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We spent nearly 2 weeks traveling around Central and Eastern Oregon. Highlights were the blinds at Cabin Lakes, Summer Lake, Malheur National Wildlife Area, and Juanita Lake in Klamath County.

"Tree Swallow (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake Wildlife Area, OR",

"Common Yellowthroat (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake Wildlife Area, OR",

"Forster's Tern (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake Wildlife Area, OR",

"Song Sparrow (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake Wildlife Area, OR",

"Black-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake Wildlife Area, OR",

"Misc. Ducks in the canal (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake Wildlife Area, OR",

"Red-winged Blackbird (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake Wildlife Area, OR",

"Common Yellowthroat (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake Wildlife Area, OR",

"Brown-headed Cowbird (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake Wildlife Area, OR",

"Muskrat - Marine Mammal (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake Wildlife Area, OR",

"Cattle Egret & Tree Swallow (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake Wildlife Area, OR",

"Virginia Rail (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake Wildlife Area, OR",

"Cinnamon Teal (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake Wildlife Area, OR",

"Song Sparrow (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake Wildlife Area, OR",

"Willet (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake Wildlife Area, OR",

"Yellow-headed Blackbird and mosquitos (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake Wildlife Area, OR",

"American Avocet (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake Wildlife Area, OR",

"White Pelicans and gulls (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake Wildlife Area, OR",

"Great Horned Owl fledgling (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake Wildlife Area, OR",

"Great Horned Owl (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake Wildlife Area, OR",

"Starling nestling (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake Wildlife Area, OR",

"Sora on the reeds (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake Wildlife Area, OR",

"Marsh Wren (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake Wildlife Area, OR",

"Marsh Wren (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake Wildlife Area, OR",

"Common Yellowthroat (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake Wildlife Area, OR",

"Loggerhead Shrike at presumed nest (© Nick Viani) Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, OR",

"Loggerhead Shrike at presumed nest (© Nick Viani) Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, OR",

"Western Meadowlark (© Nick Viani) Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, OR",

"Common Nighthawk (© Nick Viani) Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, OR",

"Yellow Warbler (© Nick Viani) Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, OR",

"Great Horned Owl with prey (© Nick Viani) Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, OR",

"Bullock's Oriole (© Nick Viani) Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, OR",

"Bullock's Oriole (© Nick Viani) Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, OR",

"Yellow Warbler (© Nick Viani) Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, OR",

"Warbling Vireo (© Nick Viani) Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, OR",

"Warbling Vireo (© Nick Viani) Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, OR",

"Western Wood Pewee (© Nick Viani) Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, OR",

"Northern Shoveler (© Nick Viani) Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, OR",

"Northern Shoveler (© Nick Viani) Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, OR",

"Jack d'Rabbit (© Nick Viani) Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, OR",

"Eastern Kingbird (© Nick Viani) Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, OR",

"Eastern Kingbird (© Nick Viani) Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, OR",

"Tomial Tooth on Loggerhead Shrike (© Nick Viani) Malheur Field Station, Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, OR",

"Loggerhead Shrike (© Nick Viani) Malheur Field Station, Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, OR",

"Western Kingbird (© Nick Viani) Malheur Field Station, Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, OR",

"Willet (© Nick Viani) Malheur Field Station, Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, OR",

"The Field Station (© Nick Viani) Malheur Field Station, Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, OR",

"Common Nighthawk (© Nick Viani) Malheur Field Station, Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, OR",

"Common Nighthawk (© Nick Viani) Malheur Field Station, Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, OR",

"Common Nighthawk (© Nick Viani) Malheur Field Station, Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, OR",

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"Bobolink (© Nick Viani) Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, OR",

"Bobolink (© Nick Viani) Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, OR",

"Bobolink (© Nick Viani) Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, OR",

"Bobolink (© Nick Viani) Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, OR",

"Say's Phoebe (© Nick Viani) Malheur Field Station, Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, OR",

"Common Nighthawk (© Nick Viani) Malheur Field Station, Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, OR",

"Disperse camp in the Ponderosa Forest (© Nick Viani) Cabin Lake, Deschutes National Forest, OR",

"Mountain Bluebird (© Nick Viani) Cabin Lake, Deschutes National Forest, OR",

"Northern Flicker (© Nick Viani) Cabin Lake, Deschutes National Forest, OR",

"Green-tailed Towhee (© Nick Viani) Cabin Lake, Deschutes National Forest, OR",

"Green-tailed Towhee (© Nick Viani) Cabin Lake, Deschutes National Forest, OR",

"Chipmunk (© Nick Viani) Cabin Lake, Deschutes National Forest, OR",

"Chipping Sparrow (© Nick Viani) Cabin Lake, Deschutes National Forest, OR",

"Western Tanager (© Nick Viani) Cabin Lake, Deschutes National Forest, OR",

"Western Tanager (© Nick Viani) Cabin Lake, Deschutes National Forest, OR",

"Piñon Jay (© Nick Viani) Cabin Lake, Deschutes National Forest, OR",

"Western Tanager facing off with an unidentified competitor (© Nick Viani) Cabin Lake, Deschutes National Forest, OR",

"Western Tanager (© Nick Viani) Cabin Lake, Deschutes National Forest, OR",

"Western Wood Peewee (© Nick Viani) Cabin Lake, Deschutes National Forest, OR",

"Mountain Chickadee",

"Western Tanager (© Nick Viani) Cabin Lake, Deschutes National Forest, OR",

"Chipmunk (© Nick Viani) Cabin Lake, Deschutes National Forest, OR",

"Piñon Jay (© Nick Viani) Cabin Lake, Deschutes National Forest, OR",

"Yellow-rumped Warbler (© Nick Viani) Cabin Lake, Deschutes National Forest, OR",

"Purple Finch (© Nick Viani) Cabin Lake, Deschutes National Forest, OR",

"Purple Finch (© Nick Viani) Cabin Lake, Deschutes National Forest, OR",

"Western Tanager (© Nick Viani) Cabin Lake, Deschutes National Forest, OR",

"Mountain Bluebird",

"Mountain Bluebird (© Nick Viani) Cabin Lake, Deschutes National Forest, OR",

"Mountain Bluebird (© Nick Viani) Cabin Lake, Deschutes National Forest, OR",

"White-breasted Nuthatch (© Nick Viani) Cabin Lake, Deschutes National Forest, OR",

"White-breasted Nuthatch with dried excrement (© Nick Viani) Cabin Lake, Deschutes National Forest, OR",

"White-breasted Nuthatch with dried excrement (© Nick Viani) Cabin Lake, Deschutes National Forest, OR",

"White-breasted Nuthatch with dried excrement (© Nick Viani) Cabin Lake, Deschutes National Forest, OR",

"White-breasted Nuthatch with dried excrement (© Nick Viani) Cabin Lake, Deschutes National Forest, OR",

"White-breasted Nuthatch with dried excrement (© Nick Viani) Cabin Lake, Deschutes National Forest, OR",

"White-breasted Nuthatch with dried excrement (© Nick Viani) Cabin Lake, Deschutes National Forest, OR",

"White-breasted Nuthatch with dried excrement (© Nick Viani) Cabin Lake, Deschutes National Forest, OR",

"Pygmy Nuthatch exploring nesting opportunities (© Nick Viani) Cabin Lake, Deschutes National Forest, OR",

"Mountain Bluebird (© Nick Viani) Cabin Lake, Deschutes National Forest, OR",

"Ceanothus carpeted the forest floor (© Nick Viani) Juanita Lake, Klamath National Forest, CA",

"Western Tanager (© Nick Viani) Juanita Lake, Klamath National Forest, CA",

"Hammond's Flycatcher (© Nick Viani) Juanita Lake, Klamath National Forest, CA",