Subject: Re: Malheur NWR
Date: Aug 10 19:44:23 1995
From: Don Baccus - donb at Rational.COM


Douglas:
>I find the raptoring to be particularly good sometimes on the road
>going east from the visitor center/offices.

Princeton-Narrows Road - go past Malheur NWR HQ until you
reach the intersection with Diamond Lane (signs will say
"Round Barn" to the right, too, unless the c'wboys have
shot 'em up again).

Just west and east of the intersection is a great place for
buteos and prairie falcon. Swainson's, Ferruginous, RT,
and Golden all are regulars in this area. The irrigated
fields of Belding's ground-squirrels are the attraction, and
RTs, Great-horneds, prairie falcon, kestrel and in some years
Goldens nest on the cliffs directly SE of the intersection.



- Don Baccus, Portland OR <donb at rational.com>