20 June 2012

I had unexpected success in the Fort Klamath region. In the 1980s I did not find many MacGillivray’s Warblers during my thesis research but this year I had found quite a few. They were limited to riparian habitat. Willows or brush along the road, usually near water.

I managed to take some better video of the Western Tanager male near Fort Klamath. I continued on to my next study site at the base of Mt. Hood. You can see Mt. Hood from miles away (see below) in the prairies of central Oregon. There is a large agriculture industry in this region with fruit being the primary commodity – see Mt. Hood from a pears orchard. There are also grape vineyards and wineries around Mt. Hood.

Mt. Hood from the prairies

Mt. Hood from the base at the northern side from the pear orchards

Western Tanager male

Day-list: Oregon: Klamath Co., Fort Klamath

Mallard

Common Merganser

Turkey Vulture

Red-tailed Hawk

Mourning Dove

Eurasian Collared Dove

Belted Kingfisher

Red-breasted Sapsucker

Northern Flicker

Pileated Woodpecker

Willow Flycatcher

Olive-sided Flycatcher

Tree Swallow

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Cliff Swallow

Barn Swallow

Steller’s Jay

Black=-billed Magpie

American Crow

Northern Raven

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Golden-crowned Kinglet

House Wren

Swainson’s Thrush

Hermit Thrush

American Robin

Warbling Vireo

Yellow Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Hermit Warbler

MacGillivray’s Warbler

Western Tanager

Black-headed Grosbeak

Lazuli Bunting

Spotted Towhee

Fox Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Lincoln’s Sparrow

Dark-eyed Junco

Red-winged Blackbird

Western Meadowlark

Brewer’s Blackbird

Bullock’s Oriole

Pine Siskin

American Goldfinch