Danielle Kelly @ Hyatt Lake
Danielle Kelly before the fireworks (July 4, 2026)
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American Robin @ Hyatt Lake (May 2026)
Osprey in flight
Osprey over Hyatt Lake on 4th of July
10 days ago…
2026 July 4 – Hyatt Lake fireworks
Osprey @ Hyatt Lake
Pandion haliaetus
I headed over to Hyatt Lake last week in search of bald eagles. I didn’t see any, but there was other wildlife to commune with.
The lake was much lower than it was this past September. I would have thought that it would be a bit higher this time of year. I checked with A.I. and this was the result:
“April – May (Peak Capacity): Hyatt Lake usually hits its highest water levels of the year in May.
June – August (Drawdown Phase): Water levels drop quickly. TID heavily releases stored water during these months to irrigate crops throughout the Rogue Valley.
September – October (Annual Low): The lake hits its lowest levels of the year by October. In severe drought years, the reservoir has historically been drawn down to nearly empty (less than 2% capacity).”
Not good news…
Little Hyatt Lake
partially frozen Little Hyatt Lake (January 2, 2026)
For whatever reason, it took us almost 25 years to visit Little Hyatt Lake for the first time in 2025. However, we just drove by because a scary-looking truck was parked there, and it wasn’t our destination on that day anyway.
Flash forward a few months to warmer-than-usual January temperatures, and we decided to go again. This time we hiked in on the PCT.
Mount McLoughlin from Hyatt Lake
Hyatt Lake (September 14, 2025)
Hyatt Reservoir (a.k.a. Hyatt Lake)
Hyatt Lake is just 14 miles east of Ashland
Bird at Hyatt Lake
During my second trip to Hyatt Lake of the summer I saw this red-tailed hawk. In my prior post I labeled the bird as a bald eagle (as that is what I was told), but now I’m thinking it was an osprey.