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"Trip Log ... November 3, 2009"
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 !!!

Beautiful fall morning !!!!!!!!! ... started out overcast/foggy and then improved ...

This trip includes ... Wilson's Snipe ... European Starling ... Great Blue Heron ... Great Egret ... Sandhill Crane ... Cackling Geese ... Red-tailed Hawk ... Northern Harrier ... American Kestrel ... Pied-billed Grebe ... Red-winged Blackbird ... Oregon Junco ... Golden-crowned Kinglet ... Black-capped Chickadee ... Bewick's Wren ...

 
Wilson's Snipe ... MORE Wilson's Snipe images

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Click image to enlarge 		Wilson's Snipe. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 3, 2009.
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Click image to enlarge 		Wilson's Snipe. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 3, 2009.
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Click image to enlarge 		Wilson's Snipe. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 3, 2009.
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Click image to enlarge 		Wilson's Snipe. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 3, 2009.
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Click image to enlarge 		Wilson's Snipe. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 3, 2009.


Wilson's Snipe and European Starling ... MORE Wilson's Snipe images
MORE European Starling images

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Click image to enlarge 		Wilson's Snipe (left) and European Starling (right). Long Lake. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 3, 2009.


Great Blue Heron ... MORE Great Blue Heron images

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Click image to enlarge 		Great Blue Heron. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 3, 2009.
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Click image to enlarge 		Great Blue Heron. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 3, 2009.
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Click image to enlarge 		Great Blue Heron. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 3, 2009.


Great Egret ... MORE Great Egret images

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Click image to enlarge 		Great Egret. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 3, 2009.
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Click image to enlarge 		Great Egret. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 3, 2009.


... head ... MORE Great Egret images

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Click image to enlarge 		Great Egret. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 3, 2009.
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Click image to enlarge 		Great Egret. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 3, 2009.
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Click image to enlarge 		Great Egret. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 3, 2009.


Sandhill Cranes ... MORE Sandhill Crane images

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Click image to enlarge 		Sandhill Cranes. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 3, 2009.
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Click image to enlarge 		Sandhill Cranes. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 3, 2009.
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Click image to enlarge 		Sandhill Cranes. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 3, 2009.


Cackling Geese ... MORE Geese images

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Click image to enlarge 		Cackling Geese. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 3, 2009.


Red-tailed Hawk ... MORE Red-tailed Hawk images

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Click image to enlarge 		Red-tailed Hawk. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 3, 2009.
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Click image to enlarge 		Red-tailed Hawk. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 3, 2009.
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Click image to enlarge 		Red-tailed Hawk. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 3, 2009.


Northern Harrier ... MORE Northern Harrier images

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Click image to enlarge 		Northern Harrier. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 3, 2009.


Northern Harrier ... leaving post ... MORE Northern Harrier images

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Click image to enlarge 		Northern Harrier. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 3, 2009.
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Click image to enlarge 		Northern Harrier. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 3, 2009.
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Click image to enlarge 		Northern Harrier. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 3, 2009.


American Kestrel ... MORE American Kestrel images

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Click image to enlarge 		American Kestrel, male (left) and female (right). Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 3, 2009.


Pied-billed Grebe ... MORE Pied-billed Grebe images

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Click image to enlarge 		Pied-billed Grebe. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 3, 2009.
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Click image to enlarge 		Pied-billed Grebe. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 3, 2009.


Red-winged Blackbird ... MORE Red-winged Blackbird images

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Click image to enlarge 		Red-winged Blackbird, male. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 3, 2009.


Juncos, Kinglets, and Chickadees ... MORE Oregon Junco images
MORE Golden-crowned Kinglet images
MORE Black-capped Chickadee images

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Click image to enlarge 		Oregon Junco (left image) and Golden-crowned Kinglet (right image). Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 3, 2009.
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Click image to enlarge 		Black-capped Chickadee. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 3, 2009.


Bewick's Wren ... MORE Bewick's Wren images

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Click image to enlarge 		Bewick's Wren. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 3, 2009.
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Click image to enlarge 		Bewick's Wren. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 3, 2009.


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