I’ve been waffling about which route would carry my homeward. One choice would drive me further east in Oregon before finding Highway 395 south. Such a path would add many miles and at least a day to my trip, so I opted for a general backtrack, but through Alturas in Modoc County. On my trip north I chose a slightly different road out of Susanville. Today I would explore the terrain around Tule Lake. I discovered that there still is a lake there. Modified with a dike and levee system, the surrounding areas are pumping the water out of the agricultural development and back into the lake. This allows farmers to raise crops, while still maintaining a high degree of viable habitat for wildlife. I found my way onto a road for self-guided tours around the south side of the lake and found many grebes, both Western and Eared that seemed to be nesting. I found a marshy area at the southeast section of the lake that appeared to be a nesting area for American White Pelicans. I took pictures of the birds that I found before I turned away from the lake and towards Alturas.
Images Below:

Eared Grebe(Podiceps nigricollis) |
Description: South Auto Tour Loop Road at Tule Lake. |
Date Taken: 2016:05:06 14:26 |
Location:
Lower Klamath NWR |
Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D721286-EaredGrebe |
© 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Eared Grebe(Podiceps nigricollis) |
Description: South Auto Tour Loop Road at Tule Lake. |
Date Taken: 2016:05:06 14:27 |
Location:
Lower Klamath NWR |
Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D721304-EaredGrebe |
© 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Western Grebe(Aechmophorus occidentalis) |
Description: South Auto Tour Loop Road at Tule Lake. |
Date Taken: 2016:05:06 14:38 |
Location:
Lower Klamath NWR |
Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D721339-WesternGrebe |
© 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Western Grebe(Aechmophorus occidentalis) |
Description: South Auto Tour Loop Road at Tule Lake. |
Date Taken: 2016:05:06 14:38 |
Location:
Lower Klamath NWR |
Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D721353-WesternGrebe |
© 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


American White Pelican(Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) |
Description: South Auto Tour Loop Road at Tule Lake. |
Date Taken: 2016:05:06 15:09 |
Location:
Lower Klamath NWR |
Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/640 |
File Name: D721357-AmericanWhitePelican |
© 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Scenery(n/a) |
Description: South Auto Tour Loop Road at Tule Lake. |
Date Taken: 2016:05:06 16:47 |
Location:
Lower Klamath NWR |
Camera Information: XT1575, 4.67 mm, f/2.0, 1/400 |
File Name: IMG_20160506_142818594 |
© 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Scenery(n/a) |
Description: Potential pelican nesting habitat on the South Auto Tour Loop Road at Tule Lake. |
Date Taken: 2016:05:06 15:11 |
Location:
Lower Klamath NWR |
Camera Information: XT1575, 4.67 mm, f/2.0, 1/140 |
File Name: IMG_20160506_151149689 |
© 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |

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