I saw 1 immature and 2 adult Bald Eagles on the way to Klamath Falls yesterday evening. I'm not sure what they were driving.  :)   Actually, I was on my way to hear a couple of the local candidates for office speak, all parties welcome. The eagles were along U.S. Rt. 97 as it snakes along the base of Modoc Rim and the massive Klamath Lake (+140 square miles). It is one of the most scenic drives in the country, albeit rather narrow, busy, and dangerous. I would be for more pullouts, if they could be arranged.

We did get a little more of that needed snow last night, maybe an inch. More of the same birds as yesterday are active in the yard plus a couple of Western Gray Squirrels and a covey of California Quail. The Canada Geese (3) continued to graze the grass along the river near one of the bird feeders.

The ranch's black lab, Lori Darling, sure loves to chase those squirrels! It appears the squirrels like being chased!! The squirrels often jump back down on the ground, from the opposite side from her, after she chases them up the tree. Sometimes the squirrel will then run over a football field in length with her literally to their tail. She seems to slow down to where she just doesn't quite catch them. The squirrels seem to know she will not catch them (I don't recall that we've ever seen her kill anything). Sometimes we worry about her naiveté, especially when the Coyotes come out and bark at her and try to get her to chase them; it's not just a game then. I bet the squirrels don't give the Coyotes a chance to catch them.