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 !!!
Walked the North Carty Unit ... heavy cloud, overcast, dreary ... saw 34 species of birds in 3 hours, however photography of the birds was marginal at best ... way too dim ... Canon T2i with 300mm lens, handheld.
34 birds seen and/or heard include (in alphabetical order):
- American Bittern (heard) ...
- American Coot ...
- American Crow ...
- American Robin ...
- American Wigeon ...
- Bald Eagle ...
- Bewick's Wren ...
- Black-capped Chickadee ...
- Bushtit ...
- Cackling Geese ...
- Canada Geese ...
- Gadwall ...
- Golden-crowned Kinglet ...
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 Golden-crowned Sparrow ...
- Great Blue Heron ...
- Great Egret ...
- Green-winged Teal ...
- Hutton's Vireo ...
- Mallard ...
- Northern Flicker ...
- Northern Pintail ...
- Northern Shoveler ...
- Pacific Wren ...
- Red-breasted Sapsucker ...
- Red-tailed Hawk ...
- Red-winged Blackbird (heard) ...
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet ...
- Song Sparrow ...
- Spotted Towhee ...
- Trumpeter Swan ...
- Tundra Swan ...
- Western Scrub-Jay ...
- White-breasted Nuthatch ...
- Yellow-rumped Warbler ...
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Golden-crowned Sparrow.
Day was heavy cloud, overcast, and dreary.
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, Carty Unit.
Image taken, February 21, 2011.
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Hutton's Vireo.
Day was heavy cloud, overcast, and dreary.
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, Carty Unit.
Image taken, February 21, 2011.
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Pacific Wren.
Day was heavy cloud, overcast, and dreary.
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, Carty Unit.
Image taken, February 21, 2011.
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Red-breasted Sapsucker.
Day was heavy cloud, overcast, and dreary.
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, Carty Unit.
Image taken, February 21, 2011.
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Ruby-crowned Kinglet.
Day was heavy cloud, overcast, and dreary.
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, Carty Unit.
Image taken, February 21, 2011.
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Yellow-rumped Warbler.
Day was heavy cloud, overcast, and dreary.
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, Carty Unit.
Image taken, February 21, 2011.
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