[obol] Wallowa County

[CraigInLaGrande at aol.com]

Drove up to snowy Wallowa County this morning and found the following  birds:
 
An AMERICAN TREE SPARROW on School Flat Rd hanging with a flock of 7 Horned  
Larks.  A single SNOW BUNTING feeding along the shoulder of Golf Course Rd  
where it crests the top of the hill.  A small flock of GRAY PARTRIDGE also  on 
Golf Course Road in the ranch yard just north of the intersection with School  
Flat Rd.
 
Also saw an interesting interaction between an immature Golden Eagle  and a 
White Tailed Deer while driving on Jim Town Rd between Wallowa and  Lostine.  
The eagle was repeatedly diving on and occasionally striking what  appeared to 
be a yearling White Tail that was by itself somewhat cornered  in the steep 
rimrock.  The deer was clearly bothered by the eagle and  frantically attempted 
to allude it's pursuer.  Eventually the eagle gave up  the chase as the deer 
managed to run to more open ground where the eagle  apparently had no advantage.
 
Other birds - Bald Eagles, Prairie Falcon, Rough Legged Hawks, Pine  Siskins, 
American Goldfinches, Townsend Solitaire, Common Mergansers (many on  Fish 
Hatchery pond).  Could find no waxwings of either species.
 
Good Birding,
 
Craig Bennett



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