[obol] Ridgefield NWR: NO White-faced Ibis, But a great day

[Bill Clemons]

Today I birded at Ridgefield NWR (~4mi W of I-5 at
Exit 14 in SW Washington;
http://www.fws.gov/ridgefieldrefuges/ ) from about 8a
to 5p.  It was a wonderful day.

I made two loops of the River "S" Unit and on the
first loop I birded quite a bit with Joe Koutney
including our walk on the Kiwa Trail.

We did NOT see the W-F Ibis.  I am not aware of anyone
that saw them today.  Maybe the weekend will bring
better luck.

Our best birds seen for the day were:

WILLOW FLYCATCHER (in woods/brushline along canal
after "hunters gate")
VIRGINIA RAIL (1 off the right of the first bridge on
the Kiwa Trail walking clockwise)
SORA (2 in the wetland N of the Blind parking lot)
AM BITTERN  (at least half a dozen flying)
PIED-BILLED GREBE (3-Babies)
BLUE-WINGED TEAL
REDEHEAD (2 drakes and one hen)
RUDDY DUCK (Lots; several displaying/water dancing
drakes)


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

Complete list of birds (66 species) for the day:

Pied-billed Grebe
American Bittern
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Mallard
Blue-winged Teal
Cinnamon Teal
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Lesser Scaup
Bufflehead
Ruddy Duck
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Virginia Rail
Sora
American Coot
Killdeer
Greater Yellowlegs
Mourning Dove
Anna's Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Northern Flicker
Western Wood-Pewee
Willow Flycatcher
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Steller's Jay
Western Scrub-Jay
American Crow
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Barn Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
White-breasted Nuthatch
Bewick's Wren
House Wren
Winter Wren
Marsh Wren
Swainson's Thrush
American Robin
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Wilson's Warbler
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Black-headed Grosbeak
Red-winged Blackbird
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Bullock's Oriole
House Finch
American Goldfinch




 
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