Uncommon Birds in Oregon
Our list for Oregon has 73 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 19 residents, 21 summer visitors, 22 winter visitors and 11 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Oregon in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 73, most common first
Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax trailliiSummer visitorUncommon13–17 cmRegularly May–Sep
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensisResidentUncommon43–54 cmRecorded all year
Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillataWinter visitorUncommon48–60 cmRecorded all year
Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatusResidentUncommon14–18 cmRecorded all year
Acorn WoodpeckerMelanerpes formicivorusResidentUncommon20–24 cmRecorded all year
Western KingbirdTyrannus verticalisSummer visitorUncommon20–24 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Common LoonGavia immerWinter visitorUncommon66–91 cmRecorded all year
Marsh WrenCistothorus palustrisResidentUncommon10–14 cmRecorded all year
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianusWinter visitorUncommon120–150 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusPassage migrantUncommon18–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolniiWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRecorded all year
Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceusWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Jul–May
Horned GrebePodiceps auritusWinter visitorUncommon31–38 cmRegularly Sep–May
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsWinter visitorUncommon64–81 cmRegularly Aug–May
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusPassage migrantUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesPassage migrantUncommon23–27 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
American Herring GullLarus smithsonianusWinter visitorUncommon53–65 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopusWinter visitorUncommon46–59 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegenaWinter visitorUncommon40–50 cmRegularly Aug–May
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatusWinter visitorUncommon24–34 cmRecorded all year
Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatusResidentUncommon40–49 cmRecorded all year
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoResidentUncommon100–125 cmRecorded all year
Say's PhoebeSayornis sayaSummer visitorUncommon17–20 cmRecorded all year
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