Silent Confrontations in Klamath Basin

The <a href="http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Prairie_Falcon/id" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Prairie Falcons</a> weren't unexpected; we came here to <a href="http://www.nps.gov/labe/learn/historyculture/rockart.htm" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Petroglyph Point</a> hoping to see them during our weekend in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klamath_Basin" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Klamath Basin</a>, a high-desert section of the Klamath River watershed that straddles the California-Oregon border. The wetlands in this area host millions of waterfowl wintering or migrating along the <a href="https://www.opticsempire.com/flyways/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Pacific Flyway</a> each year, and the largest congregation of <a href="http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Bald_Eagle/id" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Bald Eagles</a> in the lower 48 states. The eagles are opportunists who come to scavenge on dead and weakened geese and ducks. Their numbers peak in February, just before the waterfowl begin winging their way back to northern breeding grounds. It would be interesting to know if the eagle diet (and distribution in the region) varies now from what it was two hundred years ago, when salmon were bountiful in the Klamath River watershed. <a href="https://terrie.medium.com/silent-confrontations-in-klamath-basin-1ede08c112a7">Visit Now</a>