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quarters, the route heads south and
ends at the P Ranch just a mile east
of Frenchglen.
On this trip I opted instead to
take the Ruh-Red Road just north
of the refuge since that area had
lots of open water. Highlights along
the gravel road included more than
a dozen great blue herons in one
flooded field, several tundra swans,
a dozen or so American white peli-
cans, lots of northern shovelers and
several thousand snow geese and
Ross's geese. A handful of greater
white-fronted geese also made an
appearance.
One of the most common
ducks I saw was the northern pin-
tail, a strikingly beautiful bird with
a needle-pointed tail. A conspicuous
white point runs onto the side of its
dark head. A lone pair of cinnamon
teal swam among the many Ameri-
can coots.
I made my way back to High-
way 78 where, earlier this year, I got
to see my first snowy owl. This bird
has since made its way back north
but I did get to see another pair of
nesting great-horned owls in a cot-
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