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"Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge" "Canada Goose and Cackling Goose"

Click image to enlarge Six Geese Flying. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 3, 2007. The River "S" Unit of the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge has a 4.2 mile auto tour route and 1.5 mile seasonal hiking trail. The auto tour is an excellent way to see the Refuge. A pair of binoculars is a must and a camera makes it even more fun !!! Currently this website has the Cackling Goose and the Canada Goose together ... Includes Dusky banded geese ... #012, #054, #078, #21K, #242, #287, #298, and #530. The following are images captured of Canada Geese and Cackling Geese, arranged by month. Not all images of the these Geese are shown here, more may be found throughout the Trip Logs. Also, link out to the "Trip Logs" to see more images of various birds, wildflowers, and wildlife seen each day. January 16, 2008 ... Janaury 16, 2008, Trip Log Click image to enlarge Canada Goose. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, January 16, 2008. February 16, 2008 ... February 16, 2008, Trip Log Click image to enlarge Canada Goose. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, February 16, 2008. February 18, 2008 ... February 18, 2008, Trip Log Click image to enlarge Cackling Geese in a row. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, February 18, 2008. February 19, 2008 ... February 19, 2008, Trip Log Click image to enlarge Canada Goose. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, February 19, 2008. February 22, 2011 ... Dusky, banded #242 and #287 ... February 22, 2011, Trip Log Click image to enlarge Dusky Canada Goose, banded #242 (left) and #287 (right). Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Day overcast, snow showers, brief sunbreaks. Image taken, February 22, 2011. February 28, 2008 ... February 28, 2008, Trip Log Click image to enlarge Cackling Geese leaving Rest Lake. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, February 28, 2008. Click image to enlarge Cackling Geese leaving Rest Lake. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, February 28, 2008. Click image to enlarge Cackling Geese leaving Rest Lake. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, February 28, 2008. Click image to enlarge Cackling Geese leaving Rest Lake. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, February 28, 2008. Click image to enlarge Cackling Geese leaving Rest Lake. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, February 28, 2008. March 4, 2011 ... Dusky, banded #530, #298, #054, #012, and #078 ... March 4, 2011, Trip Log Click image to enlarge Dusky Canada Goose, banded #530. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, March 4, 2011. Click image to enlarge Dusky Canada Goose, banded #298 (left) and #054 (right). Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, March 4, 2011. Click image to enlarge Dusky Canada Goose, banded #012 (left) and #078 (right). Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, March 4, 2011. ... with odd markings ... March 4, 2011, Trip Log Click image to enlarge Canada Goose with odd markings. Day drizzly to heavy rain. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, March 4, 2011. Click image to enlarge Canada Goose with odd markings. Day drizzly to heavy rain. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, March 4, 2011. Click image to enlarge Canada Goose with odd markings, front view. Day drizzly to heavy rain. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, March 4, 2011. March 5, 2008 ... March 5, 2008, Trip Log Click image to enlarge Canada Goose. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, March 5, 2008. Click image to enlarge Canada Goose. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, March 5, 2008. March 8, 2008 ... March 8, 2008, Trip Log Click image to enlarge Canada Geese. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, March 8, 2008. Click image to enlarge Canada Goose. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, March 8, 2008. Cackling Geese ... March 8, 2008, Trip Log Click image to enlarge Cackling Geese. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, March 8, 2008. Click image to enlarge Cackling Goose. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, March 8, 2008. ... "painting" ... March 8, 2008, Trip Log Click image to enlarge Cackling Goose. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, March 8, 2008. April 6, 2008 ... April 6, 2008, Trip Log Click image to enlarge Canada Goose. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, April 6, 2008. April 20, 2007 ... April 20, 2007, Trip Log Click image to enlarge Cackling Geese. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, April 20, 2007. Click image to enlarge Cackling Geese. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, April 20, 2007. Click image to enlarge Canada Goose. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, April 20, 2007. ... family ... April 20, 2007, Trip Log Click image to enlarge Canada Goose family. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, April 20, 2007. Click image to enlarge Canada Goose family. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, April 20, 2007. Click image to enlarge Canada Goose family. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, April 20, 2007. April 30, 2010 ... April 30, 2010, Trip Log Click image to enlarge Canada Goose goslings. Day overcast and gray. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, April 30, 2010. May 3, 2011 ... May 3, 2011, Trip Log Click image to enlarge Canada Goose and baby. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, May 3, 2011. May 6, 2007 ... May 6, 2007, Trip Log Click image to enlarge Canada Goose. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, May 6, 2007. Click image to enlarge Canada Goose. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, May 6, 2007. Click image to enlarge Canada Goose, with babies. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, May 6, 2007. May 8, 2007 ... May 8, 2007, Trip Log Click image to enlarge Canada Goose pair. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, May 8, 2007. Click image to enlarge Canada Goose, male (left image) and male calling, with female (right image). Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, May 8, 2007. Click image to enlarge Canada Goose, with reflection. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, May 8, 2007. May 15, 2007 ... May 15, 2007, Trip Log Click image to enlarge Canada Goose family. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, May 15, 2007. Click image to enlarge Canada Goose family, "Follow the Leader". Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, May 15, 2007. May 16, 2008 ... May 16, 2008, Trip Log Click image to enlarge Canada Goose family. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, May 16, 2008. Click image to enlarge Canada Geese, adult with three chicks. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, May 16, 2008. Click image to enlarge Canada Geese, chicks. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, May 16, 2008. Click image to enlarge Canada Goose chick. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, May 16, 2008. Click image to enlarge Canada Goose chick. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, May 16, 2008. Click image to enlarge Canada Geese, adult and baby. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, May 16, 2008. May 19, 2011 ... May 19, 2011, Trip Log Click image to enlarge Canada Geese, with babies. Nice sunny warm spring day. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken May 19, 2011. May 19, 2008 ... May 19, 2008, Trip Log Click image to enlarge Canada Goose family. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, May 19, 2008. Click image to enlarge Canada Goose chicks. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, May 19, 2008. Click image to enlarge Canada Goose family. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, May 19, 2008. October 12, 2011 ... October 12, 2011, Trip Log Click image to enlarge Cackling Geese with a few Greater White-fronted Geese. Mostly overcast day with very few sun breaks. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken October 12, 2011. October 28, 2007 ... October 28, 2007, Trip Log Click image to enlarge Cackling Geese variations, darker front (left image) and with white ring on neck (right image). Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, October 28, 2007. November 2, 2007 ... November 2, 2007, Trip Log Click image to enlarge Cackling Geese ... "Formation Flying" ... Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 2, 2007. ... landing ... November 2, 2007, Trip Log Click image to enlarge Two Geese landing. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 2, 2007. Click image to enlarge Four Geese landing. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 2, 2007. November 3, 2007 ... November 3, 2007, Trip Log Click image to enlarge Cackling Geese. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 3, 2007. Click image to enlarge Cackling Geese. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 3, 2007. ... flying ... November 3, 2007, Trip Log Click image to enlarge Three Geese Flying. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 3, 2007. Click image to enlarge Six Geese Flying. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 3, 2007. November 4, 2009 ... Dusky, banded #21K November 4, 2009, Trip Log Click image to enlarge Banded Dusky Canada Goose, #21K. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 4, 2009. November 11, 2011 ... November 11, 2011, Trip Log Click image to enlarge Cackling Goose. Overcast with a front coming in. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken November 11, 2011. November 13, 2007 ... November 13, 2007, Trip Log Click image to enlarge Cackling Goose. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 13, 2007. Click image to enlarge Cackling Geese. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 13, 2007. November 14, 2008 ... Leucistic Cackling Goose ... November 14, 2008, Trip Log Click image to enlarge Leucistic Cackling Goose. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken November 14, 2008. Click image to enlarge Leucistic Cackling Goose. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken November 14, 2008. Click image to enlarge Leucistic Cackling Goose. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken November 14, 2008. Click image to enlarge Leucistic Cackling Goose. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken November 14, 2008. Click image to enlarge Leucistic Cackling Goose. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken November 14, 2008. November 21, 2007 ... November 21, 2007, Trip Log Click image to enlarge Cackling Geese. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 21, 2007. November 23, 2007 ... November 23, 2007, Trip Log Click image to enlarge Cackling Geese. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 23, 2007. Click image to enlarge Cackling Geese. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 23, 2007. HOME   |   ABOUT THIS SITE   |   LINKS THE REFUGE   |   TRIP LOGS   |   CALENDAR   |   IMAGE INDEX COLUMBIA RIVER IMAGES ENGLISH RIVER WEBSITE COMPLETE BIRD LIST

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