Bird Watching Home Page Welcome to Corvallis & Benton County A Birding Paradise!! The three Western Oregon refuges Ankeny, Baskett Slough, William L. Finley plus the E.E. Wilson Wildlife Area, are all close to Corvallis and Benton County. They provide great birding trails & best bird watching in the state. For special birding hotel rates click here. In the Spring, wintering waterfowl flocks start migrating north in March, shorebirds migrate through in April. Song bird migration peaks in early May coinciding with the height of spring wildflowers. Check list of birds to find. In the Summer, broods of mallards, hooded mergansers and wood ducks appear in June.  In the Fall, song birds start to migrate south in August and flocks of geese begin to fill the skies in late September. Wintertime welcomes thousands of geese, ducks and swans that can be seen grazing on refuge fields through the winter. Small numbers of bald eagles and the occasional peregrine falcon can be seen hunting. A visit to Corvallis and Benton County will provide you with some of the best bird watching in the State.           Contact | About Corvallis Tourism | Credits | Sitemap Copyright ©2003-2007 Corvallis Tourism, All Rights Reserved. 553 NW Harrison Blvd. Corvallis, OR 97330 phone: 541/757-1544 toll free: 800/334-8118 fax: 541/753-2664 email: info@visitcorvallis.com