Note: The Puget Sound is considered by this editor to be coastal for all
non-pelagic species (bay ducks, shorebirds, etc.), alcids, tubenoses and
ocean-going gulls (kittiwakes, Sabine's Gull, etc) would require details.


Species Are details required?

Yellow-billed Loon Yes
other loons Yes if east of the Cascades away from the Columbia River
Red-necked Grebe Yes if away from usual wintering areas
Eared Grebe No
Clarks Grebe Yes except on coast, also for concentrations.
Sooty Shearwater Yes to distinguish from more regular Short-tailed
Short-tailed Shearwater Yes
American White Pelican No
Brown Pelican No if on coast
American Bittern No
Green Heron No
Snowy Egret Yes except on Oregon coast from Lane Co. southward,
where it is regular in small numbers.
Trumpeter Swan Yes if reported south of Lane Co. in western Oregon
or at a location where it is unusual. Compilers
need to keep regional editor informed of changing
winter status in this species.
Emperor Goose Yes
Blue-winged Teal Males accepted without review if stated as such,
females need description. Females accompanying males
may be treated as the same species.
Cinnamon Teal Males accepted if stated as such, females need
description. Females accompanying males may be
treated as the same species.
Eurasian Wigeon No.
Greater Scaup Not on coast or along major waterways, but exercise
care in reporting uncertain birds away from coast.
Oldsquaw Not on coast, needed elsewhere.
Red-breasted Merganser Yes if east of the Cascades.
Barrows Goldeneye No except in lowland southwestern Oregon.
Turkey Vulture No
Osprey Not needed west of Cascades, needed on east side.
becoming more regular in winter west of Cascades.
White-tailed Kite Not needed if west of the Cascades in Oregon.
Needed in Washington if away from Willapa Bay or
Grays Harbor. Needed in eastern Oregon. Advise
regional editor of changing status.
Northern Goshawk No except on the coast.
Red-shouldered Hawk Yes except in southwestern Oregon. Expanding in
numbers and range.
Swainsons Hawk Yes. Committee unlikely to accept without
photographs.
Ferruginous Hawk Not needed east of Cascades, needed west of Cascades.
Some birds winter most years locally in eastern
Oregon and southeastern Washington.
Golden Eagle All coastal counts should provide description to
distinguish from imm. Bald Eagle, which is more
common in these areas.
Prairie Falcon Not needed except on coast. Rare in e. Washington
but easy to identify.
Gyrfalcon Yes on any Oregon count except Columbia Estuary and
on Washington counts where not usual.
Wild Turkey No.
Sora Not needed in Rogue River counties or on the Oregon
coast; elsewhere counts should indicate how
identified.
golden-plovers Yes, needed for all species. Not sufficiently
regular or simple to identify under poor conditions.
Lesser Yellowlegs Yes.
Willet Yes except on coast.
Wandering Tattler Yes.
Whimbrel Yes except on coast.
Long-billed Curlew Yes to distinguish from Whimbrel. Not needed from
Willapa Bay or Grays Harbor, where regular.
Ruddy Turnstone None needed on coast.
Western Sandpiper No. Exercise care in identifying this species at
inland locations. Rare in western Oregon, very rare
east of the Cascades
Short-billed Dowitcher Yes. Unlikely to accept without voice
differentiation.
Red-necked Phalarope Yes. Extremely rare in winter.
Red Phalarope Yes, needed if away from the coast except during
major wrecks as in 1995.
Heermanns Gull No on coast.
Western Gull Yes if away from coast and major interior gull sites.
Glaucous Gull Not needed in Washington or in coastal and
northwestern interior Oregon, needed elsewhere in
Oregon.
Black-legged Kittiwake Not if on coast, needed inland
Tufted Puffin Yes
Band-tailed Pigeon Not if west of the Cascades
Snowy Owl No, owing to ease of identification.
Burrowing Owl Not needed if in western Oregon
Barred Owl No (regional editor requests that owling parties
deliberately make an effort to locate this bird in
appropriate habitat and report their results positive
or negative)
Rufous Hummingbird Report as selasphorus, sp. unless description
excludes Allens, i.e. an obvious male Rufous.
Black Phoebe Not needed in southwestern Oregon. Needed elsewhere.
Says Phoebe Not needed east of the Cascades or from Douglas
County south in w. Oregon. A few winter in most
years.
Tree Swallow Not needed west of the Cascades in Oregon; needed
elsewhere.
Violet-green Swallow Enough description to distinguish from much more
likely Tree Swallow.
Barn Swallow Enough to distinguish from Tree Swallow.
Scrub Jay No.
Northwestern Crow All Northwestern Crows from Washington will be
reported as crow sp. Northwestern Crow is not
acceptable in Oregon.
House Wren Yes. Description must describe the bird in detail
_and_ eliminate sub-adult Marsh Wren and Winter Wren
Townsends Solitaire No.
Swainsons Thrush Yes, unlikely to accept without photographs. No
confirmed winter records from the region.
Northern Mockingbird Not needed in southwestern Oregon, preferred
elsewhere.
Sage Thrasher Not if east of Cascades.
Bohemian Waxwing Not if east of Cascades or from Puget Sound north of
Seattle. Yes elsewhere.
Loggerhead Shrike Not if east of Cascades or in Rogue Valley, yes
elsewhere.
Orange-crowned W. No.
Nashville Warbler Yes
Yellow Warbler Yes
Black-throated Gray W Yes
Hermit Warbler Yes
Palm Warbler Yes unless on coast.
MacGillivrays Warbler Yes
Common Yellowthroat Yes except in western Oregon.
Wilsons Warbler Yes
Chipping Sparrow Yes. Rare in winter, and except in the Rogue Valley,
little more likely than similar Clay-colored Sparrow.
Clay-colored Sparrow Yes.
Vesper Sparrow Yes. A few winter, but can be confused.
Sage Sparrow Not needed from Great Basin counts; needed elsewhere.
Some winter in mild years.
Savannah Sparrow No.
Swamp Sparrow Not if west of the Cascades; needed on the east side.
White-throated Sparrow No.
Golden-crowned Sp. No, except in counties bordering Idaho.
Harris Sparrow No.
Lapland Longspur Not if on coast or in Klamath County, Oregon.
Preferred elsewhere.
Snow Bunting No, except inland southwestern Oregon.
Bullocks Oriole Yes, required to distinguish from Hooded Oriole,
which is more likely in winter in part of the region.
Western Tanager Yes.
Tricolored Blackbird Yes, needed if found at a previously unknown
wintering site. Knowledge of this species is poor
and changing rapidly.
Yellow-headed Blackbird Not if within breeding range.
Cassins Finch Not if within breeding range or adjacent lowlands.
Required west of the Cascades. Status in
southwestern Oregon not clear.
White-winged Crossbill Yes, if away from the eastern mountains.
Common Redpoll Yes, if west of the Cascades.






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