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D. A. Good
1980
Journal
Steens Mtn., ca. 2200 m., Harney Co, Oregon
12 July
Mtn Bluebirds. I managed to get a brief look at my first
Sage Grouse.
Driving on 205 past Malheur Nat'l Wildlife Ref.,
we saw many aquatics including Coots, Teal, Foster
Terns, Black Terns, W-faced Ibises, Ct. Egret, Ct Blue Heron,
Am. Avocet + others.
13 July
Up ca. 0700. Weather clear, still, ca. 9°C. About 0800 we
left Fish Lake Campground + headed E on Steens Mtn Road in
search of Fox Sparrow habitat. We found no montane
chaparral stands so we looked for large stands of willows in
which they also nest. The first place we stopped was:
Warehouse Meadow, 2230 m., ½ mi. N + 1 mi. E Lost Lake,
Harney Co, Oregon
Habitat wet meadows w/ willow thickets surrounded by
sagebrush + aspen stands. We hunted here for a couple
of hours + got 4 Fox Sparrows. We also met the owner of
the property + got his permission to hunt there.
Saw a Williamson's Sapsucker nest here - ca. 3 m up
in a Quaking Aspen.
After taking tissues + having breakfast we moved E
on to:
Waldman Park, 2260 m., 1 mi. E Lost Lake, Harney Co.,
Oregon [T 32 S, R. 33 E]