The last seven days on iNaturalist, checked against five years

Rare Birds in Oregon This Week

Q: What rare birds are in Oregon this week?

The lists above, read live from iNaturalist: first the birds within 25 miles of Portland, then the whole state. Each species is checked against five years of confirmed sightings, and the most unusual come first.

Q: How many bird species are seen in Oregon?

490 bird species in 312,972 confirmed iNaturalist sightings between 2021-10-09 and 2026-10-01. 61 of those species have 3 or fewer confirmed sightings in the state, so a new one of them is news.

Q: What counts as rare in Oregon?

Near Portland or your own ZIP, a species with 3 or fewer confirmed sightings within 25 miles in five years, or one that is seen there but almost never in these weeks of the year. On the statewide list, a species with 3 or fewer confirmed sightings anywhere in Oregon.

Q: Who confirms rare bird records in Oregon?

The Oregon Bird Records Committee. From its page: “The OBRC became a Committee of Oregon Birding Association when the association was first organized in 1980 under the name Oregon Field Ornithologists.”

Q: How do I see rare birds near me in Oregon?

Enter your ZIP on the rare bird alert for a list around your own spot, and check it each week in spring and fall migration, when most strays turn up. Each bird links to its iNaturalist species page with photographs and a range map.

Q: Are needs ID sightings included?

Yes, for this week only, because confirmation takes days and a rare bird may be gone by then. The five year record the week is checked against counts research grade sightings only.

Oregon logged 312,972 confirmed bird sightings across 490 species on iNaturalist in five years, and 61 of those species have 3 or fewer confirmed sightings. The live list near Portland covers 25 miles around the city. The Oregon Bird Records Committee reviews rare bird records here.

Near Portland

Rare birds near Portland this week

Every bird posted within 25 miles of Portland in the last seven days, with the ones that are rare there, out of season or uncommon first and the reason for each.

Reading this week's bird sightings within 25 miles of Portland from iNaturalist.

Somewhere else in Oregon? Enter your ZIP for the circle around it.

Oregon birds on the record

iNaturalist, research grade

312,972

Confirmed bird sightings

research grade iNaturalist records, five years

490

Bird species on record

seen and confirmed in Oregon

Species seen 3 times or fewer

12 percent of the state list, the birds that make news

25 mi

Live circle

around Portland, or any ZIP you enter

Counted from iNaturalist’s research grade bird records in Oregon from October 9, 2021 to October 1, 2026, read October 9, 2026.

Across Oregon

The whole state this week

Every bird reported anywhere in Oregon in the last seven days, checked against the state’s own five year record: Rare here means 3 or fewer confirmed sightings in the whole state.

Reading this week's bird sightings across Oregon from iNaturalist.

What turns up here

Who confirms a rare bird in Oregon

490 bird species have confirmed iNaturalist records in Oregon over five years, and 61 of them were confirmed 3 times or fewer. A sighting of one of those is the kind a state records committee reviews before it joins the official list.

Oregon Bird Records Committee

The committee reviews rare bird records in Oregon.

“The OBRC became a Committee of Oregon Birding Association when the association was first organized in 1980 under the name Oregon Field Ornithologists.”

Oregon Bird Records Committee, read October 9, 2026.

Nine birders and photographers on a wooden boardwalk over a marsh, with long lenses, a spotting scope and binoculars all pointed to the left, under spring trees — Birders and photographers setting up on an overlook. Word of an unusual bird travels this way: one person posts a photograph, and the people nearby go and look. “Birdwatchers stop to set up equipment at overlook”, Steve Hillebrand, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Public domain

Oregon rare bird questions

What rare birds are in Oregon this week?

How many bird species are seen in Oregon?

What counts as rare in Oregon?

Who confirms rare bird records in Oregon?

How do I see rare birds near me in Oregon?

Are needs ID sightings included?

More for Oregon birders

Rare birds near any ZIPEnter a ZIP for this week’s unusual birds around it.Oregon fall migrationWhen the big flights pass over.Oregon hummingbird migrationWhen they arrive and when they leave.Oregon snowy owlsWhere the winter irruptions reach.Oregon sandhill crane migrationWhere the cranes stage and when.Oregon winter birdsWhat comes to the feeder when it snows.

Rare birds in other states

Sightings and records from iNaturalist, read live for this week. The lists are built from counts per species, and each bird links to its species page. For your own spot, enter a ZIP on the rare bird alert.