[obol] Ridgefield NWR Phalarope

[Carol Ledford]

Today, Bill Clemons and I birded Ridgefield NWR (while his mom rock-hounded the refuge), and we found one Red-necked Phalarope.  [Ridgefield NWR is off I-5, at Exit 14, in Washington state.]  Apparently, three Red- necked Phalaropes were seen a few days ago by Clay Davis, Jim Danzenbaker, and Roger Windemuth.  Our one bird was on the south side of Rest Lake, and we nearly gave up on finding it.  It’s a lovely little bird, and we were pleased to find it.  The complete day’s list is below:


  Pied-billed Grebe
  American Bittern
  Great Blue Heron
  Great Egret
  Turkey Vulture
  Wood Duck
  Mallard
  Cinnamon Teal
  Ring-necked Duck
  Ruddy Duck
  Osprey
  Bald Eagle
  Northern Harrier
  Red-tailed Hawk
  American Kestrel
  Virginia Rail
  American Coot
  Greater Yellowlegs
  Least Sandpiper
  Red-necked Phalarope
  Ring-billed Gull
  Mourning Dove
  Vaux's Swift
  Belted Kingfisher
  Northern Flicker
  Western Wood-Pewee
  Willow Flycatcher
  Pacific-slope Flycatcher
  Steller's Jay
  Western Scrub-Jay
  American Crow
  Purple Martin
  Tree Swallow
  Northern Rough-winged Swallow
  Cliff Swallow
  Barn Swallow
  Black-capped Chickadee
  White-breasted Nuthatch
  House Wren
  Marsh Wren
  Swainson's Thrush
  American Robin
  European Starling
  Cedar Waxwing
  Yellow Warbler
  Common Yellowthroat
  Song Sparrow
  Red-winged Blackbird
  Purple Finch
  American Goldfinch
   
   


Carol Ledford 
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