Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Oregon.

Sunflower ยฉ Ken Cole
Sunflower ยฉ Ken Cole

Memorial Day Weekend Trip in Photos

My wife and I went to Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Southeastern Oregon for Memorial Day weekend to do some bird watching and a little fishing. ย I had intended to post this shortly afterwards but other stories and a trip to Massachusetts and Maine got in the way.

We took a day trip through the Catlow Basin and through part of the Alvord Basin to Coyote Lake Basin as well. While there I did a little fishing for the Willow/Whitehorse Creek Cutthroat which is a minor subspecies of Lahontan Cutthroat. I caught and photographed two of these fish.

Phlox ยฉ Ken Cole
Phlox ยฉ Ken Cole
Blooming Desert ยฉ Ken Cole
Blooming Desert ยฉ Ken Cole

Willet ยฉ Ken Cole
Willet ยฉ Ken Cole
Unknown Desert Flower ยฉ Ken Cole
Orange Globe Mallow (Sphaeralcea munroana) ยฉ Ken Cole
Side-blotched Lizard (Uta stansburiana) ยฉ Ken Cole
Side-blotched Lizard (Uta stansburiana) ยฉ Ken Cole
Willow/Whitehorse Creek Cuttrhoat ยฉ Ken Cole
Willow/Whitehorse Creek Cuttrhoat ยฉ Ken Cole
Willow/Whitehorse Creek Cuttrhoat ยฉ Ken Cole
Willow/Whitehorse Creek Cuttrhoat ยฉ Ken Cole
Cottontail Rabbit ยฉ Ken Cole
Cottontail Rabbit ยฉ Ken Cole
Common Yellowthroat ยฉ Ken Cole
Common Yellowthroat ยฉ Ken Cole
Northern Shoveler ยฉ Ken Cole
Northern Shoveler ยฉ Ken Cole
Common Coot ยฉ Ken Cole
Common Coot ยฉ Ken Cole
Eastern Kingbird ยฉ Ken Cole
Eastern Kingbird ยฉ Ken Cole
Brewer's Blackbird ยฉ Ken Cole
Brewer's Blackbird ยฉ Ken Cole
American Avocet ยฉ Ken Cole
American Avocet ยฉ Ken Cole
Yellow Warbler ยฉ Ken Cole
Yellow Warbler ยฉ Ken Cole
White Faced Ibis ยฉ Susan Bordeaux
White Faced Ibis ยฉ Susan Bordeaux
American White Pelican ยฉ Ken Cole
American White Pelican ยฉ Ken Cole
Forester's Tern ยฉ Ken Cole
Forester's Tern ยฉ Ken Cole
Great Horned Owl Chick ยฉ Ken Cole
Great Horned Owl Chick ยฉ Ken Cole
Tree Swallow ยฉ Ken Cole
Tree Swallow ยฉ Ken Cole
Western Tanager ยฉ Ken Cole
Western Tanager ยฉ Ken Cole
Garter Snake ยฉ Ken Cole
Garter Snake ยฉ Ken Cole
Tiger Swallowtail ยฉ Ken Cole
Tiger Swallowtail ยฉ Ken Cole
Horned Grebe ยฉ Ken Cole
Horned Grebe ยฉ Ken Cole

10 thoughts on “Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Oregon.

  1. Very nice. I especially liked the tanager photo. By the way, I’m pretty sure your “unknown desert flower” is an orange globe mallow (Sphaeralcea munroana).

  2. Wonderful photos, Ken. I love the geometry of the willet picture. Thanks!

  3. I think Save Bears is probably right on the flower: arrowleaf balsamroot (Balsamorhiza sagittata). It’s hard to tell without being able to see the leaves, though. It could also be Carey’s balsamroot (B. careyana), though that’s more common near the Columbia. Real botanists are encouraged to ridicule my calls, here.

  4. Great to see these photos again. Not as many species to see in Western Massachusetts, however, lots of homo sapiens.

    Susan is my wife and this is her first comment to a blog ever ๐Ÿ˜‰ – Ken

  5. Great pictures. I have heard that avocets are very aggressive when they have a nest nearby. Was this one near a nest?

  6. Next time you there, stop by the Steen Mtn hotel and pick up a book they have there. It was written by the one of the first naturalists to visit or.. Fascinating. Sorry I don’t remember the name.

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