 cmRegularly May–Aug
American Three-toed WoodpeckerPicoides dorsalisSummer visitorRare21–24 cmRegularly Mar–Nov
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixResidentRare28–32 cmRecorded all year
Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianusSummer visitorRare18–22 cmRegularly Feb–Sep
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataWinter visitorRare41–49 cmRegularly Oct–Jun
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentRare140–160 cmRecorded all year
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentRare75–90 cmRecorded all year
Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanicaPassage migrantRare10–14 cmRegularly Jun–Sep
American RedstartSetophaga ruticillaSummer visitorRare11–14 cmRegularly May–Oct
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaResidentRare27–30 cmRegularly Jul–Dec
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusPassage migrantRare52–64 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollisPassage migrantRare18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Sep
Swan GooseAnser cygnoidesWinter visitorRare81–94 cmRecorded all year
Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnoliaPassage migrantRare11–13 cmRegularly Feb
Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterusPassage migrantRare34–44 cmRegularly May–Oct
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentRare86–230 cmRecorded all year
Common GrackleQuiscalus quisculaScarceRare28–34 cm
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaScarceRare37–41 cm
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentRare46–56 cmRegularly Apr–May
Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striataPassage migrantRare13–15 cmRegularly Sep
Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrinaPassage migrantRare10–13 cmRegularly Apr–Dec
Black-throated Blue WarblerSetophaga caerulescensScarceRare11–13 cm
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusWinter visitorRare42–75 cmRegularly Aug–Feb
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