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Oregon Willamette Valley Area
Including Multnomah County

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Sharp-shinned Hawk
10-14" (25-36 cm). W. 21" (53 cm). Long, narrow, square-tipped tail, short rounded wings. Adult slate-gray above, pale below, with fine rust-colored barring. Immature, brown above with whitish spots, creamy white below with streaks on breast, barring on flanks.

Merlin
10-14" (25-36 cm). W. 23" (58 cm). A jay-sized falcon, stockier than American Kestrel. Slate colored (males) or brownish (females) above; light and streaked below. Long tail boldly banded. Lacks facial stripes of most other falcons.

American Kestrel
9-12" (23-30 cm). W. 21" (53 cm). A jay-sized falcon, often seen hovering. Rusty tail and back. Adult male has slate-blue wings. Female has rusty wings and back, narrow bands on tail. Both sexes have 2 black stripes on face.

Common Tern
13-16" (33-41 cm). White with black cap and pale gray back and wings. Bill red with black tip; tail deeply forked. Similar to Forster's Tern, but lacks frosty wing tip. See also Arctic Tern.

© Arthur Morris Rock Dove 13 1/2" (34 cm). Common pigeon of towns, cities. Chunky, short rounded tail. Typically bluish-gray with 2 narrow black wing bands, broad black terminal tail band; white rump. Many color variants, ranging from all white through rusty to all black.		© Ron Austing Northern Saw-whet Owl 7" (18 cm). A very small, earless, yellow-eyed owl; brown above, with white streaks on forehead, dark bill, and short tail. Juveniles are chocolate-brown above, buff below, with white triangle on forehead extending between eyes. See Boreal Owl.		© Arthur Morris Mourning Dove 12" (30 cm). Soft, sandy buff with a long pointed tail bordered with white. Black spots on wings.		© Hugh P. Smith, Jr. Band-tailed Pigeon 14-15 1/2" (36-39 cm). Larger than Rock Dove. Dark gray above; pale gray terminal band on tail. Head and underparts purplish plum, whitening toward extreme lower belly. Adults have narrow white semi-collar on nape. Yellow bill tipped with black; yellow legs.
© Steve & Dave Maslowski Belted Kingfisher 13" (33 cm). A pigeon-sized bird, blue-gray above, white below, with bushy crest, dagger-like bill. Male has blue-gray breast band; female similar, but also has chestnut belly band.		© Arthur Morris Northern Flicker 12" (30 cm). Brown back, dark bars and spots; whitish or buff below with black spots; black crescent on breast; white rump, visible in flight. Eastern, red patch on nape, yellow wing linings; male, black mustache. Western, lack nape patch, salmon-pink wing linings; males, red "mustache."		© Leonard Lee Rue III Western Screech-Owl 7-10" (18-25 cm). Small, mottled gray owl with ear tufts. Eastern Screech-Owl overlaps Western in small part of western Texas; gray phase of Eastern almost identical to Western but has different call: a tremulous descending wail.		© Tom Vezo Common Nighthawk 10" (25 cm). Mottled brownish-black, perfectly matching the ground. Long notched or square-tipped tail, long pointed wings with broad white wing bar. Male, white throat patch, white subterminal tail bar. Female, buffy throat patch, no tail bar.

Pileated Woodpecker
17" (43 cm). A crow-sized woodpecker. Black with white neck stripes, conspicuous white wing linings, and prominent red crest. Male has red "mustache," female has black.

Downy Woodpecker
6" (15 cm). A sparrow-sized, black and white woodpecker. Small red patch on nape in males. Similar to Hairy Woodpecker, but smaller and with short, stubby bill.

Hairy Woodpecker
9" (23 cm). A robin-sized woodpecker. Black and white, with unspotted white back and long bill; male has red head patch. Like most woodpeckers it has an undulating flight. See Downy Woodpecker.

Olive-sided Flycatcher
7 1/2" (19 cm). Deep olive-brown, with dark sides of breast, flanks separated by white patch down center of breast. White feather tufts protrude from lower back at base of tail; tail broad and prominently notched.

© Betty Randall Western Wood-Pewee 6 1/2" (17 cm). Dull olive-gray above, slightly paler below, with 2 whitish wing bars. Empidonax flycatchers are smaller and usually have noticeable eye ring.		© Herbert Clarke Red-breasted Sapsucker 8-9" (20-23 cm). Long white wing patch; barred back; white rump. Adults, entire head, throat, and breast bright red, belly yellow. Immature dusky brown with light spots above, lighter below, with black and white checkered wings and tail.		© Jim Roetzel Steller's Jay 12-13 1/2" (30-34 cm). The only western jay with a crest. Front half of bird sooty black, rear dark blue-gray, with tight black crossbarring on secondaries and tail. Lightly streaked eyebrow, chin, and forehead markings vary considerably.		© Herbert Clarke Gray Jay 10-13" (25-33 cm). Gray above, whitish below. Forehead and throat white; nape and stripe through eye dull black. Immatures sooty-gray.
© Brian E. Small Willow Flycatcher 6" (15 cm). Distinguishable from Alder Flycatcher only by voice, breeding habitat, and nest. Other western Empidonax flycatchers have more conspicuous eye ring or are grayer above.		© C. Allan Morgan Western Kingbird 8-9" (20-23 cm). Olive-brown above, yellow below; gray head, lighter grayish throat and upper breast. Dusky wings and blackish tail with white margins. Red crown feathers not normally visible.		© Tom J. Ulrich Western Scrub-Jay 11-13" (28-33 cm). Head, wings, and tail blue (conspicuous when it glides in a long, undulating flight); back dull brown; underparts light gray. No crest; dusky face mask. White throat offset by incomplete blue necklace.		© Michael H. Francis Northern Shrike 9-10 1/2" (23-27 cm). Pale gray above, white below, faint barring on underparts, bold black mask ending at bill. Black tail with white edges. Stout, hooked bill. Immature, browner. Usually seen perched atop a tree in the open.

Red-eyed Vireo
5 1/2 -6 1/2" (14-17 cm). Olive green above, whitish below, narrow white eyebrow bordered above with black. Gray crown; red eye (eye dark in immature); no wing bars. Warbling Vireo similar, but lacks gray crown and black border over bold white eyebrow.

Northern Rough-winged Swallow
5-5 3/4" (13-15 cm). Pale brown above, white below, with dingy brown throat. Bank Swallow is similar, but smaller, and has white throat and brown breast band.

White-breasted Nuthatch
5-6" (13-15 cm). Sparrow-sized. Blue-gray above, white underparts and face, black crown. Usually seen creeping on tree trunks, head downward.

Cliff Swallow
5-6" (13-15 cm). Sparrow-sized. A stocky, square-tailed swallow with pale buff rump. Upperparts dull steel-blue; underparts buff-white; throat dark chestnut; forehead white. Southwestern birds have chestnut foreheads.

Horned Lark
7-8" (18-20 cm). Larger than a sparrow. Brown, with black stripe below eye, white or yellowish stripe above, black crescent on breast, and black "horns" (not always seen). Walks rather than hops. In flight, tail is black with white edges.

Ruby-crowned Kinglet
3 3/4-4 1/2" (10-11 cm). Tiny. Green, narrow white eye ring. 2 white wing bars with dark area beyond second. Males have tuft of red feathers on crown, kept concealed unless bird is aroused.

Golden-crowned Kinglet
3 1/2 -4" (9-10 cm). Tiny. Olive green above, paler below, 2 dull-white wing bars. Eyebrow white, crown orange bordered with yellow (adult males) or solid yellow (females, young birds); narrow black line separates crown patch from white eyebrow.

American Robin
9-11" (23-28 cm). Gray above, brick red below. Head and tail black in males, dull gray in females. Young birds are spotted below.

Hermit Thrush
6 1/2 -7 1/2" (17-19 cm). Smaller than a robin. The only one of our brown, spotted thrushes with dull brown upperparts and a rusty tail. Frequently flicks its tail.

Swainson's Thrush
6 1/2 -7 3/4" (17-20 cm). Uniformly dull olive-brown or olive-russet above, spotted below, with buff eye ring and cheek. The Gray-cheeked Thrush is similar, but has grayish cheeks and lacks conspicuous eye ring.

Varied Thrush
9-10" (23-25 cm). Slate gray upperparts; rusty orange throat, breast interrupted by broad slate-colored or black breast band; 2 orange wing bars; off-white belly. Female, paler; breast band gray or absent. Young, breast band incomplete. Flight undulating.

Townsend's Solitaire
8-9 1/2" (20-24 cm). Gray overall, unstreaked, slightly darker above, with thin white eye ring and white outer tail feathers; pale rusty wing patch. Juveniles are mottled gray and white. Sits upright, usually high on a branch.

© Brian E. Small European Starling 7 1/2-8 1/2" (19-22 cm). Smaller than a robin. A short-tailed, chunky, iridescent black bird; long pointed bill, yellow in summer and dark in fall and early winter. Plumage flecked with white in winter. Juvenile is uniform dull gray with dark bill.		© Tim Zurowski American Pipit 6-7" (15-18 cm). Slender brown bird of open country. Crown, upperparts uniform brown; underparts buff with streaks; outer tail feathers white; legs usually black. Often bobs its tail, usually walks rather than hops.		© Stephen J. Krasemann Evening Grosbeak 7 1/2-8 1/2" (19-22 cm). Large, pale greenish or yellowish conical bill. Male has brown head shading to yellow on lower back, rump, and underparts; bright yellow forehead and eyebrow; bold white wing patches. Female similar but grayer.		© Wayne Lankinen Cedar Waxwing 6 1/2-8" (17-20 cm). Smaller than a robin. A sleek, crested, brown bird with black mask, yellow tips on tail feathers, and hard red wax-like tips on secondary wing feathers. Almost always seen in flocks.
© Tom J. Ulrich Yellow-rumped Warbler 5-6" (13-15 cm). Breeding male, dull bluish above, streaked black; breast, flanks blackish. Rump, crown, small area of breast yellow. West male, yellow throat, white wing patch. East male, white throat, 2 white wing bars. Females, streaked gray-brown, yellow rump.		© Brian E. Small Black-throated Gray Warbler 4 1/2-5" (11-13 cm). Head striped black and white; black bib on throat; white below, with black stripes on sides; gray back, with black striping; 2 white wing bars and white outer tail feathers. Yellow spot between bill and eyes. Winter male, female, and juvenile lack black bib.		© Harold Lindstrom House Sparrow 5-6 1/2" (13-17 cm). Male has black throat, white cheeks, and chestnut nape; gray crown and rump. Female and young are streaked dull brown above, dingy white below, with pale eyebrow.		© Brian E. Small Hermit Warbler 4 1/2" (11 cm). Yellow head; black chin, throat; gray back; white underparts with black-streaked flanks. Gray wings, tail, with white wing bars, outer tail feathers. Females, immature have little or no dark on throat; gray of back extends to top of crown.

American Dipper
7-8 1/2" (18-22 cm). A uniformly slate-gray, wren-shaped bird with stubby tail; yellowish feet. Always found near rushing water.

Western Tanager
6-7 1/2" (15-19 cm). Adult male has brilliant red head, bright yellow body, with black back, wings, and tail. 2 wing bars; smaller uppermost bar yellow, lower one white. Female is yellow-green above, yellow below; wing bars similar to male's.

Song Sparrow
5-7" (13-18 cm). Heavy brown streaking on white underparts, with prominent central breast spot (sometimes lacking in juveniles). Subspecies, range from pale sandy to dark brown. Pumps its relatively long, rounded tail in flight.

Dark-eyed Junco
5-6 1/4" (13-16 cm). Western male, black hood, chestnut mantle, white underparts with buff sides. Eastern male, dark slate-gray head, upper breast, flanks, upperparts, with white lower breast and belly. All, pink bill, dark gray tail, white outer tail feathers.

© Brian E. Small Lincoln's Sparrow 5-6" (13-15 cm). Crown has 2 rusty stripes; gray eyebrow. Buff band, finely streaked with black, across upper breast. Similar to Song Sparrow, but more finely streaked and shyer.		© Rob Curtis Fox Sparrow 6-7 1/2" (15-19 cm). Dusky brown, slate-colored in West, rich rufous in East, often so dark that no back pattern shows. Streaking of underparts converges at midbreast into a large brown spot. Lighter-colored lower bill, slightly notched rust-colored tail.		© Tim Zurowski Purple Finch 5 1/2-6 1/2" (14-17 cm). Male, dusky rose-red, more raspberry than purple, brightest at crown, rump. Off-white below; mantle streaked with brown; wings, notched tail brown. Female, light stripe behind eye, dark stripe on jaw; streaked breast.		© Tim Zurowski Spotted Towhee 8" (20 cm). Male, head, chest, rump, tail black; back, wings black, white spots; sides rufous; mid-belly white. Female, brown replaces black of male. Eyes red; tail corners, outer feathers white. Young, streaked all over. Scratches on ground under brush.
© Tim Zurowski Red Crossbill 5 1/4-6 1/2" (13-17 cm). Sparrow-sized. Mandibles crossed at tips. Male dusky brick red. Female gray tinged with dull green, brightest on rump. White-winged Crossbill has 2 white wing bars.		© Tim Zurowski Golden-crowned Sparrow 6-7" (15-18 cm). Gold crown bordered by wide black cap. Dusky bill. Brown above, unstreaked gray breast, cheek, collar; 2 white wing bars. Fall immatures have 2 dark brown crown stripes with dusky yellowish central area, trace of "mustache" stripe.		© Tom J. Ulrich Lazuli Bunting 5-5 1/2" (13-14 cm). Sparrow-sized. Male bright blue with pale cinnamon breast, white belly and wing bars. Female dull brown, lighter below, with 2 pale wing bars. Female Indigo Bunting similar, but lacks conspicuous wing bars.		© Herbert Clarke White-crowned Sparrow 6-7 1/2" (15-19 cm). Slender, generally erect posture. Crown has bold black and white stripes. Upperparts streaked, underparts clear pearly gray. Pink bill. Young, similar, but crown stripes buff, dark brown, underparts washed with dull buff.

© Sharon Cummings Red-winged Blackbird 7-9 1/2" (18-24 cm). Smaller than a robin. Male is black with bright red shoulder patches. Female and young are heavily streaked with dusky brown.		© Darrell Gulin Brewer's Blackbird 8-10" (20-25 cm). Male solid black, purplish-blue iridescent head and yellow eyes. Female is gray with dark eyes.		© Herbert Clarke Black-headed Grosbeak 7 1/2" (19 cm). Heavy pinkish-white bill. Male, black head; tawny-orange breast; yellow belly; tawny back with black streaking; black wings, tail with conspicuous white patches. Female, white eyebrows, pale buff underparts; breast very finely streaked. Young resemble females.		© Betty Randall Bullock's Oriole 8" (20 cm). Male, crown, eye line, throat stripe, back, wings and central tail black; large white wing patch; much of head, eyebrows, underparts, outer tail feathers orange. Female, olive above; 2 white wing bars; chest pale orange; belly white. Bill slender, pointed.
© Harry M. Walker Brown-headed Cowbird 6-8" (15-20 cm). Male black with glossy brown head; female plain gray-brown. Both have a finch-like bill.		© Rod Planck Western Meadowlark 8 1/2-11" (22-28 cm). Robin-sized. Streaked brown above, bright yellow below, with a bold black V on breast. Very similar to Eastern Meadowlark, but upperparts paler, and yellow of throat extends onto cheeks. Best identified by voice.		© Tom Vezo House Finch 5-6" (13-15 cm). Sparrow-sized. Most adult males bright red on crown, breast, rump. Female has plain, unstriped head and heavy streaking on light underside. Immature males less highly colored, often orangish or yellowish on head and breast.		© G. C. Kelley Yellow-headed Blackbird 8-11" (20-28 cm). Robin-sized. Male much larger than female. Male is bright yellow on head, neck and upper breast, blackish elsewhere, with conspicuous white markings on wings. Female duller and lighter; yellow on chest, throat, and face; no white wing marks.