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"Trip Log ... November 4, 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 !!!!!!!!!

This trip includes ... Red-winged Blackbird ... European Starling ... Golden-crowned Kinglet ... Oregon Junco ... Black-capped Chickadee ... Red-tailed Hawk ... Northern Harrier ... American Kestrel ... Sandhill Crane ... Tundra Swan ... Canada Geese (Dusky) ... Pied-billed Grebe ... Bufflehead ... Mallard ... Northern Pintail ... On Rest Lake (Tundra Swan, Green-winged Teal, Northern Pintail, American Wigeon) ...

 
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 4, 2009.


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

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Click image to enlarge 		Red-winged Blackbirds. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 4, 2009.
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Click image to enlarge 		Red-winged Blackbirds. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 4, 2009.


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

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Click image to enlarge 		Red-winged Blackbird, youngster, male. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 4, 2009.


European Starling ... MORE European Starling images

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Click image to enlarge 		European Starlings. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 4, 2009.


Golden-crowned Kinglet ... MORE Golden-crowned Kinglet images

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Click image to enlarge 		Golden-crowned Kinglet. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 4, 2009.
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Click image to enlarge 		Golden-crowned Kinglet. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 4, 2009.


Oregon Junco ... MORE Oregon Junco images

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Click image to enlarge 		Oregon Junco. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 4, 2009.
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Click image to enlarge 		Oregon Junco. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 4, 2009.


Black-capped Chickadee ... MORE Black-capped Chickadee images

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Click image to enlarge 		Black-capped Chickadee. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 4, 2009.
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Click image to enlarge 		Black-capped Chickadee. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 4, 2009.
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Click image to enlarge 		Black-capped Chickadee. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 4, 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 4, 2009.
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Click image to enlarge 		Red-tailed Hawk, peaking through the grasses. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 4, 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 4, 2009.
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Click image to enlarge 		Northern Harrier. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 4, 2009.
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Click image to enlarge 		Northern Harrier. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 4, 2009.


American Kestrel ... MORE American Kestrel images

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Click image to enlarge 		American Kestrel, male. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 4, 2009.
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Click image to enlarge 		American Kestrel, male, heading for prey. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 4, 2009.
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Click image to enlarge 		American Kestrel, male, with Praying Mantis. Right image 166% enlargement of left image. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 4, 2009.


Sandhill Crane ... 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 4, 2009.


Tundra Swan ... MORE Tundra Swan images

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Click image to enlarge 		Tundra Swans. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 4, 2009.
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Click image to enlarge 		Tundra Swan. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 4, 2009.


Canada Goose ... MORE Canada Geese images

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Click image to enlarge 		Banded Dusky Canada Goose. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 4, 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 4, 2009.
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Click image to enlarge 		Scenic, Pied-billed Grebe. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 4, 2009.


Bufflehead ... MORE Bufflehead images

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Click image to enlarge 		Bufflehead, female. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 4, 2009.


Mallards and Northern Pintail ... MORE Mallard images
MORE Northern Pintail images

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Click image to enlarge 		Mallard (female), Northern Pintail (male), and Mallard (male), on Long Lake. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 4, 2009.


Northern Pintail ... MORE Northern Pintail images

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Click image to enlarge 		Northern Pintail, on Rest Lake. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 4, 2009.


On Rest Lake ... Tundra Swan, Green-winged Teal,
Northern Pintail, and American Wigeon ... 		MORE American Wigeon images
MORE Green-winged Teal images
MORE Northern Pintail images
MORE Tundra Swan images

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Click image to enlarge 		Tundra Swan, Green-winged Teal, Northern Pintail, and American Wigeon, on Rest Lake. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 4, 2009.
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Click image to enlarge 		Green-winged Teals (upper left) and Northern Pintails, on Rest Lake. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 4, 2009.


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