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Written by Peter Pearsall/Photo by Calley Lovett For many years, visitors to Malheur Refuge in the spring and summer could stop along Highway 205 to catch an unobstructed (if distant)
Written by Peter Pearsall/Photo by Dan Streiffert One of the most easily seen bird species at Malheur Refuge each summer is also one of our oddest: the uncommonly distinctive common
Written by Peter Pearsall/Photo by Dan Streiffert One of the most widespread sparrow species in North America, the savannah sparrow favors grasslands, prairies, deserts, and other open habitats. Their high,
Written by Peter Pearsall/Photo by Barbara Wheeler The evening grosbeak is a large, colorful finch of northern conifer forests. Often found in large, chirping flocks, they feed primarily on seeds
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.
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