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To continue monitoring the water quality on Malheur Lake in partnership with the USGS, I assisted Luke DuVall and aquatic biologist, Dominic Bachman on checking the sites on Malheur Lake that have the monitoring equipment installed.
If anyone is wondering what electro fishing is, it is a method for sampling a random selection of fish in a given area - a method that seems closer...
The night also highlighted how much teamwork goes into a successful banding operation. Of the 23 people involved, four were first-time participants, including Friends of Malheur National Wildlife Refuge’s...
Hummingbird feeders require more maintenance than seed feeders and this maintenance is important. It will adversely affect the health of the birds if you do not keep their feeders...
Great-tailed grackles are highly adaptable and opportunistic foragers. Their diet includes insects, seeds, grains, small invertebrates, and human food waste, which allows them to take advantage of a wide...
So, inescapably, Malheur is a managed landscape – not a national park where the goal is to leave nature alone as much as possible. By managing the landscape, we...
Male bobolinks molt twice a year, meaning they completely change their plumage on both breeding and wintering grounds. The striking black plumage of the breeding male will give way to straw-colored feathers as they prepare for their long migration to South America. 📸: Gary Kegel #bobolink #oregondesert #MalheurNationalWildlifeRefuge #friendsofmalheur
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Two hardworking common yellowthroat warblers bringing food to their young. 📸: Charlotte Ganskopp #commonyellowthroat #oregondesert #MalheurNationalWildlifeRefuge #friendsofmalheur
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