Umatilla County Bird Checklists
 		 
     
  Checklist of the Birds of The Pendleton River Parkway
 
  Prepared by  
Aaron Skirvin, June Whitten & Paul Daniello
 
Stewards of the Umatilla River Environment
 P. O. Box 33,
Pendleton, OR 97801
   
 
Pendleton's River Parkway is a public walkway along the levee on the south bank of the Umatilla River. The 2.5 mile long Parkway passes through the heart of Pendleton and provides excellent views of the Umatilla River and adjacent riparian habitat as well as the wildlife living along the river. Parkway visitors may easily gain access to the Parkway at many points along its length.

 This checklist uses abundance to describe the number of birds of each of the 127 species a competent observer is likely to see and/or hear from the River Parkway. Abundance ratings are based on hundreds of hours of observations made between February 2001 and May 2002. The abundance of a species should not be confused with its detectability or visibility. Great Blue Herons, which are listed as rare (4-9 birds daily) during some seasons, are usually very visible along the Parkway. Ring-necked Pheasants and Downy Woodpeckers are more numerous than the abundance ratings indicate, but have low visibility during most seasons.

 

Report rare bird sightings to: Dave Herr, Field Note Coordinator for The Pendleton Bird Club, at  dsherr1@mac.com  

ABUNDANCE

SEASONS
VC = VERY COMMON: > 50 BIRDS PER DAY SP = MARCH 1 – MAY 31
C = COMMON: 25 – 50 BIRDS PER DAY SU = JUNE 1 – AUGUST 31
U = UNCOMMON: 10 – 24 BIRDS PER DAY F = SEPTEMBER 1 – NOVEMBER 30
R = RARE: 4 – 9 BIRDS PER DAY W = DECEMBER 1 – FEBRUARY 28/29
VR = VERY RARE: 1 – 3 BIRDS PER DAY  
A = CASUAL: 1 or a few birds seen, but species probably not present every year.

BREEDING STATUS
I = INFREQUENT: "Infrequent" means the species was seen once or a few times during that season. However, the number seen any day may vary greatly among these infrequently seen species. For example, Bohemian Waxwings were observed four times, but one day 104 were seen. In contrast, White-throated Sparrows were seen five times, with one bird each time. B) BREEDS ALONG OR ADJACENT TO PARKWAY – NESTS SEEN; ADULTS CARRYING NEST MATERIAL OR FOOD; ADULTS CARING FOR YOUNG BIRDS.

(P)  POSSIBLY BREEDS ALONG THE PARKWAY
   
  SP SU F W     SP SU F W
___ PIED-BILLED GREBE I VR VR ___ BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE (B) VR R R R
___ DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT I ___ AMERICAN CROW (B) U U C U
___ GREAT BLUE HERON R U U R ___ COMMON RAVEN I I
___ BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON (P) R R R I ___ TREE SWALLOW I I
___ CANADA GOOSE (B) VR I I I ___ VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOW (B) VC VC I
___ TUNDRA SWAN A ___ N. ROUGH-WING. SWALLOW (B) U U
___ WOOD DUCK (P) R I U I ___ BANK SWALLOW (P) R U
___ AMERICAN WIGEON I VR I ___ CLIFF SWALLOW (B) VC VC
___ MALLARD (B) C VC VC VC ___ BARN SWALLOW (B) R R I
___ CINNAMON TEAL I I I ___ BLACK-CAP. CHICKADEE (B) R R U U
___ NORTHERN SHOVELER A ___  MOUNTAIN CHICKADEE I I
___ NORTHERN PINTAIL VR ___ RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH I
___ GREEN-WINGED TEAL I ___ ROCK WREN (P) I VR I
___ RING-NECKED DUCK I ___ BEWICK’S WREN (B) R U U R
___ BUFFLEHEAD I I ___ HOUSE WREN I I
___ COMMON GOLDENEYE I VR ___ WINTER WREN I
___ HOODED MERGANSER I I ___ MARSH WREN A
___ COMMON MERGANSER (B) VR I U R ___ GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET VR R VR
___ OSPREY (B) VR VR I ___ RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET VR R VR
___ BALD EAGLE I I VR ___ TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE I VR VR
___ NORTHERN HARRIER I I ___ HERMIT THRUSH I VR I
___ SHARP-SHINNED HAWK VR VR VR ___ AMERICAN ROBIN (B) R U VC C
___ COOPER’S HAWK I I I ___ VARIED THRUSH I VR VR
___ RED-TAILED HAWK VR VR VR VR ___ GRAY CATBIRD I
___ ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK I VR ___ EUROPEAN STARLING (B) C VC VC U
___ AMERICAN KESTREL (P) VR VR VR VR ___ AMERICAN PIPIT R
___ MERLIN I I I ___ BOHEMIAN WAXWING I I
___ PRAIRIE FALCON I ___ CEDAR WAXWING (B) C U VC U
___ CHUKAR (B) I VR I ___ ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER I I VR
___ RING-NECKED PHEASANT (B) R R VR VR ___ NASHVILLE WARBLER I I I
___ CALIFORNIA QUAIL (B) VR VR I ___ YELLOW WARBLER (B) U U I
___ AMERICAN COOT I I ___ YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER R I C I
___ KILLDEER (B) R U U I ___ TOWNSEND’S WARBLER I I
___ GREATER YELLOWLEGS I VR ___ PALM WARBLER A
___ LESSER YELLOWLEGS A ___ MACGILLIVRAY’S WARBLER I I I
___ SOLITARY SANDPIPER A ___ WILSON’S WARBLER VR I I
___ SPOTTED SANDPIPER (P) VR R I ___ YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT (P) I VR
___ BAIRD’S SANDPIPER A ___ WESTERN TANAGER I I I
___ LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER A ___ SPOTTED TOWHEE I VR I
___ RING-BILLED GULL C VC VC U ___ CHIPPING SPARROW I
___ CALIFORNIA GULL R R ___ SAVANNAH SPARROW I
___ HERRING GULL I ___ FOX SPARROW I
___ CASPIAN TERN I ___ SONG SPARROW (B) U U VC C
___ ROCK DOVE (B) C VC VC C ___ LINCOLN’S SPARROW I VR
___ MOURNING DOVE (B) U U U R ___ WHITE-THROATED SPARROW I I
___ WESTERN SCREECH-OWL I ___ HARRIS’S SPARROW A
___ COMMON NIGHTHAWK (P) VR I ___ WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW U U R
___ BLACK SWIFT A ___ GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW I VR
___ VAUX’S SWIFT (P) C C I ___ DARK-EYED JUNCO U VC C
___ BLACK-CH. HUMMINGBIRD (P) I I ___ BLACK-HEAD. GROSBEAK (B) I R
___ BELTED KINGFISHER (P) VR R R VR ___ LAZULI BUNTING U I
___ LEWIS’S WOODPECKER I I ___ RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD R U U I
___ DOWNY WOODPECKER (P) VR VR VR VR ___ WESTERN MEADOWLARK (P) VR VR I I
___ NORTHERN FLICKER (B) VR VR U U ___ BREWER’S BLACKBIRD (B) U C VC
___ WESTERN WOOD-PEWEE (P) VR R I ___ BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD (B) C U
___ WILLOW FLYCATCHER VR ___ BULLOCK’S ORIOLE (B) I R
___ HAMMOND’S FLYCATCHER I I ___ CASSIN’S FINCH I
___ WESTERN FLYCATCHER (P) VR VR ___ HOUSE FINCH (B) U U C C
___ SAY’S PHOEBE I I ___ COMMON REDPOLL A
___ WESTERN KINGBIRD I I ___ PINE SISKIN I I C VR
___ EASTERN KINGBIRD VR ___ AMERICAN GOLDFINCH (P) U U U C
___ CASSIN’S VIREO I ___ EVENING GROSBEAK R R
___ WARBLING VIREO (P) VR VR I ___ HOUSE SPARROW (B) C VC VC VC
___ STELLER’S JAY VR I