Riley Pond
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This small pond on the north side of Highway 20, 1.8 miles west of the Riley Store, is popular among birders heading to Malheur. A brief stop here offers of a preview of some of the same wetland species Malheur has to offer, plus there is always the possibility of turning up something rare.
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Look for ducks, grebes, Black-necked Stilt, American Avocet, Willet, Wilson’s Phalarope, and other shorebirds, Forster’s Tern, swallows, Marsh Wren, Yellow-headed Blackbird. With luck, a Black-crowned Night-Heron might be spotted resting in the vegetation.
A few larger trees just east of the pull-out may be worth some attention, as is the the small pond behind the Riley Store itself. The Riley area has produced a number of vagrant passerines over the years.
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