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Birds of the Great Northwest 
Il. Tours from Klamath Falls 
By ESTHER A. CRAIGMILE 
(Concluding the article begun in the December, 1953 issue.) 
ON AUGUST 15 we motored along Upper Klamath lake enroute to Crater 
lake. White pelicans dotted the waters. Western grebes were abundant, with 
young often perched on the backs of their parents. Farallon cormorants sat 
erect on a log or flew in flocks. Tri-colored red-winged blackbirds were 
numerous. One Pacific loon was observed. American coots and ring-billed 
gulls were common. Huge flocks of tree, violet-green, barn and cliff swal- 
lows and purple martins perched on wires along the highway. Other records 
as we entered the park were: mountain bluebird 50, golden eagle 3, Steller’s 
jay 6, Shufeldt’s junco 25, Western tanager 1. On the rim of Crater lake 
we found fifty Clark’s nutcrackers feeding from the hands of visitors. 
Thirty years ago the nutcrackers lived secluded lives back in the forest 
among the snowbanks. Now they are easily the most conspicuous bird at an 
altitude of 5000 feet. Shufeldt’s junco and flocks of pale goldfinches were 
observed. The Willow goldfinch was found in lower altitudes. 
Returning through the Wood river valley, we found bird life abundant: 
turkey vulture 6, sparrow hawk 1, marsh hawk 6, American rough-legged 
hawk 1, short-eared owl 1, Western meadowlark 1, Canada goose 125, mal- 
lard duck 50, yellow-headed blackbird 25, Brewer’s blackbird 200, north- 
western red-wing 50, savannah sparrow 12, nighthawk 50, mourning dove 
3, crow 1, American egret 150, and killdeer omnipresent. 
The next day found us enroute to the Deschutes river. Black-billed mag- 
pies, singly or in flocks of a dozen or more, were frequently seen. In the 
Deschutes camp, Canada jays were everywhere, even visiting the outdoor 
lunch tables uninvited. A pair of Bendire’s crossbills (red) often gleaned 
fearlessly from the ashes of campfires. Northern pileolated, Audubon’s and 
myrtle warblers frequented the bushes beside the mountain stream. Shu- 
feldt’s junco, vesper sparrows and a Modoc song sparrow visited the camp 
site. Both the black-capped and mountain chickadees were about the camp. 
The Oregon ruffed grouse, kingfisher, rufous hummingbird, swallows and 
Western flycatchers were along the stream. Water ouzels fed under the 
tumultous waters. 
In the evening of August 28, as we drove from Klamath Falls to Oregon 
Technical University, we found a dead Lewis’s woodpecker on the highway 
and saw a live one in the tree tops. A flock of 1000 pintails passed over us 
at dusk. In the heights above the city the valley quail were conversing. 
Twelve to fifty of these dainty birds would visit our garden for grain all 
winter long. 
On August 31 we left the Cascades and were soon observing the bird 
life on Drews Reservoir, a great irrigation project. It was also a veritable 
bird haven. Caspian, common, Forster’s and black terns were flocking. Gulls 
