[obol] Ridgefield NWR: A Lovely day for Hawks

[Bill Clemons]

Carol Ledford and I birded the River "S" Unit at Ridgefield NWR (~4mi W
of I-5 at Exit 14 in SW Washington;
http://www.fws.gov/ridgefieldrefuges/ ).

Highlights:

All The Pretty Hawks:  

DARK PHASE RED-TAILED HAWK  (1)
HARLAN'S RED-TAILED HAWK       (1)
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS               (4)
Northern Harriers                         (1-M, Lots-F, Several-Juv)
Red-tailed Hawks                         (Dzns) 

Saturday was a Wonderful day for Hawks, Red-tailed Hawks of many
plumages, juv and adults alike. All were seen in their previously
reported locations.  SE grasslands alone, probably had 2 dozen hawks,
or more.   Two different ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS were again today allowing
cars to approach within 20 feet of their perches atop boundary or speed
limit signs.  A few Red-tailed Hawks were similarly obliging.

Bill Clemons
SW of Portland in Mtn Park
Willclemons AT Yahoo dot com

Complete list of 57 species seen / heard:

Pied-billed Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
Tundra Swan
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Mallard
CINNAMON TEAL
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
CANVASBACK
RING-NECKED DUCK
Lesser Scaup
Bufflehead
HOODED MERGANSER
Ruddy Duck
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Red-tailed Hawk
DARK PHASE RED-TAILED HAWK
HARLAN'S RED-TAILED HAWK
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK
American Kestrel
American Coot
SANDHILL CRANE
Glaucous-winged Gull
Gull (Species)
Mourning Dove
Belted Kingfisher
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
PILEATED WOODPECKER
Steller's Jay
Western Scrub-Jay
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch    (heard only, entrance canyon)
Brown Creeper
Bewick's Wren    (heard only)
Winter Wren      (heard only, entrance canyon)
Marsh Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
European Starling
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Spotted Towhee
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Red-winged Blackbird
Western Meadowlark


White-tailed Kite   (seen by others)


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