Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge Complex
California and Nevada Region
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Recent Notable Wildlife Sightings
Klamath Basin Refuges
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Last updated: Saturday, October 4, 2008

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Date What? Where?
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10/02/08
Burrowing Owl
Tule Lake NWR near kiosk
1
9/22 and 9/23/08
Black Phoebe
Discovery Marsh
1
09/19/08
Common Yellowthroat
Discovery Marsh
2
09/19/08
Lincoln, Savannah, Fox, WC, Song & GC Sparrow
Discovery Marsh
Many
09/17/08
Black Phoebe
Discovery Marsh
1
09/05/08
Whimbrel
Tule Lake NWR
1
09/04/08
American Bittern
Lower Klamath NWR
1
09/03 and
04/08
Green Heron
Discovery Marsh
1
09/02/08
MacGillivray's Warbler
Discovery Marsh
1
09/02/08
Western Tanager (Male)
Discovery Marsh
1
09/02/08
Black Phoebe
Discovery Marsh
1
09/02/08
White-crowned Sparrow
Discovery Marsh
1
09/02 thru 09/05/08
Green Heron
Discovery Marsh
1
08/27/08
Osprey
Tule Lake NWR
3
08/18/08
Sandhill Cranes
Lower Klamath NWR
3
08/06/08
Black Phoebe
Discovery Marsh
1
08/04/08
American Bittern
Discovery Marsh
1
07/26/08
Western Tanager
Behind Visitor Center
1
07/16/08
Bank Swallow (Colony)
Lower Klamath NWR
Colony
07/16/08
Red-shouldered Hawk
Lower Klamath NWR
1 (imm)
07/16/08
Peregrine Falcon
State Line Rd (E. of Shop)
1
07/16/08
Pectoral Sandpiper
State Line Rd
2
07/05/08
BlacK Tern
Tule Lake NWR
60
07/04/08
Wilson's Phalarope
East-West Road
200-300
07/04/08
Purple Martins
Lava Beds
8
07/03/08
Rufous Hummingbird
Behind Visitor Center
3
06/30/08
Virginia Rail
Discovery Marsh
1
06/30/08
American Bittern
Discovery Marsh
2
06/29/08
River Otter
Tule Lake NWR
4
06/26/08
Black Tern
Lower Klamath NWR
2
06/26/08
Sandhill Crane
Lower Klamath NWR
8
06/20/08
Tri-colored Blackbird
7 mi S of VC on Hill Rd
400+
06/20/08
American Bittern
Lower Klamath NWR exit
1
06/20/08
Great Egret
Lower Klamath NWR
400+
06/13/08
Blue-winged Teal
Discovery Marsh
1 pair
06/07/08
Blue-winged Teal
Lower Klamath NWR
2
06/06/08
Wilson's Phalarope
Discovery Marsh
2
06/06/08
Green Heron
Discovery Marsh
1
06/06/08
Western Wood Peewee
Visitor Center
1
05/31/08
Western Tanager
Behind Visitor Center
2
05/08/08
Common Yellowthroat
Discovery Marsh
1
05/03/08
Wilson's Warbler
Visitor Center
1
05/03/08
Cassin's Finch
Visitor Center
1
05/01/08
Yellow Warbler
Visitor Center
1
05/01/08
Yellow-breasted Chat
Visitor Center
1
4/30/08
Wilson's Phalarope
Tule Lake NWR
22
4/30/08
Dunlin
Tule Lake NWR
75
04/28/08
Savannah Sparrow
Visitor Center
1
04/28/08
Bullock's Oriole
Behind Visitor Center
1
04/27/08
Franklin's Gull
Lower Klamath NWR
30
04/27/08
Peregrine Falcon
Lower Klamath NWR
1
04/22/08
Marbled Godwit
White Lake Unit
2
04/22/08
American Bittern
Discovery Marsh
1
04/22/08
Dusky Flycatcher
Behind Visitor Center
1
04/19/08
Common Yellowthroat
Lower Klamath NWR
1
04/20/08
White-faced Ibis
Lower Klamath NWR
90
04/18/08
Dunlin
TL NWR & White Lake
Hundreds
04/18/08
Caspian Tern
Tule Lake NWR
2
04/16/08
Peregrine Falcon
Lower Klamath NWR
1
04/15/08
White-faced Ibis
Discovery Marsh
2
04/11/08
Black-throated Sparrow
Tule Lake NWR
1
04/05/08
Marbled Godwit
White Lake Unit
12
04/04/08
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Visitor Center
2
04/04/08
Ferruginous Hawk
Merrill Pit Road
1
04/03/08
Common Snipe
Discovery Marsh
6
03/30/08
Northern Shrike (Imm)
Tule Lake NWR
1
03/30/08
Prairie Falcon
Petroglyph Point
1
03/30/08
Greater Yellowlegs
Stateline Road
75-80
03/29/08
Sandhill Cranes
Tule Lake NWR
22
03/25/08
Marbled Godwit
White Lake Unit
15
03/19/08
Black-necked Stilt
White Lake Unit
4
03/08/08
Eared Grebe
Tule Lake NWR
3
03/08/08
Sandhill Cranes
Lower Klamath NWR
20
03/02/08
Cinnamon Teal
Tule Lake NWR
4
03/02/08
Ferruginous Hawk
Lower Klamath NWR
1
03/02/08
Red-shouldered Hawk
Discovery Marsh
1
03/02/08
Tree Swallow
Hwy 161 Near LK Shop
3
03/02/08
Peregrine Falcon
Hwy 161 Near LK Shop
1
03/01/08
Clark's Grebe
Tule Lake NWR
2
03/01/08
Western Bluebird
2 mi. south of Visitor Center
2
03/01/08
Mountain Bluebird
2 mi. south of Visitor Center
3
03/01/08
Sandhill Cranes
Tule Lake NWR
22
02/28/0/
Northern Shrike
Lower Klamath NWR
1
02/17/08
Fox Sparrow
Behind Visitor Center
2
02/16/08
Say's Phoebe
Tule Lake NWR
1
02/16/08
Red-shouldered Hawk
Discovery Marsh
1
02/16/08
Lesser Goldfinch
Behind Visitor Center
2
02/14/08
Say's Phoebe
Lower Klamath NWR
1
02/10/08
Merlin
Behind Visitor Center
1
02/09/08
Cinnamon Teal
Lower Klamath NWR
1
02/09/08
Eurasian Wigeon
Lower Klamath NWR
2
01/29/08
Merlin
Hill Road 1 mi S of Hwy161
1
01/19 and 01/21/08
Lapland Longspurs and Horned Larks
1/4 mile N of Hwy 161 from LK Auto Tour exit

20
35

01/19/08
Hermit Thrush
Visitor Center at water
1
01/18/08
Red-shouldered Hawk
Discovery Marsh
2
01/17/08 and 01/18/08
American Bittern
Lower Klamath NWR
1
01/17/08
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Lower Klamath NWR
1
01/17/08
Ferruginous Hawk
Lower Klamath NWR
2
01/10/08
Black Phoebe
Lower Klamath NWR
1
01/10/08
Ferruginous Hawk
Lower Klamath NWR
1
01/02/08
Black Phoebe
Front of Visitor Center
1
01/02/08
Townsend's Solitaire
Front of Visitor Center
1
12/29/07
Prairie Falcon
Tule Lake NWR
1
12/13/07
Loggerhead Shrike
Discovery Marsh
1
12/12/07
Red-shouldered Hawk
Discovery Marsh
1
12/12/07
American Bittern
Lower Klamath NWR
1
12/12/07
Black Phoebe
Visitor Center at water
1
12/12/07
Hermit Thrush
Visitor Center at water
1
11/28/07
Brown Creeper
Visitor Center Parking Lot
1
11/28/07
Northern Shrike (immature)
Lower Klamath NWR
1
11/10/07
Townsend's Solitaire
In front of Visitor Center
1
11/07/07
Prairie Falcon
Discovery Marsh
1
11/07/07
Black Phoebe
Discovery Marsh
1
11/07/07
Wood Duck
Discovery Marsh
1
11/07/07
Red-shouldered Hawk
Discovery Marsh
1
11/02/07
Cedar Waxwings
Discovery Marsh
30+
10/31/07
Varied Thrush
Visitor Center at water
1
10/26/07
Wood Ducks
Discovery Marsh
2 Pair
10/25/07
Black Phoebe
Discovery Marsh
1
10/09/07
Black Phoebe
Behind Visitor Center
1
10/08/07
Hermit Thrush
Behind Visitor Center
1
10/07/07
Lewis's Woodpecker
Visitor Center near water
1
10/04/07
Loggerhead Shrike
Sheepy Ridge
1
08/30/07
Black Phoebe
Discovery Marsh
1
08/17/07
Sandhill Cranes
Lower Klamath NWR
50+
08/16/07
Nashville Warbler
Behind Visitor Center
1
08/16/07
Red-shouldered Hawk
LK Auto Tour near exit
1
08/14/07
Swainson's Hawks
Along Township Road
76
08/10/07
Northern Waterthrush
Behind Visitor Center
1
08/09/07
Lazuli Bunting
Discovery Marsh
1
08/07/07
Golden Eagle
LKNWR near Intrsctn E
 1
08/02/07
Sandhill Cranes
Lower Klamath NWR
22
07/31/07
Calliope Hummingbird
Behind Visitor Center
1
07/29/07
Anna's Hummingbird
Behind Visitor Center
1
07/29/07
Red-shouldered Hawk
Lower Klamath NWR
1
07/29/07
Peregrine Falcon
Hwy 161 east of LKNWR
1
07/20/07
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Visitor Center near water
1
07/09/07
Green Heron
LK Refuge Intersection A
1
07/09/07
Peregrine Falcon
LK Refuge/Hwy 161 near main entrance
1
07/01/07
Franklin's Gull
Lower Klamath NWR
1
06/30/07
Eastern Kingbird
Lower Klamath NWR
1
06/27/07
Blue-winged Teal
Discovery Marsh
1 pair
06/27/07
Wood Duck
Discovery Marsh
1
06/08/07
Osprey
Tule Lake NWR
1
06/07/07
Virginia Rail w/4 chicks
Discovery Marsh
6
06/06/07
Bullock's Oriole
Visitor Center
1
06/02/07
Swainson's Hawk
Hwy 161
1
05/31/07
California Towhee
Visitor Center
1
05/26/07
Western Tanager
Visitor Center in water
1
05/25/07
MacGillivray's Warbler
Tule Lake/Hill Road
1
05/22/07
Anna"s Hummingbird
Visitor Center
1
05/17/07
Common Yellowthroat
Discovery Marsh
Saw 1
Heard Many
05/17/07
Blue-winged Teal
Discovery Marsh
2 pair
05/08/07
Black-headed Grosbeak
Visitor Center
1
04/30/07
Yellow Warbler
Visitor Center
1
04/28/07
Wilson's Warbler
Discovery Marsh
1
04/26/07
White-throated Sparrow
Behind Visitor Center
1
04/25/07
Merlin
S of Indian Camp Golf Course
1
04/25/07
Calliope and Anna's Hummingbird
Tule Lake NWR Photoblind #4
1 of each
04/25/07
Bullock's Oriole M and F
Behind Visitor Center
1 of each
04/23/07
Rufous Hummingbird and Orange-crowned Warbler
Tule Lake NWR Photoblind #4
1 of each
04/17/07
Bullock's Oriole (Female)
Behind Visitor Center
1
04/13/07
Marbled Godwit
Lower Klamath NWR
75
04/13/07
Peregrine Falcon
MP 7 State Line Road
1
04/13/07
Sandhill Crane
Lower Klamath NWR
4
04/10/07
Marbled Godwit
White Lake Unit
31
04/03/07
Dunlin, Dowitcher
Discovery Marsh
50
04/02/07
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Behind Visitor Center
2
03/31/07
Dunlin, Marbled Godwit
White Lake Unit
03/30/07
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Tule Lake NWR
10
03/27/07
White-faced Ibis
Lower Klamath NWR
2
03/22/07
Cedar Waxwing
Behind Visitor Center
4
03/17/07
Black Phoebe
Discovery Marsh
1
03/13/07
Varied Thrush
Behind Visitor Center
1
03/13/07
Black Phoebe
Lower Klamath NWR
1
03/10/07
Wood Duck - Pair
Lower Klamath NWR
2
03/10/07
White-throated Sparrow
Behind Visitor Center
1
03/08/07
Tri-colored Blackbirds
Merrill Pit Road
3
02/28/07
White Pelicans
Lower Klamath NWR, lower end of tour route
6
02/28/07
Bewick's Swans
White Lake Unit of Lower Klamath NWR
2
02/26/07
Sandhill Cranes
Tule Lake and Lower Klamath NWR
4
02/24/07
Varied Thrush
Front of Visitor Center
1
02/24/07
Fox Sparrow
Behind Visitor Center
1
02/23/07
Sandhill Cranes
Flying above Visitor Center
6
02/23/07
Loggerhead and Northern Shrike
Discovery Marsh
1 of each
02/23/07
Hermit Thrush, White Throated Sparrow
Behind Visitor Center
1 of each
02/18/07
Greater Yellowlegs, Prairie Falcon, Eurasian Wigeon
Lower Klamath Auto Tour Route
02/14/07
Cedar Waxwings
Behind VC in treetops
10
02/08/07
White-throated Sparrow
Behind Visitor Center
1
02/01/07
White-tailed Kite, Northern Shrike, Loggerhead Shrike, and Say's Phoebe
Discovery Marsh near 2nd observation kiosk
1 of each
01/25/07
Say's Phoebe
Discovery Marsh
1
01/23/07
Say's Phoebe
Hill Rd, 1/2 mi north of Lava Beds
1
01/22/07
Leucistic Bald Eagle
Chin Rd & Buesing Rd
1
01/20/07
Cedar Waxwings
Visitor Center near water
2
01/19/07
White-tailed Kite and Northern Shrike
Discovery Marsh beyond 2nd observation kiosk
1 of each
01/13/07
Lapland Longspurs
Lower Klamath Straits
15
01/11/07
White-faced Ibis
Tule Lake NWR east of Frey's Island
1
01/05/07
Red-shouldered Hawk (immature)
Lower Klamath NWR
1
12/20/06
Northern Shrike
Tule Lake NWR Auto Tour Route (near the end)
1
12/19/06
Red-shouldered Hawk
Tule Lake NWR Auto Tour Route
1
12/13/06
Harlan's Hawk
Visitor Center and Tule Lake NWR
1
12/12/06
White-throated Sparrow
Visitor Center near water
1
12/11/06
Varied Thrush
Behind Visitor Center
1
12/06/06
American Goldfinch
Behind Visitor Center in trees
4
12/02/06
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Lower Klamath NWR
10
11/28/06
Varied Thrush
Visitor Center
1
11/27/06
White-throated Sparrow
Behind Visitor Center
1
11/20/06
Ferruginous Hawk
Discovery Marsh
1
11/18/06
Hooded Merganser
Discovery Marsh
4
11/07/06
Whimbrel
Tule Lake NWR Auto Tour Route
2
11/04/06
Loggerhead Shrike
Behind Visitor Center near water
1
11/01 thru 11/17/06
Townsend's Solitaire
Behind Visitor Center near water
1
10/20/06
Anna's Hummingbird
Behind Visitor Center
1
10/14/06
American Bittern
Discovery Marsh
1
10/13/06
Northern Mockingbird
Peninsula near Lava Beds
1
10/07/06
Burrowing Owl
Tule Lake NWR South edge of Sump 1B
1
10/07/06
Varied Thrush
Visitor Center near water
1
10/04/06
Loggerhead Shrike
Lower Klamath NWR
10/04/06
White-tailed Kite
Lower Klamath NWR
1
09/23/06
Varied Thrush
Visitor Center near water
1
09/14/06
Rufous, Calliope and Anna's Hummingbird
Behind Visitor Center at feeders
1
09/07/06
Black Phoebe
Discovery Marsh
1
08/27/06
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Malone Springs in Aspen Trees
1
08/18/06
Black Phoebe
Discovery Marsh
1
08/11/06
Black Phoebe
Discovery Marsh
1
08/01/06
Semipalmated Plover
Lower Klamath NWR Auto Tour
2
07/22/06
Swainson's Hawk
Hwy 161
1
06/20/06
Common Moorhen
Lower Klamath NWR
1
06/14/06
Burrowing Owl
Tule Lake NWR Auto Tour Route
1
05/14/06
Northern Pygmy Owl
Hidden Valley
1
05/06/06
Common Moorhen
Tule Lake NWR Sump 1B
1
05/06/06
Peregrine Falcon
Hwy 161 before Merrill Turnoff
1
05/02/06
Black Phoebe
Visitor Center
1
05/02/06
Peregrine Falcon
White Lake Unit
1
04/29/06
Swainson's Hawk
Hwy 161 west of Merrill
2
04/29/06
Calliope Hummingbird
Tule Lake NWR
1
04/25/06
White-throated Sparrow
Visitor Center
1
04/18/06
Semipalmated Plover
Lower Klamath NWR
2
04/17/06
Eurasian Green-winged Teal
Lower Klamath NWR
2
04/05/06
Black Phoebe
Across from Visitor Center
1
04/04/06
Marbled Godwit
White Lake
6
03/28/06
Red-breasted Merganser
Tule Lake NWR
1
03/24/06
Black Phoebe
Visitor Center
1
03/23/06
Leucistic Bald Eagle
Suty Road & Stateline Road
1
03/18/06
Marbled Godwit