Vanport Wetlands:
(to come)
North Portland Lakes: Smith and Bybee Lakes, Force Lake, Heron Lakes, and the Vanport Wetlands are all located in a wetlands south of the Columbia River, north of the Columbia Slough, east of the Willamette River, and west of Interstate 5. For more birds seen or photographed in this area ... click here.
Multnomah County: Multnomah County stretches over 50 miles along the Columbia River, from Sauvie Island, northwest of Portland, to Eagle Creek, in the Columbia River Gorge. It has a variety of habitats resulting in a variety of birds. For more birds seen or photographed in Multnomah County ... click here.
Five Mile: Vanport Wetlands lies within our Five Mile Circle. For more birds seen or photographed within this circle ... click here.
Birds seen, heard, or photographed at Vanport Wetlands ... (arranged alphabetically):
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American Coot ...
- American Crow ...
- American Goldfinch ...
- American Kestrel ...
- American Robin ...
- American White Pelican ...
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American Wigeon ...
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Anna's Hummingbird ...
- Bald Eagle ...
- Bank Swallow ...
- Barn Swallow ...
- Belted Kingfisher ...
- Black-capped Chickadee ...
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Black-headed Grosbeak ...
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Blue-winged Teal ...
- Brewer's Blackbird ...
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Brown-headed Cowbird ...
- Bufflehead ...
- Cackling Goose ...
- California Scrub-Jay ...
- Canada Goose ...
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Canvasback ...
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Cedar Waxwing ...
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Cinnamon Teal ...
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Cliff Swallow ...
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Common Yellowthroat ...
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Downy Woodpecker ...
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Eurasian Wigeon ...
- European Starling ...
- Gadwall ...
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Glaucous Gull ...
- Great Blue Heron ...
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Great Horned Owl ...
- Greater Scaup ...
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Greater Yellowlegs ...
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Green-winged Teal ...
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Hermit Thrush ...
- Hooded Merganser ...
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Killdeer ...
- Least Sandpiper ...
- Lesser Goldfinch ...
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Lesser Scaup ...
- Lesser Yellowlegs ...
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Long-billed Dowitcher ...
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Mallard ...
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Marsh Wren ...
- Northern Flicker ...
- Northern Harrier ...
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Northern Pintail ...
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow ...
- Northern Shoveler ...
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Northern Shrike ...
- Osprey ...
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Palm Warbler ...
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Pied-billed Grebe ...
- Purple Martin ...
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Red-tailed Hawk ...
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Red-winged Blackbird ...
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Redhead ...
- Ring-billed Gull ...
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Ring-necked Duck ...
- Rock Pigeon ...
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Ruddy Duck ...
- Snow Geese ... (overhead, seen from Expo Parking looking over VPW)
- Song Sparrow ...
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Spotted Sandpiper ...
- Spotted Towhee ...
- Steller's Jay ...
- Stilt Sandpiper ...
- Tree Swallow ...
- Tundra Swan ...
- Turkey Vulture ...
- Vaux's Swift ...
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Vermilion Flycatcher ...
- Violet-green Swallow ...
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Virginia Rail ...
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Warbling Vireo ...
- Western Sandpiper ...
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Western Tanager ...
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Western Wood-Pewee ...
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Willow Flycatcher ...
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Wilson's Snipe ...
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Wilson's Warbler ...
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Yellow Warbler ...
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Yellow-headed Blackbird ...
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Yellow-rumped Warbler ...
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Trips:
- January 1, 2019
- January 3, 2013
- January 5, 2018
- January 7, 2019
- January 19, 2015
- January 24, 2015
- March 7, 2018
- March 28, 2015
- March 31, 2019
- April 21, 2019
- April 26 and 27, 2011
- May 4, 2018
- May 6, 2019
- May 16 and 17, 2013
- May 18, 2018
- May 18, 2019
- June 2 and 5, 2019
- June 11, 2011
- August 12, 2013
- August 25 and 29, 2016
- November 3, 2013
- December 17 and 18, 2014
- December 19, 2015
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... birds photographed, arranged alphabetically ...
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American Coot and Green-winged Teal, Vanport Wetlands, Portland, Oregon.
Warm sunny winter day.
Image taken January 24, 2015.
Canon SX50.
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American Wigeon, male (left) and Eurasian Wigeon, male (right), Vanport Wetlands, Portland, Oregon.
Image taken January 1, 2019.
Nikon P900.
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Canvasback, male, Vanport Wetlands, Portland, Oregon.
Warm sunny winter day.
Image taken January 24, 2015.
Canon SX50.
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Cinnamon Teal, Vanport Wetlands, Portland, Oregon.
Image taken March 28, 2015.
Nikon P600.
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Pied-billed Grebe, Vanport Wetlands, Portland, Oregon.
Overcast with occasional sun breaks.
Image taken April 27, 2011.
Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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Red-winged Blackbirds, male, Vanport Wetlands, Portland, Oregon.
On/off sunny morning.
Image taken May 17, 2013.
Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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