[obol] Audubon Society of Portland field trip to Ridgefield NWR

[Robert Lockett]

Fourteen participants joined Adrienne and me for a pleasant but chilly morning walking the woods trail at the Carty Unit of Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge this morning from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Fog and a heavy frost combined with a temperature of 29 degrees to keep land bird activity slow. Waterfowl viewing from this trail is limited. Aerial waterfowl--no doubt stirred up by the almost constant discharge of shotguns--were only occasionally visible through the fog. In spite of the conditions, we managed to eke out 31 species, listed below. Probably the best sighting was of 4 River Otters fishing as a group and emerging at the edge of a pond reasonably close by.

Northern Flicker (1)
Golden-crowned Sparrow (vocal)
Downy Woodpecker (1 + 2 vocal)
White-breasted Nuthatch (6)
Brown Creeper (1)
Black-capped Chickadee (20+)
Song Sparrow (1)
Fox Sparrow (vocal)
Varied Thrush (30)
Robin (6)
Starling (6)
Golden-crowned Kinglet (1 + vocal)
Red-tailed Hawk (1 immature)
American Kestrel (1 male)
Tundra Swan (50+ vocal)
Sandhill Crane (many vocal)
Spotted Towhee (6)
Steller's Jay (6)
Scrub Jay (10)
American Wigeon (10)
Green-winged Teal (6)
Mallard (50)
Gadwall (6)
Northern Pintail (50+)
Common Merganser (1 male)
House Finch (vocal)
Canada Goose (100)
Great Blue Heron (3)
Great Egret (2)
Bewick's Wren (1)
Winter Wren (1)




 
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