By Wm. Tweed, FOMR Board Member Visitors come from all over to visit Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, but seldom does the refuge get to host
By Eileen Loerch I have been coming to Malheur NWR since the late 1970’s. It drew me and my husband. We came every year, then,
All birds lay eggs. The nests they build—or in some cases, don’t build—are as diverse as the birds themselves. Here’s a sampling of nests from birds that breed at Malheur Refuge.
Flocks of these long-legged, curved-bill waders are a regular sight in spring, summer, and autumn in the interior West. A drive past Harney County’s many flood-irrigated fields and wet meadows will undoubtably turn some up. Under the right light, the shimmering purple, green, and bronze plumage of breeding white-faced ibises is truly remarkable.
By Walt Wolfe, Friends Member This story appears because Janelle asked me if I would elaborate on what I told her in my Membership Renewal
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