Checklist of Birds of Pittock Mansion and NW Seblar Neighborhood, Portland, OR

"c" = common, seen on more than 50% of walks in given month

"u" = uncommon, seen less than 50% but on 15% or more of walks

"o" = occasional, seen less than 15% of walks

"x" = single sighting (but possibly of multiple birds)

"B" = has bred (or suspected to breed) in neighborhood

"?" = questionable sighting

[  ] = sightings not seen on dogwalk but in neighborhood

Species

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

DUCKS, GEESE AND SWANS

Greater White-fronted Goose

x

o

o

x

Snow Goose

x

x

Cackling Goose (since Oct 2004)

u

u

o

u

u

u

Canada Goose

u

u

o

o

o

o

u

u

u

Tundra Swan

o

o

o

o

o

Wood Duck

x

Mallard

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

Northern Pintail

o

o

o

Common Merganser

o

o

o

o

NEW WORLD QUAIL

California Quail

B

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

CORMORANTS

Double-crested Cormorant

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

HERONS, EGRETS AND BITTERNS

Great Blue Heron

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

Great Egret

x

x

x

x

Green Heron

x

Black-crowned Night-Heron

[x]

NEW WORLD VULTURES

Turkey Vulture

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

OSPREY

Osprey

o

o

o

o

o

o

HAWKS, EAGLES AND KITES

White-tailed Kite

x

Bald Eagle

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

Northern Harrier

o

o

o

o

o

o

x

Sharp-shinned Hawk

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

Cooper's Hawk

B

o

o

u

u

u

u

u

u

u

o

o

o

Northern Goshawk

[x]

x

x

x

Red-shouldered Hawk

[x]

[x]

Swainson's Hawk

x

Red-tailed Hawk

B

o

o

u

u

u

u

u

u

u

u

u

o

Rough-legged Hawk

x

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

FALCONS AND CARACARAS

American Kestrel

x

x

o

o

o

Merlin

o

o

o

o

o

o

Peregrine Falcon

x

x

x

x

x

CRANES

Sandhill Crane

o

o

[x]

o

o

o

PLOVERS AND LAPWINGS

Killdeer

x

SANDPIPERS

Wilson's Snipe

x

GULLS

Mew Gull

o

o

o

o

o

o

Ring-billed Gull

x

x

California Gull

o

o

x

o

o

o

Herring Gull

x

Glaucous-winged Gull

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

JAEGERS AND SKUAS

Long-tailed Jaeger

x

PIGEONS AND DOVES

Rock Pigeon

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

Band-tailed Pigeon

B

u

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

u

u

Mourning Dove

B

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

u

u

u

OWLS

Western Screech-Owl

[o]

[o]

[o]

[o]

[o]

[o]

[o]

[o]

o

[o]

Great Horned Owl

B

[o]

[o]

[o]

[o]

o

o

[o]

[o]

[o]

[o]

[o]

[o]

Northern Pygmy-Owl

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

Spotted Owl

[x]

Barred Owl

[o]

[o]

o

o

o

Northern Saw-whet Owl

[x]

[x]

NIGHTJARS

Common Nighthawk

[x]

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

SWIFTS

Vaux's Swift

B

o

c

c

c

c

c

o

HUMMINGBIRDS

Anna's Hummingbird

B

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

Calliope Hummingbird

[x]

Rufous Hummingbird

B

u

c

c

c

c

c

u

WOODPECKERS

Lewis's Woodpecker

o

x

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

x

Red-naped Sapsucker

x

Red-breasted Sapsucker

B

o

u

u

c

c

c

u

u

u

u

o

o

Downy Woodpecker

B

u

u

c

c

u

u

c

c

c

u

u

u

Hairy Woodpecker

B

u

u

o

o

o

o

o

o

u

o

o

u

Northern Flicker

B

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

Pileated Woodpecker

B

u

u

u

u

u

u

o

u

u

o

o

o

TYRANT FLYCATCHERS

Olive-sided Flycatcher

B

o

u

u

c

u

o

Western Wood-Pewee

u

u

o

u

o

Willow Flycatcher

o

o

o

Hammond's Flycatcher

o

o

o

o

o

Dusky Flycatcher

xx

x

Pacific-slope Flycatcher

B

o

c

c

c

u

o

Western Kingbird

[x]

xx

VIREOS AND ALLIES

Plumbeous Vireo

?

Cassin's Vireo

o

u

o

o

o

o

Hutton's Vireo

B

u

u

u

u

u

c

c

c

c

u

u

u

Warbling Vireo

o

c

u

o

u

u

o

Red-eyed Vireo

x

xx

CROWS AND JAYS

Steller's Jay

B

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

Western Scrub-Jay

B

u

u

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

u

u

u

American Crow

B

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

Common Raven

o

o

o

x

o

o

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

SWALLOWS

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

xx

x

Purple Martin

xx

x

o

Tree Swallow

x

x

o

x

Violet-green Swallow

B

u

c

c

c

c

o

o

o

Barn Swallow

o

o

o

u

u

u

o

Cliff Swallow

x

o

o

o

o

CHICKADEES AND TITS

Black-capped Chickadee

B

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

Chestnut-backed Chickadee

B

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

LONG-TAILED TITS

Bushtit

B

u

u

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

u

u

u

NUTHATCHES

Red-breasted Nuthatch

B

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

White-breasted Nuthatch

x

x

x

CREEPERS

Brown Creeper

B

u

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

u

u

u

WRENS

Bewick's Wren

B

u

u

u

u

u

u

u

c

c

c

u

u

Winter Wren

B

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

House Wren

?

KINGLETS

Golden-crowned Kinglet

c

c

c

u

o

o

o

o

u

c

c

c

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

u

u

c

c

u

x

o

u

c

c

c

THRUSHES

Townsend's Solitaire

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

Swainson's Thrush

B

c

c

u

u

c

o

Hermit Thrush

o

o

o

u

u

u

u

u

o

American Robin

B

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

Varied Thrush

c

c

c

c

o

o

u

c

c

c

STARLINGS

European Starling

B

u

c

c

c

c

c

o

o

u

c

c

u

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

WAGTAILS AND PIPITS

American Pipit

x

x

WAXWINGS

Cedar Waxwing

x

o

o

o

u

u

u

u

u

u

o

o

WOOD WARBLERS

Orange-crowned Warbler

B

o

c

c

c

u

u

u

o

Nashville Warbler

o

o

x

Yellow Warbler

o

x

x

o

o

o

Yellow-rumped Warbler

o

u

u

o

o

o

o

o

o

Black-throated Gray Warbler

B

u

c

c

u

c

c

u

Townsend's Warbler

x

o

o

u

c

o

u

c

u

o

x

Hermit Warbler

o

o

x

o

o

o

Black-and-white Warbler

x

American Redstart

x

MacGillivray's Warbler

o

o

x

Common Yellowthroat

x

x

o

x

Wilson's Warbler

B

u

c

c

c

c

u

TANAGERS AND ALLIES

Western Tanager

B

o

c

c

c

u

u

o

SPARROWS, TOWHEES, JUNCOS

Spotted Towhee

B

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

Chipping Sparrow

x

xx

Fox Sparrow

u

u

c

u

o

x

u

u

u

u

Song Sparrow

B

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

Lincoln's Sparrow

o

o

o

White-throated Sparrow

x

x

o

o

x

White-crowned Sparrow

o

o

o

o

Golden-crowned Sparrow

o

o

o

u

u

x

u

u

o

o

Dark-eyed Junco

B

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

SALTATORS, CARDINALS AND ALLIES

Black-headed Grosbeak

B

o

c

c

c

u

o

Lazuli Bunting

x

x

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

BLACKBIRDS, ORIOLES, GRACKLES, ETC.

Red-winged Blackbird

x

x

x

Brewer's Blackbird

x

o

Brown-headed Cowbird

B

u

c

c

u

o

Bullock's Oriole

o

x

FINCHES, SISKINS, CROSSBILLS

Pine Grosbeak

x

x

x

o

Cassin's Finch

o

x

Purple Finch

B

o

u

c

c

c

u

o

u

o

o

x

House Finch

B

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

c

Red Crossbill

o

o

o

o

u

u

u

u

u

u

u

o

Pine Siskin

B

c

c

c

c

c

c

u

u

u

c

c

c

Lesser Goldfinch

o

o

o

u

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

American Goldfinch

o

u

c

c

c

c

c

c

o

o

Evening Grosbeak

o

o

o

u

c

u

o

o

c

u

o

o