Tips and Ethics
A Few of Our Residents
OPRD supports the American
Birding Association (ABA) Principles
of Birding Ethics. Please remember
that the welfare of the birds depends
in large part on all of us. Visit
http://www.aba.org/ for more info.
Listening is the key to good
birding. Let your ears guide you to
the birds even if you cannot yet
identify the songs or calls.
Being slow and quiet will allow
you to approach the birds
more closely.
Steller’s Jay
Pacific
Wren
Stay on designated trails so as
to encourage the birds to feel safe
in our forest.
Be patient and persistent in your
quest to see field marks.
Barred Owl
Other year-round residents include:
• Great Horned Owl
• Golden Crowned-Kinglet
• Spotted Towhee
This publication is available online at
oregonstateparks.org and tryonfriends.org
Tryon Creek State Natural Area
11321 SW Terwilliger Blvd
Portland, OR 97219
503-636-9886
Pileated Woodpecker by Bob Herrmann
Barred Owl by Rhett Wilkins,
and Steller’s Jay by Tim Zurowski.
Tryon Creek
State Natural Area
Bird Checklist
Birds of Tryon Creek
seasons & com m ona l it y
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spec ieS
Swifts:
Kinglets:
Vaux’s Swift
Hummingbirds:
Spring
Summer
Anna’s Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Fall
Winter
Kingfishers:
a - Abundant (easy to locate)
c - Common (possible to locate)
u - Uncommon (unlikely to locate)
r - Rare (unusual and unexpected)
n - Not Present (not present during this season)
sp ec i e S Herons
Great Blue Heron
Green Heron
Vultures
Turkey Vulture
Ducks
Wood Duck
Mallard
Eagles and Hawks
Cooper’s Hawk
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Pigeons and Doves
Band-tailed Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Owls
Barn Owl
Western Screech-Owl Great Horned Owl Barred Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl
Northern Pygmy-Owl
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Belted Kingfisher
Woodpeckers:
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Red-naped Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker Northern Flicker Pileated Woodpecker Flycatchers:
Western Wood-Pewee
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Vireos:
Cassin’s Vireo
Hutton’s Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Jays, Crows, and Ravens:
Steller’s Jay
Western Scrub-Jay
American Crow Common Raven
Swallows:
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Chickadees:
Black-capped Chickadee
Chestnut-backed Chick.
Bushtit, Nuthatches,
and Creeper:
Bushtit
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Wrens:
Bewick’s Wren
Pacific Wren
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Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Thrushes:
Swainson’s Thrush
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Varied Thrush
Waxwings:
Cedar Waxwing
Warblers:
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warb.
Townsend’s Warbler
Hermit Warbler
MacGillivray’s Warbler
Wilson’s Warbler
Tanagers:
Western Tanager
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Towhees, Sparrows,
and Juncos:
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Grosbeaks:
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Brewer’s Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco (OR)
Black-headed Grosbeak
Blackbirds:
Finches and Siskin:
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Purple Finch
House Finch
Pine Siskin
Lesser Goldfinch
American Goldfinch
Evening Grosbeak
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