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 !!!
Early morning trip to check out the shorebirds at Rest Lake ... LOTS of Least and Western Sandpipers but most too far out to get decent photographs ... also Killdeer, Semipalmated Plovers, and Yellowlegs.
This trip includes ...
Common Yellowthroat ... Cedar Waxwing ... American Goldfinch ... Song Sparrow ... American Crow ... Greater Yellowlegs ... Least Sandpiper ... Western Sandpiper ... Semipalmated Plover ... Killdeer ... Great Blue Heron ... Pied-billed Grebe ... Purple Martin ... Eastern Cottontail ... Muskrat ... Nutria ... Raccoon ...
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Common Yellowthroat.
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit.
Image taken, August 3, 2009.
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Common Yellowthroat.
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit.
Image taken, August 3, 2009.
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Cedar Waxwing.
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit.
Image taken, August 3, 2009.
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American Goldfinch.
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit.
Image taken, August 3, 2009.
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Song Sparrow.
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit.
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American Crow.
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit.
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American Crow.
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit.
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Greater Yellowlegs.
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit.
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Greater Yellowlegs.
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit.
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"Preening" ... Greater Yellowlegs.
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit.
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Least Sandpiper.
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit.
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Least Sandpiper.
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit.
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Least Sandpipers.
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit.
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Least Sandpipers.
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit.
Image taken, August 3, 2009.
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Western Sandpiper.
On Rest Lake.
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Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit.
Image taken, August 3, 2009.
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Semipalmated Plover.
On Rest Lake.
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit.
Image taken, August 3, 2009.
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Killdeer and Semipalmated Plover.
On Rest Lake.
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit.
Image taken, August 3, 2009.
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Killdeer over Rest Lake.
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit.
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Killdeer.
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit.
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Great Blue Heron on Rest Lake.
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit.
Image taken, August 3, 2009.
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Pied-billed Grebe, youngster.
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit.
Image taken, August 3, 2009.
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Purple Martin, youngsters.
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit.
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Purple Martin, youngsters.
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit.
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Eastern Cottontail.
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit.
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Muskrat.
In Bower Slough.
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit.
Image taken, August 3, 2009.
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Nutria.
In Bower Slough.
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit.
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Raccoon.
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit.
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Raccoon.
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit.
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Raccoon.
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit.
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Raccoon.
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit.
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