The Lodge at Summer Lake, Oregon, Birding and Bird Viewing Birding Opportunities
at Summer Lake
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The following abbreviations are used in accordance with the Sixth (1983) American Ornithologist's Union Checklist of North American Birds in order to assist the observer in determining status and seasonal abundance:

Season Symbols:

Sp - Spring, March through May
S - Summer, June through August
F - Fall, September through November
W - Winter, December through February

Status:

Pr - Permanent resident - present entire year, usually nests in area.
Sr - Summer resident - migratory, usually nests in area.
Wr - Winter resident - migratory, usually winters in area.
M - Migrant - usually present in spring and fall but may extend into other seasons.
tv - transient visitor - irregular, occurring sporadically and usually in small numbers.

Abundance Symbols:

A - abundant - common, usually numerous, certain sighting in proper habitat.
C - common - occuring in smaller numbers, seen in suitable habitats.
U - uncommon - present, but few in numbers, not certain to be seen.
O - occasional - seen infrequently during a season.
R - rare - seen at intervals of 2 to 5 years.

Nesting:

+ Indicated birds that produce young in the area.


LOONS, GREBES Sp Su F W Status
O Common Loon U U U Tv
O Pied-Billed Grebe + C C C U S
O Western Grebe + C C C Sr
O Horned Grebe U U U M
O Eared Grebe + C C C U Sr

PELICANS, CORMORANTS Sp Su F W Status
O White Pelican + C C U U Sr
O Double-Crested Cormorant + C C U Sr

HERONS, BITTERNS, IBIS Sp Su F W Status
O Great Blue Heron + C C C C Pr
O Black-Crowned Night Heron + C C C U Sr
O Green Heron U Sr
O Common Egret U U
O Snowy Egret U U Sr
O American Bittern + C C C U Sr
O Least Bittern U Sr
O White-Faced Ibis R R R Sr

SWANS, GEESE, DUCKS Sp Su F W Status
O Trumpeter Swan R R R
O Whistling Swan C C A
O Canada Goose + C C C C Pr
O Emperor Goose R
O White-Fronted Goose U U M
O Snow Goose A A M
O Blue Goose U U
O Ross' Goose U U M
O Black Brant R
O Mallard + C C C C Pr
O Northern Pintail + C C C C Pr
O Gadwall + C C C C Pr
O American Wigeon + C C C C Pr
O European Wigeon R R M
O Northern Shoveler + C C C C Pr
O Green-Winged Teal + C C C C Pr
O Blue-Winged Teal + U U U Sr
O Cinnamon Teal + A A U Sr
O Wood Duck R R Tv
O Redhead + C C C U Pr
O Canvasback + C U C U Pr
O Ring-Necked Duck U U Wr
O Greater Scaup R R
O Lesser Scaup + R R C Pr
O Common Goldeneye C C Wr
O Barrow's Goldeneye U U Wr
O Bufflehead C U C C Wr
O Oldsquaw U U
O Common Scoter R
O White-Winged Scoter R ¤
O Surf Scoter R
O Ruddy Duck + C C U U Pr
O Common Merganser U U U U Wr
O Hooded Merganser U U M

CRANES, RAILS, COOTS Sp Su F W Status
O Sandhill Crane + C C C Sr
O American Coot + C C A C Sr
O Virginia Rail + C C C U Sr
O Sora Rail R R R Sr
O Yellow Rail R R R

SHORE BIRDS Sp Su F W Status
O American Avocet + A A A Sr
O Black-Necked Stilt + C C U Sr
O Black-Bellied Plover U U M
O Snowy Plover + C C Sr
O Semipalmated Plover C U M
O Killdeer + A A A U Sr
O Long-Billed Curlew + C C C Sr
O Marbled Godwit R R M
O Willet + C C U Sr
O Solitary Sandpiper U U
O Spotted Sandpiper U U U Sr
O Stilt Sandpiper R
O Pectoral Sandpiper U U M
O Least Sandpiper C C M
O Western Sandpiper C C M
O Greater Yellowlegs U U M
O Lesser Yellowlegs U C U
O Long-Billed Dowitcher C C M
O Dunlin U U M
O Sanderling R R
O Wilson's Phalarope + C C U Sr
O Northern Phalarope U U
O Common Snipe + C C C Pr

GULLS, TERNS Sp Su F W Status
O Herring Gull R R
O California Gull + A A C M
O Ring-Billed Gull + A A C Sr
O Franklins Gull R R Sr
O Bonapartes Gull U U M
O Sabine's Gull R
O Forster's Gull + A A C Sr
O Caspian Tern + C C U Sr
O Black Tern + C U U Sr

KINGFISHERS Sp Su F W Status
O Belted Kingfisher U U R M

GROUSE, QUAIL, PHEASANTS Sp Su F W Status
O Turkey R
O Sage Grouse + U U U U
O California Quail + A A A A
O Chukar Partridge R R
O Ring-Necked Pheasant + C C C C

PIGEONS, DOVES Sp Su F W Status
O Band-Tailed Pigeon R Tv
O Mourning Dove + A C A U Sr
O Rock Dove + C C C C

VULTURES, EAGLES, HAWKS Sp Su F W Status
O Turkey Vulture C C C
O Bald Eagle U U U C ¤
O Golden Eagle U U U U
O Goshawk U U U U
O Cooper's Hawk U U U U
O Sharp-Shinned Hawk
U U U U
O Marsh Hawk + A A A C
O Red-Tailed Hawk + C C U U
O Rough-Legged Hawk U U U C
O Ferruginous Hawk U U U
O Swainson's Hawk + C C U U
O Osprey R R R
O Sparrow Hawk + U U U U
O Merlin R R R
O Prairie Falcon U U U U
O Peregrine Falcon R R R R

OWLS Sp Su F W Status
O Great Horned Owl + C C C C Pr
O Snowy Owl R ¤
O Long-Eared Owl + U U U Pr
O Short-Eared Owl + C C C Pr
O Western Screech Owl U U U Pr
O Common Barn Owl + U U U U Sr
O Burrowing Owl U U Sr
O No. Saw-whet Owl R R R Pr
O Flammulated Owl R R R Sr
O Northern Pygmy Owl R R R Wr

FINCHES, SPARROWS Sp Su F W Status
O Black-Headed Grosbeak U U Sr
O Evening Grosbeak U U Tv
O Lazuli Bunting U U Sr
O Pine Siskin U Sr
O Purple Finch U U U M
O House Finch + U U C U Sr
O American Goldfinch U U Sr
O Lesser Goldfinch U U Sr
O Rufous-Sided Towee U C C U Sr
O Green-Tailed Towee R R R Sr
O Savannah Sparrow + C C C U Sr
O Vesper Sparrow U U Sr
O Lark Sparrow + U U Sr
O House Sparrow + C C C U Pr
O Sage Sparrow + U U Sr
O Chipping Sparrow U U Sr
O White-Crowned Sparrow C C Sr
O Golden-Crowned Sparrow U U M
O Song Sparrow C C Sr
O Lincoln's Sparrow U U M
O Dark-Eyed Junco + C U C Pr

THRUSHES, BLUEBIRDS, KINGLETS Sp Su F W Status
O American Robin + C C C C Sr
O Varied Thrush U U M
O Hermit Thrush U U M
O Swainson's Thrush U U Sr
O Townsend's Solitaire U U Pr
O Mountain Bluebird C U C U Sr
O Western Bluebird + U U U Sr
O Golden-Crowned Kinglet U U Wr
O Ruby-Crowned Kinglet U U Pr

FLYCATCHERS Sp Su F W Status
O Eastern Kingbird U U U Tv
O Western Kingbird + C C C Sr
O Ash-Throated Flycatcher R R R Sr
O Say-s Phoebe + C C C Sr
O Gray Flycatcher U U U Sr
O Western Wood Pewee C C C Sr

LARKS Sp Su F W Status
O Horned Lark + C C C U Pr

JAYS, MAGPIES, CROWS Sp Su F W Status
O Gray Jay U U U U Tv
O Steller's Jay U U U U Pr
O Piñon Jay U U Tv
O Black-Billed Magpie + C C C C Pr
O Clark's Nutcracker U U Tv
O American Crow C C C Pr
O Common Raven C C C C Pr

CHICKADEES, BUSHTITS Sp Su F W Status
O Black-Capped Chickadee C C Wr
O Mountain Chickadee C C Pr
O Common Bushtit R R R Pr

NUTHATCHES Sp Su F W Status
O White-Breasted Nuthatch U U U U M
O Pygmy Nuthatch U U U U Pr
O Brown Creeper U U U U M

WRENS Sp Su F W Status
O House Wren + U U U Sr
O Bewicks Wren U U Pr
O Rock Wren U U Pr
O Canyon Wren U U Pr
O Marsh Wren + C C C U Sr

THRASHERS Sp Su F W Status
O Brown Thrasher R ¤
O Sage Thrasher + U U Sr

PIPITS, WAXWINGS Sp Su F W Status
O Water Pipit C U M
O

SHRIKES Sp Su F W Status
O Northern Shrike U U Wr
O Loggerhead Shrike + U U U U Pr

STARLINGS Sp Su F W Status
O European Starling + A A A C Pr

TANAGERS Sp Su F W Status
O Western Tanager U U Sr

WOOD WARBLERS Sp Su F W Status
O Orange-Crowned Warbler U U Sr
O Yellow Warbler U U Sr
O Yellow-Rumped Warbler C U Sr
O Black-Throated Grey Warbler U U Sr
O Wilson's Warbler C U M
O Yellow-Breasted Chat R R Sr
O Common Yellow-Throat R R Sr

BLACKBIRDS, MEADOWLARKS, ORIOLES Sp Su F W Status
O Western Meadowlark + C C C C Pr
O Red-Winged Blackbird + C C C U Sr
O Yellow-Headed Blackbird + C C C Sr
O Tri-Colored Blackbird U U ¤
O Brewer's Blackbird + A A A C Sr
O Brown-Headed Cowbird + C C C Sr
O Northern Oriole + U U U Sr

GOATSUCKERS Sp Su F W Status
O Poor-Will U U U
O Common Nighthawk C C C

SWALLOWS, SWIFTS Sp Su F W Status
O Bank Swallow + U U Sr
O Barn Swallow + C C Sr
O Cliff Swallow + A A C Sr
O Violet-Green Swallow + U U U Sr
O Tree Swallow + C C U Sr
O Rough-Winged Swallow + U U Sr
O Purple Martin R R
O Vaux's Swift U U U M
O Black Swift R
O White-Throated Swift U U U Sr

HUMMINGBIRDS Sp Su F W Status
O Calliope Hummingbird U U Sr
O Black-Chinned Hummingbird U U Sr
O Rufous Hummingbird U U U Sr

WOODPECKERS Sp Su F W Status
O Northern Flicker + C C C Pr
O Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker U U Sr
O Williamson's Sapsucker U U Tv
O Lewis' Woodpecker U U U Tv
O White-Headed Woodpecker R ¤
O Hairy Woodpecker U U Pr
O Downy Woodpecker U U Pr

NAME Sp Su F W Status
O
O

NAME Sp Su F W Status
O
O

NAME Sp Su F W Status
O
O

NAME Sp Su F W Status
O
O

NAME Sp Su F W Status
O
O

This list of birds sighted at Summer Lake, Oregon, was compiled by the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife from their data as well as information provided by the public.