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Tim R
Coos Bay
--- Eric Horvath <horvath at pioneer.net> wrote:

> To: Tim Rodenkirk <garbledmodwit at yahoo.com>
> From: Eric Horvath <horvath at pioneer.net>
> Subject: Klamath
> Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 21:53:35 -0700
> 
> Spent 7-13 March birding the Klamath Basin.
> highlights
> Clark's & Western Grebes  both closely seen on Tule
> Lake
> White Pelicans--some on Tule Lk, and in lower
> Klamath NWR along 
> stateline rd
> Ducks--all the regular species are in abundance. 
> the geese and swans 
> flocks are all over  Redhead was hard to find except
> in the eastern 
> portions of the Lower Klamath Auto Tour route.
> Eurasian Wigeon turned up in the big wigeon flocks
> between township rd 
> and stateline rd--in flooded fields
> Red breasted Merganser--2 males at Putnam Pt on
> Upper Klamath Lake
> hooded Merg--1 male at Putnam Point on Upper Klamath
> Lake
> Bald Eagle--flyout still good at Worden, with 151
> bald eagles on 11 
> March
> Golden Eagle--2 at flyout on 11 March
> Merlin --1 in Moore Park on 12 March, eating a junco
> Prairie Falcon--showed up at Coppock Flag cliff
> (east of Petroglyphs by 
> half a mile) on 9 March, and was at Petroglyphs on
> 12 March
> Mountain Quail--nice flock of 8 at Thompsons B&B
> coming to feeders.   
> This is by Moore Park.   The heavy snow cover
> brought them in from the 
> park.   They did not have a perfectly reliable time
> when they showed 
> up, but evening seemed to be the pattern.
> Spotted Sandpiper 1 along Link River
> Greater Yellowlegs 5 at white Lake, they were not
> here on 8 or 9 March, 
> but had arrived by 11 March.
> Barn Owl--one tucked into a crevice along sheepy
> Ridge south of Visitor 
> ctr
> White-headed Woodpecker--in pines at Moore Park, 10&
> 13 March
> Loggerhead Shrike--1 along Sheepy Ridge, 9 Mar & 12
> Mar
> Northern Shrike--1 at Williamson River Delta
> Preserve on 13 Mar
> Oak Titmouse --there were several of these at Moore
> Park, 9 & 12 March. 
>    Played Juniper T tape, and no response, but they
> did respond to Oak T 
> tape.
> Canyon Wren--1 at a quarry along Sheepy Ridge
> Varied Thrush--one near Tule Lk visitor ctr
> Fox Sparrow--Moore Park
> Tricolored BB--a few in with the redwings in the big
> flocks at 
> feedlots, 9 &12 Mar
> Yellow-headed BB 4 males in a big redwing flock on
> 12 Mar, halfway 
> between stateline rd and Tule Lk vis ctr
> Cassin's Finch-1 male at thompson's b&b in Kfalls
> Mink--link River
> Otter--in a canal along Township Rd
> 
> Lots of snow still in Klamath this year!
> --Eric Horvath
> horvath at pioneer.net
> 
> 
> 
> 



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