prepared by Mike Patterson and Alan Contreras, Aug. 1976
revised Sept. 1991

This is checklist of birds of Camp Melakwa, Lane Co., OR (Oregon DeLorme p50 c-1) and adjacent areas including Scott Lake, Hand Lake and parts of the Three Sisters and Mt. Washington Wilderness Area.  Camp Melakwa is a Boy Scout Camp operated by the Oregon Trail Council in Eugene, OR.  As the camp is only operated for a limited period in late July and August, the true status of some species is uncertain.
 
 

___COMMON LOON, has been reported from late June and early July
___GREAT BLUE HERON, occassional
___BALD EAGLE, occassional
___OSPREY, regular
___RED-TAILED HAWK, occassional
___NORTHERN GOSHAWK, seen once near Belknap
___COOPER'S HAWK, regular
___TURKEY VULTURE, occassional
___MERLIN, a pair seen in 1975
___CANADA GOOSE, seen at Hand Lake
___BARROW'S GOLDENEYE, regular
___MALLARD, uncommon
___BLUE GROUSE, regular
___SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, seen at Hand Lake in August
___SPOTTED SANDPIPER, common
___BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, seen at Hand Lake in August
___WESTERN SANDPIPER, seen at Hand Lake in August
___LEAST SANDPIPER, seen at Hand Lake in August
___GREAT HORNED OWL, status uncertain, heard occassionally
___COMMON NIGHTHAWK, regular at dusk
___RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD, common until late July
___CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD, occasional
___BELTED KINGFISHER, regular, but migrates between lakes
___NORTHERN FLICKER, common
___HAIRY WOODPECKER, regular
___NORTHERN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER, regular
___RED-BREASTED SAPSUCKER, uncommon
___HAMMOND'S FLYCATCHER, regular
___TREE SWALLOW, common
___COMMON RAVEN, common
___STELLER'S JAY, common
___GREY JAY, common
___CLARK'S NUTCRACKER, regular, more often heard than seen
___BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE, common
___GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET, common
___RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, common
___BROWN CREEPER, regular
___HOUSE WREN, uncommon
___AMERICAN ROBIN, common
___VARIED THRUSH, regular
___HERMIT THRUSH, regular
___TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE, uncommon
___HERMIT WARBLER, regular
___TOWNSEND'S WARBLER, uncommon
___YELLOW-RUMPED (AUDUBON'S) WARBLER, regular
___WILSON'S WARBLER, uncommon around Scott Lake
___DARK-EYED (OREGON) JUNCO, common
___CHIPPING SPARROW, common
___SONG SPARROW, regular
___LINCOLN'S SPARROW, common around Scott Lake in Willow Breaks
___BREWER'S BLACKBIRD, uncommon
___BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD, uncommon
___PINE SISKIN, common
___LESSER GOLDFINCH, one record
___RED CROSSBILL, common
___WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL, irregular, seen regularly in 1991
___EVENING GROSBEAK, common
___"GRAY-CROWNED" ROSY FINCH, uncommon at timberline of Three Sisters

OTHER VERTEBRATES:

MYOTIS SP.
BIG BROWN BAT
WHITE-FOOTED DEERMOUSE
BUSHY-TAILED WOODRAT
OREGON VOLE
WESTERN POCKET GOLPHER
GOLDEN-MANTLED GROUND SQUIRREL
TOWNSEND'S CHIPMUNK
CHICKAREE (DOUGLAS' SQUIRREL)
PIKA
LONG-TAILED WEASEL
MARTEN
COUGAR
BOBCAT
COYOTE
AMERICAN BLACK BEAR
MULE DEER
ROOSEVELT ELK

WESTERN TOAD
CASCADE FROG
PACIFIC TREE FROG
ROUGH-SKINNED NEWT

COMMON GARTER SNAKE