Where to See Osprey in Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area

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Osprey sightings in Columbia River Gorge

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Where Osprey has been reported, from 292 sightings. Not a live tracker: animals move, and an empty area doesn’t mean there are none.

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Timing

When to look

12 AM0% of the busiest hour1 AM0% of the busiest hour2 AM0% of the busiest hour3 AM0% of the busiest hour4 AM1% of the busiest hour5 AM5% of the busiest hour6 AM45% of the busiest hour7 AM85% of the busiest hour8 AMBusiest hour9 AM90% of the busiest hour10 AM80% of the busiest hour11 AM75% of the busiest hourNoon70% of the busiest hour1 PM72% of the busiest hour2 PM78% of the busiest hour3 PM85% of the busiest hour4 PM92% of the busiest hour5 PM95% of the busiest hour6 PM80% of the busiest hour7 PM35% of the busiest hour8 PM5% of the busiest hour9 PM1% of the busiest hour10 PM0% of the busiest hour11 PM0% of the busiest hour

Osprey is most seen 7–10 AM and 3–6 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Osprey sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	0%
1 AM	0%
2 AM	0%
3 AM	0%
4 AM	1%
5 AM	5%
6 AM	45%
7 AM	85%
8 AM	100%
9 AM	90%
10 AM	80%
11 AM	75%
Noon	70%
1 PM	72%
2 PM	78%
3 PM	85%
4 PM	92%
5 PM	95%
6 PM	80%
7 PM	35%
8 PM	5%
9 PM	1%
10 PM	0%
11 PM	0%

Audio tour

Hear about Osprey on the drive.

Parkwolf’s Tour Guide plays stories like this one as you drive Columbia River Gorge, triggered by GPS and read through your car’s speakers.

Columbia River Gorge Tour Guide

Watch for the Hover

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“At a riverside stop, watch for a large bird hovering over the Columbia. That pause can be the start of an osprey's hunt.”

Plays as you drive in Parkwolf’s Columbia River Gorge Tour Guide.

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16 sighting mapsfor Columbia River Gorge, on the same park map as your route
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Wildlife

More wildlife in Columbia River Gorge

All 16 sighting maps

267 sightingsBald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusMost seen 7–9 AM & 5 PMSighting map

51 sightingsBlack BearUrsus americanusMost seen 7 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map

136 sightingsAmerican PikaOchotona princepsMost seen 7–10 AM & 6 PMSighting map

16 sightingsWapitiCervus canadensisMost seen 6–8 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map

195 sightingsMule DeerOdocoileus hemionusMost seen 6–8 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map

74 sightingsChinook SalmonOncorhynchus tshawytschaMost seen 8–10 AM & 4–7 PMSighting map

170 sightingsCoho SalmonOncorhynchus kisutchMost seen 7–9 AMSighting map

21 sightingsSteller Sea LionEumetopias jubatusMost seen 8 AM–3 PMSighting map

Where to see Osprey in Columbia River Gorge