[obol] [Fwd: Ridgefield Nat'l Wildlife Refuge--"-River-S" unit.]

[gerald]

....Skip the message sent  a few minutes ago---about South Bend trip 
....OLD NEWS!!!!  Clicked wrong "sent" message.. I'm geting 
sleepy---time to "hit the sack"!!!

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Subject: 	Ridgefield Nat'l Wildlife Refuge--"-River-S" unit.
Date: 	Thu, 27 Sep 2007 23:32:21 -0700
From: 	gerald <gerald at e-z.net>
To: 	Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>



...............An absolutely beautiful day......before the clouds moved 
in around 6:00pm
................They are pumping in water to various ponds to get them 
ready for the duck hunters.  (.....in a wildlife *refuge* ????)  
So......they must have temporarily cut of the water to Rest Lake as it 
was very low with many areas of mud flats. As a result there were a bit 
more than 14 GREAT EGRETS; scads of GREAT BLUE HERONS;  3 AMERICAN 
BITTERNS; about 80-100 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS; loads of ducks--most 
still in eclipse plumage., and some smaller SANDPIPER-sized shorebirds 
seen at a distance. GREATER and LESSER YELLOWLEGS  were reported by 
others nearby. A WILSON'S SNIPE in the swamps nearby a bit noreast of 
the lake.
...............About 300-400 SANDHILL CRANES were 'strung-out  for a 
long ways along the base of the SE directional dike south of Rest Lake. 
They were too busy eating to make much noise, except a few noisy ones 
flying in to join the crowd!!!
................A LINCOLN'S SPARROW was observed, though I didn't 
personally didn't see one, though I saw a number of GOLDEN-CROWNED 
SPARROWS in the willow trees area west part of Kiwa Trail area. Several 
RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS (immatures) along with HARRIER HAWKS and RED-TAILED 
HAWKS. Some SWALLOWS and an AM. GOLDFINCH still around, along with 
RED-WINGED and BREWERS BLACKBIRDS and 1 BELTED KINGFISHER.
................Plenty ofWESTERN PAINTED TURTLES along with 1 
GREEN-WINGED TEAL in the middle of then along the slough --north end of 
road. A GREEN HERON was also reported seen.  Female WOOD DUCK nearby. No 
migratory Canada Geese yet, though I have heard they are starting to 
show up at places further north. Otheewise, pretty quiet right now these 
last days before Oct/1st when you can no longer walk the tour road or 
Kiwa Trail for the winter months.....or get out of your car to set up a 
spotting scope( ...except for 1 or2 special areas.) (....of course...you 
get 'out of the car', and  "POOF"--- all the fowls  dissappear!!!.)  :-)

................Cheers
                Gerald Hamilton
                gerald at e-z.net
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