Birds of Washington County

This guide covers all birds seen in Washington County, OR. From common backyard birds to vagrants. This guide is composed of data from Inaturalist, Ebird, and OBOL.

Pacific Golden Plover 1
Pluvialis fulva
Black-bellied Plover 2
Pluvialis squatarola
American Golden Plover 3
Pluvialis dominica
Semipalmated Plover 4
Charadrius semipalmatus
Whimbrel 5
Numenius phaeopus
Long-billed Curlew 6
Numenius americanus
Marbled Godwit 7
Limosa fedoa
Dunlin 8
Calidris alpina
Sanderling 9
Calidris alba
Baird's Sandpiper 10
Calidris bairdii
Least Sandpiper 2
Calidris minutilla
Pectoral Sandpiper 11
Calidris melanotos
Western Sandpiper 12
Calidris mauri
Long-billed Dowitcher 13
Limnodromus scolopaceus
Short-billed Dowitcher 14
Limnodromus griseus
Wilson's Snipe 15
Gallinago delicata
Spotted Sandpiper 16
Actitis macularius
Lesser Yellowlegs 17
Tringa flavipes
Greater Yellowlegs 18
Tringa melanoleuca
Solitary Sandpiper 19
Tringa solitaria
Willet 20
Tringa semipalmata
Bonaparte's Gull 21
Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Ring-billed Gull 22
Larus delawarensis
Mew Gull 23
Larus canus
Pileated Woodpecker 24
Dryocopus pileatus
Acorn Woodpecker 25
Melanerpes formicivorus
Northern Flicker 26
Colaptes auratus
Red-shafted Flicker 26
Colaptes auratus cafer
Red-naped Sapsucker 27
Sphyrapicus nuchalis
Red-breasted Sapsucker 28
Sphyrapicus ruber
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 29
Sphyrapicus varius
Downy Woodpecker 30
Dryobates pubescens
Hairy Woodpecker 31
Dryobates villosus
Budgerigar 32
Melopsittacus undulatus
Budgerigar (Domestic type)
Melopsittacus undulatus (domestic type)
Western Screech-Owl 33
Megascops kennicottii
Spotted Owl 34
Strix occidentalis
Barred Owl 35
Strix varia
Great Horned Owl 36
Bubo virginianus
Short-eared Owl 37
Asio flammeus
Northern Saw-whet Owl 37
Aegolius acadicus
Barn Owl 38
Tyto alba
Belted Kingfisher 39
Megaceryle alcyon
Eurasian Collared Dove 40
Streptopelia decaocto
Rock Pigeon 41
Columba livia
Feral Pigeon 42
Columba livia domestica
Band-tailed Pigeon 28
Patagioenas fasciata
Mourning Dove 43
Zenaida macroura
Sora 6
Porzana carolina
Virginia Rail 34
Rallus limicola
American Coot 44
Fulica americana
Red-shielded Coot 45
Fulica americana americana
Sandhill Crane 11
Antigone canadensis
Turkey Vulture 46
Cathartes aura
California Condor 47
Gymnogyps californianus
Mountain Quail 48
Oreortyx pictus
California Quail 49
Callipepla californica
Indian Peafowl 50
Pavo cristatus
Sooty Grouse 51
Dendragapus fuliginosus
Ruffed Grouse 52
Bonasa umbellus
Wild Turkey 53
Meleagris gallopavo
Ring-necked Pheasant 54
Phasianus colchicus
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper 55
Calidris acuminata
Sanderling 9
Calidris alba
Dunlin 8
Calidris alpina
Baird's Sandpiper 10
Calidris bairdii
Red Knot 2
Calidris canutus
Curlew Sandpiper 11
Calidris ferruginea
Stilt Sandpiper 56
Calidris himantopus
Western Sandpiper 12
Calidris mauri
Pectoral Sandpiper 11
Calidris melanotos
Least Sandpiper 2
Calidris minutilla
Rock Sandpiper 57
Calidris ptilocnemis
Ruff 58
Calidris pugnax
Semipalmated Sandpiper 59
Calidris pusilla
Buff-breasted Sandpiper 20
Calidris subruficollis
Surfbird 46
Calidris virgata
Short-billed Dowitcher 14
Limnodromus griseus
Long-billed Dowitcher 13
Limnodromus scolopaceus
Lesser Yellowlegs 17
Tringa flavipes
Wandering Tattler 2
Tringa incana
Greater Yellowlegs 18
Tringa melanoleuca
Willet 20
Tringa semipalmata
Solitary Sandpiper 19
Tringa solitaria
Long-billed Curlew 6
Numenius americanus
Whimbrel 5
Numenius phaeopus
Wilson's Snipe 15
Gallinago delicata
Common Snipe 60
Gallinago gallinago
Ruddy Turnstone 61
Arenaria interpres
Black Turnstone 28
Arenaria melanocephala
Marbled Godwit 7
Limosa fedoa
Hudsonian Godwit 62
Limosa haemastica
Red Phalarope 11
Phalaropus fulicarius
Red-necked Phalarope 6
Phalaropus lobatus
Wilson's Phalarope 63
Phalaropus tricolor
Spotted Sandpiper 16
Actitis macularius
Caspian Tern 64
Hydroprogne caspia
Forster's Tern 65
Sterna forsteri
Common Tern 66
Sterna hirundo
Bonaparte's Gull 21
Chroicocephalus philadelphia

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