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Malheur National Wildlife Refuge (May 18-23, 2009)
The refuge lies in southeastern Oregon, about 30 miles south of Burns, at an elevation of 4,100 feet. Burns is about 500 miles from Bellevue. The refuge, 183,000 acres, is composed of meadows, ponds and extensive wetlands surrounded by sage uplands and basalt rimrock. It is a major resting, nesting, and feeding area on the Pacific Flyway and is on Roger Tory Peterson's list of the ten best birding areas in the U.S. More than 320 species of birds and many species of mammals have been observed on the refuge. We will visit the main birding areas within the refuge, and usually see100-130 species.
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May 18, 2009 04:00 AM
to May 23, 2009 04:00 PM |
| Contact Name | Hugh Jennings |
| Contact Email | hughbirder@earthlink.net |
| Contact Phone | 425-746-6351 |
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May 18-23 (Mon.-Sat.)
This is an advance notice to determine how many people are interested in this trip. I plan to limit the number of people to12. People who have never been to Malheur will have first priority. I need to make reservations in March to ensure availability for May.
We will take one day to drive to Burns (10-11 hours), spend 4 days birding while there, and one day to drive back. We would hope to carpool with 3-4 people per car. The driving costs per passenger would be $100 for the trip to and from Burns (1000 miles). In addition we would drive 120-130 miles each day, at a cost of $6/day. Motel costs would be about $60 for a two-bed room, so if shared by two people cost would be $30 each night which includes a continental breakfast. The rooms have a refrigerator and a microwave. We would have breakfast at the motel and fix a lunch to take along, then buy dinner at a restaurant.
Each morning we will plan to leave by 7:30 a.m., bird all day and be back about 4-5 p.m. The area is large enough that we can bird a separate area on each day. This is high desert area, so plan on dressing in layers for temperatures ranging from freezing at night to 80ยบ during the day. Have binoculars, rain gear, good hiking/walking shoes, insect repellant, sun block lotion and a spotting scope if you have one. After I know who is going I will make reservations and we can make arrangements for carpooling from Bellevue area. Anyone interested in going, email or call Hugh Jennings: hughbirder@earthlink.net or 425-746-6351.
