Does anyone have report on the baldies at Klamath lake this year?
Cabin fever here, and need a few days away!
Sandy r
Posted by Greg Vaughn on February 23, 2008 at 1:07 AM
On Feb 8-9 almost all the lake and wetland areas were frozen and covered with snow. I think temperatures have warmed a bit since then and no new snow, so maybe there's some open water now. I think that lack of open water caused many of the geese to move on, as I didn't see near as many of them as I have in past trips there.
Reports just prior to that were that bald eagle numbers were about peak, and I did see a fair number, mostly in the cottonwood trees at the west end of the auto tour route at Lower Klamath NWR, plus some on adjacent frozen lake and across Hwy 161 on flooded frozen fields in the Straits Unit.
Saw and heard a good number of coyotes in that area, too, but they keep their distance. The volunteer at refuge HQ says that's because a lot of folks around there shoot 'em, and she didn't mean with cameras.
- Greg
Lots of hawks. One on just about every sign post along the auto tour route.
Posted by dan elster on February 24, 2008 at 1:18 PM
Haven't been over there since December. I had a ton of luck on Stateline Road and to a lesser degree, Lower Klamath Auto Tour. Tule Lake was pretty quiet, frozen over like Greg was saying.
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3 repliesCabin fever here, and need a few days away!
Sandy r
Reports just prior to that were that bald eagle numbers were about peak, and I did see a fair number, mostly in the cottonwood trees at the west end of the auto tour route at Lower Klamath NWR, plus some on adjacent frozen lake and across Hwy 161 on flooded frozen fields in the Straits Unit.
Saw and heard a good number of coyotes in that area, too, but they keep their distance. The volunteer at refuge HQ says that's because a lot of folks around there shoot 'em, and she didn't mean with cameras.
- Greg
Lots of hawks. One on just about every sign post along the auto tour route.
sandy