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While we lived in Independence, the southerly winds would occasionally move a large cloud of alkali dust off Owens Lake. The locals called it "Keeler Fog". During one exceptionally wet fall, a large portion of Owens Lake flooded and tens of thousands of migratory waterbirds used it. Myself...

Thanks so much for adding more images! Does your family own a home in Cartago?

Robins showed up en masse in our Oregon Coast neighborhood this past week. Our big mixed flocks of scaup on Devils Lake have for the most part departed and the ones that are still around have started pairing up.

We hunted chukars all along the west slope and the crest of the Inyo's. My favorite spot was up top near Side Hill Springs which was close to 10,000 feet in elevation. There was old mine equipment at the tralhead to Seep Hole Springs off Mazourka Canyon Road. If I recall correctly, it was...

Oh boy, now I am really getting flashbacks. We used to deer hunt in the Panamint Mountains prior to it coming under the umbrella of Death Valley National Park (1994). Do you have more images to share?

Thanks for sharing those photos - I think it's really cool that you've had such a long tradition of going there. The Owens Valley is truly God's Country in just about every way. I lived in Independence from 1981-1983 and it was my first duty station with CA DFW. One of our favorite fisheries...

I started my career in the Owens Valley - such a beautiful part of the world. Great horned owls are vicious predators. I once had one make a low pass on my weenie dog puppy. Fortunately, I walked her out into the backyard and was standing right near her when it happened or she might have...

There's a video weir at the fish ladder located at the evil Winchester Dam on the North Umpqua. On February 8th, 924 fish passed through which is an all time record daily count for the facility. The current return is over 3500 fish (almost entirely wild). Here's a link to the live stream...

Great images! Another pintail bites the dust!

Thanks so much for this! Paul wasn't quite as detailed so your comments are quite helpful. The goal for me would be to try to get as many detailed images as possible without stressing out the fish for too long. The photarium seems like a good option but maybe there are others?

I should have been steelhead fishing but only had partial days to play so I spent a couple of three hour sessions flailing away for coastal cutthroat in the flats. I am trying to find a fish for Canadian scientific illustrator Paul Vecsei to draw for me. For those on Instagram, check out...

Jim, have you spent much time exploring Umatilla NWR? It's been quite a few years since I have visited it but the sanctuary areas should hold quite a variety of waterfowl. The spring migration is just getting underway and hunting season should be over unless there's a late goose season. I...

Wowee!!! You know about Trentham? You grew up in the area correct? I LOVED Trentham. The Trentham Hotel and Cosmopolitan were our go to pubs there (and the only pubs ha ha). What a nice, quaint, friendly town. Yes we went to Hanging Rock. Our daughter told us about the movie but we...

The issue of commercial bay crabbing has been controversial for years. I don’t expect ODFW to make any changes unless someone has new information?

Isn't Netarts Bay already open to commercial crabbing?

Climate Prediction Center has just issued a slight (20%-40%) risk for heavy snow. FIngers and toes crossed... Detailed Summary For Friday February 06 - Tuesday February 10: WPC Days 3-7 U.S. Hazards For Wednesday February 11 - Tuesday February 17: The other half of this pattern...

This morning's 16 day precipitation accumulation models (GFS and Euro). I also looked at the snow accumulation forecasts which suggest these storms are not exactly spawned out of the Gulf of Alaska. However, both models forecast 40"-50" of snow in the northern Oregon and Washington Cascades...

There was a nice pileus cloud on Mt. Shasta a few days ago.

We just returned from spending a couple of weeks in Victoria, Australia with our oldest daughter Sarah and granddaughter Ella. They live in Trentham which is a small town (pop 1100) about an hour outside of Melbourne. We woke every morning to the sound of melodic magpies, screeching cockatoos...

Cool! Do you know which subspecies?