Well, we have already completed two weeks of work. Our primary job here is to staff the visitor center and run the bookstore three days a week. Our trailer pad is just about 200 yards from the visitor center, so it's an easy walk to work each day. The Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuges is a complex of six refuges, all managed out of the office in Tulelake, California. Four of the refuges, Tulelake NWR, Lower Klamath NWR, Upper Klamath NWR and Klamath Marsh NWR are open to the public. Bear Lake NWR and Clear Lake NWR are closed to public access. The visitor center ranger, has given us plenty of road time to explore the area and learn about all six refuges. The primary emphasis of the Klamath Basin Refuges is on migratory birds. Over 350 species of birds have been observed in the Basin. The Discovery Marsh Trail, a one mile loop trail through riparian wetland, is just across the street from the visitor center. We particularly enjoy taking this walk in the evening. We have seen many interesting birds including American Avocet, Tri-colored Blackbird, Yellow Headed Blackbird, California Quail, California Towee, Black Crowned Night Heron, Bullock's Oriole, Ring-Necked Pheasant, American Bald Eagle, both chicks and juvenile, and a full assortment of ducks. We are impressed with the scores of white faced ibis that fly overhead moving to their evening roost. The Clark, Western and eared Grebes are abundant out on Tule Lake. We have a family of yellow bellied marmots living in the rocks behind our trailer pad. Of course, we have frequent sightings of mule deer and other furry creatures. So we are learning lots and are happy to spend our summer here in this beautiful area.
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This doe smelled our flowers and decided they would
make a better head scratch than a meal.
That suits us better too! |
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