2018

October 27 Work Party Recap

Written by FOMR Board Member Linda Hoffman/Photos by FOMR Saturday, October 27 was a lovely, warming Fall day at our Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. Our hard-working crew, fueled by coffee

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Beaver or Muskrat?

Written by Peter Pearsall/Photos by Kay Steele The vast marshes and riparian thickets of Harney Basin are a sanctuary for water-loving wildlife, from the scores of birds, insects, amphibians and

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The High Desert Solitaire

Written by Peter Pearsall/Photo by Peter Pearsall As the high-desert nights grow colder and the days shorter, most birds leave the Harney Basin for warmer climes. Some hardy species, such

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The Incongruous Lewis’s Woodpecker

Written by Peter Pearsall/Photo by Dan Streiffert Besides gnarled Western junipers, non-native Russian olives and the occasional grove of Fremont’s cottonwood, there are few real trees to be found at

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Fall Birding At Malheur Refuge

Written by FOMR Member Alan Contreras/Photo by Dan Streiffert Any article titled “Malheur in Fall” should really be called “Malheur and Steens Mountain in Fall” because access to the mountain

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