10,000 Birds
AUGUST 20, 2011
A Black-tailed Deer ! The deer walked down the road, seemingly unconcerned with being so close to an open car window that revealed an excitedly babbling family and a clicking camera. Little did we know how representative of the park’s deer this one would be. We saw Black-tailed Deer walking through parking lots.
10,000 Birds
MAY 27, 2013
In New York and Chicago, they’ve been pretty mundane—a White-tailed Deer here, an Eastern Cottontail rabbit there. Ditto for the Mule Deer who stood still for a few photos before bounding away.). And of course, way too many chipmunks and squirrels and raccoons and turtles to count. Any herpophiles out there have a clue?
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10,000 Birds
APRIL 22, 2011
Mammals were mostly represented by Mule Deer and a handful of debatable Elk. Sometimes a little too confiding, like the Wild Turkey that wandered out into the road in front of us and brought us to a stop for nearly a minute. We also spotted Raven , Bald Eagle , Black-billed Magpie , and the inevitable Canada Goose.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 3, 2011
Things were quiet at first as I headed upwards, until I startled two Mule Deer. Dodgy weather had always kept me from climbing all the way over, before, but this time I felt like my luck was in. It’s not actually this steep. It just feels this steep. They didn’t run, but watched me with wary eyes as I passed them.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 28, 2013
Along this journey from pass to valley and back again, we spotted Wild Turkey and Western Wood Pee-wee , Ravens and Red-tailed Hawks , mule deer and elk, even the white-striped tail of a Dark-eyed Junco disappearing into the shadow of the trees. But the highlight, of course, was the camas fields.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 27, 2017
Mule Deer have always been pretty common in this area, but I got quite a surprise when I cleared a small hill in the road, and nearly ran over a male Pronghorn Antelope , right in the middle of the road. They don’t jump fences like deer do, usually finding a break, or low spot in the ground to dash under the fence material.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 12, 2018
In addition to the birds, we saw Mule Deer, Beaver, Muskrat , and Mink. This is an interesting group, with a Black-necked Stilt, Northern Shovelers, Long-billed Dowitchers, and a couple of Least Sandpipers. All around our little campsite, we keep getting amazed but the diversity of the wildlife.
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