[obol] 2 Ruffs and Sharp-tailed Sandpiper at Ridgefield NWR

[Steve Nord]

OBOL;

Was at the River S unit of Ridgefield NWR this morning, 8:30-12:00.  The male and female RUFF were both present and at times feeding alongside each other.  Male is larger and paler then the female.  Shorebirds moved around quiet a bit from each body of water on Rest Lake, so eventually seen from the blind or across Rest Lake.  The RUFFS vanished by the time I left at noon.  The SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPER is associating with a small flock of PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, and it was still being viewed when I left.  At one time we watched the SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPER feeding alongside the RUFF. Not often you get to see that.

An immature WHITE-TAILED KITE was also present perched on a snag near the pullout just before the road leaves Rest Lake.

Good Birding
Steve Nord
Hillsboro, OR
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