Wood River Wetlands

[Wes Stone]

It was a beautiful day for a walk, and as a bonus there were thousands
of birds (mostly at long distance).

Tundra Swans were flooding the far reaches of the marsh, and strings
of them were visible against the Cascades heading northward. There was
also a pronounced northward movement of gulls (mostly Ring-billed).

Greater White-fronted Geese and Northern Pintail were covering the
parts of the marsh that swans and coots weren't. There were a few
other waterfowl species in there, but they were difficult to pick
out.

On Agency Lake, there were hundreds of Lesser Scaup within ID range,
and hundreds or thousands more beyond that. Ruddy Ducks were the
second most common species on the lake.

At least 5 Sandhill Cranes were filling the air with noise.

Two Say's Phoebes were flycatching near the Wood River bridge.

Passerine diversity seemed to be down compared to my last couple of
hikes here, but the Song Sparrows and Red-winged Blackbirds were
trying to make up for it in noise.

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Wes Stone
Chiloquin, OR