2015-06-03 Malheur NWR

33 Photos

Malheur 'Lake' - n/a — **Malheur 'Lake'**
*(n/a)*

**Description:**
Lake Malheur varies from zero to 10 feet deep (maximum) depending on the snowpak on Steens Mountain. The high shore line is just beyond the buildings. On this day the shore is far away.
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**Date Taken:** 2015:06:03 10:57

**Location:**

Malheur NWR
Burns, Oregon
United States
4143.90 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D2X, 12 mm, f/4.5, 1/1500

**File Name:** D2X0629-Scenery-MalheurLake

© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Pin It — **Malheur 'Lake'**
*(n/a)*

**Description:**
Lake Malheur varies from zero to 10 feet deep (maximum) depending on the snowpak on Steens Mountain. The high shore line is just beyond the buildings. On this day the shore is far away.
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**Date Taken:** 2015:06:03 10:57

**Location:**

Malheur NWR
Burns, Oregon
United States
4143.90 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D2X, 12 mm, f/4.5, 1/1500

**File Name:** D2X0629-Scenery-MalheurLake

© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Marshlands - Scenery — **Marshlands**
*(Scenery)*

**Description:**
Much of birdlife at Malheur NWR is in the wetlands around the Blitzen River and can be seen from the "Center Patrol Road".
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**Date Taken:** 2015:06:03 12:10

**Location:**

Center Patrol Road
Malheur NWR, Oregon
United States
4143.90 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D2X, 12 mm, f/4.5, 1/2500

**File Name:** D2X0633-Scenery-MalheurNWR

Â© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Long Hollow Summit - n/a — **Long Hollow Summit**
*(n/a)*

**Description:**
This vista greets the traveler leaving Malheur and Frenchglen Oregon as they begin the decent into Fields Oregon. When I crossed over this ridge had no idea of the cool people I was about to meet.
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**Date Taken:** 2015:06:03 19:14

**Location:**

Fields
Fields, Oregon
United States
5626.92 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D2X, 12 mm, f/4.5, 1/400

**File Name:** D2X0654-LongHollowSummit

© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Ferruginous Hawk - Buteo regalis — **Ferruginous Hawk**
*(Buteo regalis)*

**Description:**
Feeding time! This nest had four very large and health looking preflight age chicks. I sat alongside the road from Burns Oregon to Malheur NWR for over an hour. This was the only appearance by an adult.
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**Date Taken:** 2015:06:03 8:58

**Location:**

Narrows
Malheur NWR, Oregon
United States
4124.22 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/5000

**File Name:** D3X7116-FerrugineusHawk-Nest

© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Brewer's Blackbird - Euphagus cyanocephalus — **Brewer's Blackbird**
*(Euphagus cyanocephalus)*

**Description:**
Alongside the road from Burns Oregon to Malheur NWR.
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**Date Taken:** 2015:06:03 9:28

**Location:**

Narrows
Burns, Oregon
United States
4124.22 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/5000

**File Name:** D3X7179-BrewersBlackBird

© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Western Kingbird - Tyrannus verticalis — **Western Kingbird**
*(Tyrannus verticalis)*

**Description:**
These birds were nesting under the nest of a Ferrugenous Hawk family. Alongside the road from Burns Oregon to Malheur NWR.
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**Date Taken:** 2015:06:03 9:30

**Location:**

Narrows
Malheur NWR, Oregon
United States
4124.22 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/6400

**File Name:** D3X7206-WesternKingBird

© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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White-Faced Ibis - Plegadis chihi — **White-Faced Ibis**
*(Plegadis chihi)*

**Description:**
Near the Headquarters of Malheur NWR south of Burns in eastern Oregon.
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**Date Taken:** 2015:06:03 11:18

**Location:**

Malheur NWR
Burns, Oregon
United States
4120.94 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000

**File Name:** D3X7298-WhiteFacedIbis

© 2007 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging

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Northern Harrier - Circus cyaneus — **Northern Harrier**
*(Circus cyaneus)*

**Description:**
This hawk was being harrased by a Red-Winged Blackbird near the Headquarters of Malheur NWR south of Burns in eastern Oregon.
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**Date Taken:** 2015:06:03 11:21

**Location:**

Visitor Center
Malheur NWR, Oregon
United States
4104.53 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000

**File Name:** D3X7308-NorthernHarrier-Harrassed

© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Black Tern - Chlidonias niger — **Black Tern**
*(Chlidonias niger)*

**Description:**
In flight is the usual way these birds are seen. Near the Headquarters of Malheur NWR south of Burns in eastern Oregon.
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**Date Taken:** 2015:06:03 11:34

**Location:**

Visitor Center
Malheur NWR, Oregon
United States
4120.94 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/5000

**File Name:** D3X7587-BlackTern

© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Eastern Kingbird - Empidonax wrightii — **Eastern Kingbird**
*(Tyrannus tyrannus)*

**Description:**
I met this bird along the Center Patrol Road of Malheur NWR in the area near Buena Vista Ponds.
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**Date Taken:** 2015:06:03 14:10

**Location:**

Center Patrol Road
Malheur NWR, Oregon
United States
4130.78 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600

**File Name:** D3X7704-EasternKingBird

© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Canada Goose - Branta canadensis — **Canada Goose**
*(Branta canadensis)*

**Description:**
Benson Pond in Malheur NWR about 10 miles north of Frenchglen Oregon.
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**Date Taken:** 2015:06:03 15:36

**Location:**

Benson Pond
Malheur NWR, Oregon
United States
4163.59 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/6400

**File Name:** D3X7810-CanadaGeese

© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Trumpeter Swan - Cygnus buccinator — **Trumpeter Swan**
*(Cygnus buccinator)*

**Description:**
Benson Pond in Malheur NWR about 10 miles north of Frenchglen Oregon.
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**Date Taken:** 2015:06:03 15:36

**Location:**

Benson Pond
Malheur NWR, Oregon
United States
4163.59 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/6400

**File Name:** D3X7815-TrumpeterSwan

© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Franklin's Gull - Larus pipixcan — **Franklin's Gull**
*(Leucophaeus pipixcan)*

**Description:**
Benson Pond in Malheur NWR about 10 miles north of Frenchglen Oregon.
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**Date Taken:** 2015:06:03 15:51

**Location:**

Benson Pond
Malheur NWR, Oregon
United States
4183.28 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000

**File Name:** D3X7840-FranklinsGull

© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Ring-Billed Gull - Larus delawarensis — **Ring-Billed Gull**
*(Larus delawarensis)*

**Description:**
Benson Pond in Malheur NWR about 10 miles north of Frenchglen Oregon.
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**Date Taken:** 2015:06:03 15:56

**Location:**

Benson Pond
Malheur NWR, Oregon
United States
4179.99 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000

**File Name:** D3X7929-RingBilledGull

© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Black-Crowned Night-Heron - Nycticorax nycticorax — **Black-Crowned Night-Heron**
*(Nycticorax nycticorax)*

**Description:**
Benson Pond in Malheur NWR about 10 miles north of Frenchglen Oregon.
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**Date Taken:** 2015:06:03 16:45

**Location:**

Benson Pond
Malheur NWR, Oregon
United States
4163.59 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/640

**File Name:** D3X7948-BlackCrownedNightHeron

© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Wilson's Phalarope - Phalaropus tricolor — **Wilson's Phalarope**
*(Phalaropus tricolor)*

**Description:**
The wetlands north of Frenchglen and "The P Ranch" in Malheur NWR in eastern Oregon.
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**Date Taken:** 2015:06:03 17:28

**Location:**

Center Patrol Road
Malheur NWR, Oregon
United States
4134.06 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2500

**File Name:** D3X8071-WilsonsPhalarope

© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Common Nighthawk - Chordeiles minor — **Common Nighthawk**
*(Chordeiles minor)*

**Description:**
The wetlands north of Frenchglen and "The P Ranch" in Malheur NWR in eastern Oregon.
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**Date Taken:** 2015:06:03 17:59

**Location:**

Center Patrol Road
Malheur NWR, Oregon
United States
4134.06 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000

**File Name:** D3X8212-CommonNightHawk

© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Malheur 'Lake'

n/a

Lake Malheur varies from zero to 10 feet deep (maximum) depending on the snowpak on Steens Mountain. The high shore line is just beyond the buildings. On this day the shore is far away.

Marshlands

Scenery

Much of birdlife at Malheur NWR is in the wetlands around the Blitzen River and can be seen from the "Center Patrol Road".

Marshlands

Scenery

Much of birdlife at Malheur NWR is in the wetlands around the Blitzen River and can be seen from the "Center Patrol Road".

Long Hollow Summit

n/a

This vista greets the traveler leaving Malheur and Frenchglen Oregon as they begin the decent into Fields Oregon. When I crossed over this ridge had no idea of the cool people I was about to meet.

Feeding time! This nest had four very large and health looking preflight age chicks. I sat alongside the road from Burns Oregon to Malheur NWR for over an hour. This was the only appearance by an adult.

Brewer's Blackbird

Euphagus cyanocephalus

Alongside the road from Burns Oregon to Malheur NWR.

Western Kingbird

Tyrannus verticalis

These birds were nesting under the nest of a Ferrugenous Hawk family. Alongside the road from Burns Oregon to Malheur NWR.

Western Kingbird

Tyrannus verticalis

These birds were nesting under the nest of a Ferrugenous Hawk family. Alongside the road from Burns Oregon to Malheur NWR.

White-Faced Ibis

Plegadis chihi

Near the Headquarters of Malheur NWR south of Burns in eastern Oregon.

Northern Harrier

Circus cyaneus

This hawk was being harrased by a Red-Winged Blackbird near the Headquarters of Malheur NWR south of Burns in eastern Oregon.

Black Tern

Chlidonias niger

In flight is the usual way these birds are seen. Near the Headquarters of Malheur NWR south of Burns in eastern Oregon.

Black Tern

Chlidonias niger

In flight is the usual way these birds are seen. Near the Headquarters of Malheur NWR south of Burns in eastern Oregon.

Black Tern

Chlidonias niger

In flight is the usual way these birds are seen. Near the Headquarters of Malheur NWR south of Burns in eastern Oregon.

Eastern Kingbird