Late October is the height of autumnal waterfowl migration in the Klamath Basin. The wetlands of this landscape have long supported the ducks and geese of the Pacific Flyway as they wing southward in the fall, and again as they head to their northern breeding grounds in the spring. Once referred to as “the Everglades of the West,” the wetland landscape in the Klamath Basin has been thoroughly transformed by a century of land use change. Pockets of wetland still exist in this area, supported by an intricate network of public wildlife refuges and private agricultural land. This video, taken on October 31, 2023, by a local farmer who’s taken tremendous initiative stewarding the wetland habitat on his commercial operation, shows just how far a little bit of wetland habitat can go to supporting these animals.