Show seventy varieties of birds around crater lake in oregon bulletin says the abundant life is shared by a wide variety of birds finding headquarters in the sanctuary at crater lake national park in oregon there are more than seventy varieties in the park bird notes are heard continually according to a news bulletin issued by the park service the eagle craggs have furnished nesting places for the golden eagle ind and the american bald eagle llao rock is the home of falcons ospreys have been seen and the horned owl forages nightly california gulls visit the park and black cormorants are known to have nested and raised their young on the lake there are ravens and half a dozen varieties ot of hawks canvasback ba c k and golden eyed ducks frequent the lake and the sierra grouse t the h e timberlands ands darks clarks crow the camp robber and california crested and gray jays make their presence known on the trails and around the camp grounds smaller birds frequently seen are the mountain bluebird bluebird townsend solitaire sierra junco pine creeper nuthatch chickadee and grosbeak there are golden and ruby crowned ringlets kinglets king lets robins wrens wood and green tailed tow hees purple and rosy finches cinches fin ches chipping and other sparrows several varieties of thrushes and five varieties of warblers warb lers occasionally a humming bird is seen the most noticeable of the small birds of the park is the western tanager a brilliant streak of gold as it flits in the dark foliage and equally remarkable in coloring when it rests on twig or branch where its red head yellow body and black wings with yellow bars are unmistakable the sweetest singer in the park is the hermit thrust shy difficult to locate but making its presence known by beautiful song |