State of Oregon's Birds
Oregon is an amazing place for birds! Nearly 500 bird species use Oregon for some part of their life cycle. Of these more than 200 pass through the Portland Metropolitan Region each year. Our state ranks 5th in the nation for bird diversity. However many of our native bird species are in trouble. Nearly 25% of species found in Oregon are suffering long term declines and 11% of the species found in Oregon are either already critically imperiled or likely to become critically imperiled in the near future. The trends in our state reflect similar trends nationwide.
Follow the links below to see some recent local and national reports detailing the state of our birds in Oregon and across North America:
Audubon Report - Birds in Decline
Audubon Report - Birds and Climate Change (2009)
State of the Birds Report - Birds and Climate Change (2010)
