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HABITAT:	Shallow 1,670-acre alkaline lake nestled against cliff walls and greasewood flats; managed by WDFW.
BIRDING:	Barrow’s Goldeneyes normally nest in trees, but here they use holes in basalt cliffs instead. April-June, California and Ring–billed Gulls, White-throated Swifts, and Violet-green and Cliff Swallows feast on insects over water. Check shorelines for American Avocets. Fall migration brings Common Loons and shorebirds such as Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs, and Wilson’s and Red-necked Phalaropes. Tundra and occasionally Trumpeter Swans use open water in fall and winter. Other migrant and winter waterfowl include Northern Shovelers, Buffleheads, Lesser Scaups, Common Goldeneyes, Canvasbacks, Redheads, and Ruddy Ducks – plus occasional scoters and Long-tailed Ducks. Golden Eagles stay year-round.
VIEWING:	From parking lot, walk path to lake. Look in bulrushes and cattails for Yellow-headed Blackbirds. Check talus and cliffs for Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch in winter, and Canyon Wrens all year long.
ACCESS:	From Hwy 17 at milepost 84.9, turn west into WDFW parking lot. (Sign to Lake Lenore Caves points east.)

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