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 !!!
GORGEOUS fall morning ...
TWO new Refuge birds --- the Black-headed Gray Warbler and the Ring-necked Pheasant !!! ... the level of Rest Lake is down and the shorebirds are back.
This trip includes ...
American Goldfinch ... American Kestrel ... Black-throated Gray Warbler ... European Starling ... Great Blue Heron ... Greater Yellowlegs ... Golden-crowned Sparrow ... Lesser Yellowlegs ... Long-billed Dowitcher ... Marsh Wren ... Northern Pintail ... Red-tailed Hawk ... Red-winged Blackbird ... Ring-necked Pheasant ... Sandhill Crane ... Song Sparrow ... Yellow-rumped Warbler ... White tree fungus ...
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American Goldfinch.
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit.
Image taken September 29, 2008.
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American Kestrel.
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit.
Image taken September 29, 2008.
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Black-throated Gray Warbler.
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit.
Image taken September 29, 2008.
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Throat, Black-throated Gray Warbler.
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit.
Image taken September 29, 2008.
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European Starling.
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit.
Image taken September 29, 2008.
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Great Blue Heron.
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit.
Image taken September 29, 2008.
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Greater Yellowlegs.
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit.
Image taken September 29, 2008.
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Greater Yellowlegs.
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit.
Image taken September 29, 2008.
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Greater Yellowlegs.
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit.
Image taken September 29, 2008.
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Golden-crowned Sparrow.
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit.
Image taken September 29, 2008.
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One Lesser Yellowlegs and two Greater Yellowlegs.
On Rest Lake.
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit.
Image taken September 29, 2008.
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One Lesser Yellowlegs and three Greater Yellowlegs.
On Rest Lake.
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit.
Image taken September 29, 2008.
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Long-billed Dowitcher.
On Rest Lake.
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit.
Image taken September 29, 2008.
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Marsh Wren.
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit.
Image taken September 29, 2008.
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Northern Pintail, male.
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit.
Image taken September 29, 2008.
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Red-tailed Hawk.
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit.
Image taken September 29, 2008.
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Red-tailed Hawk.
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit.
Image taken September 29, 2008.
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Red-winged Blackbird.
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit.
Image taken September 29, 2008.
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Ring-necked Pheasant, female.
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit.
Image taken September 29, 2008.
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Sandhill Cranes.
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit.
Image taken September 29, 2008.
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Sandhill Crane.
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit.
Image taken September 29, 2008.
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Sandhill Crane.
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit.
Image taken September 29, 2008.
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Song Sparrow.
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit.
Image taken September 29, 2008.
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Yellow-rumped Warbler.
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit.
Image taken September 29, 2008.
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White tree fungus.
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit.
Image taken September 29, 2008.
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