Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge
"Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge"
"Trip Log ... November 16, 2012"
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 !!!

Went late afternoon on an overcast gray day, just to add to the Weekly Bird Count ... had 38 species in one loop, with the highlights being a mature Red-shouldered Hawk and a Pileated Woodpecker ... photography was impossible due to the lateness of the day and it being overcast and looking like rain ... camera used Canon Rebel T3i with 300z.

Species seen, heard, or photographed ... (in alphabetical order):

  1. American Coot ...
  2. American Goldfinch ...
  3. American Kestrel ...
  4. American Robin ...
  5. American Wigeon ...
  6. Bewick's Wren ...
  7. Black-capped Chickadee ...
  8. Bufflehead ...
  9. Cackling Goose ...
  10. Canada Goose ...
  11. European Starling ...
  12. Gadwall ...
  13. Golden-crowned Kinglet ...
  14. Golden-crowned Sparrow ...
  15. Great Blue Heron ...
  16. Great Egret ...
  17. Green-winged Teal ...
  18. Herring Gull ...
  19.   Hooded Merganser ...
  20. Lesser Scaup ...
  21. Mallard ...
  22. Northern Flicker ...
  23. Northern Harrier ...
  24. Northern Pintail ...
  25. Northern Shoveler ...
  26. Pacific Wren ...
  27. Pied-billed Grebe ...
  28.   Pileated Woodpecker ...
  29.   Red-shouldered Hawk ...
  30. Red-tailed Hawk ...
  31. Red-winged Blackbird ...
  32. Ring-necked Duck ...
  33. Sandhill Crane ...
  34.   Savannah Sparrow ...
  35. Song Sparrow ...
  36. Tundra Swan ...
  37. Western Scrub-Jay ...
  38. Wilson's Snipe ...

 
Hooded Merganser ... More Hooded Merganser images

Image, 2012, Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, click to enlarge Image, 2012, Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, click to enlarge
Click image to enlarge 		Hooded Merganser, male (left) and female (right). Note odd head markings on female. Late afternoon, overcast bordering-on-rain day. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 16, 2012.


Pileated Woodpecker ... More Pileated Woodpecker images

Image, 2012, Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, click to enlarge
Click image to enlarge 		Pileated Woodpecker. Late afternoon, overcast bordering-on-rain day. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 16, 2012.


Red-shouldered Hawk ... More Red-shouldered Hawk images

Image, 2012, Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, click to enlarge
Click image to enlarge 		Red-shouldered Hawk. Late afternoon, overcast bordering-on-rain day. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 16, 2012.


Savannah Sparrow ... More Savannah Sparrow images

Image, 2012, Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, click to enlarge
Click image to enlarge 		Savannah Sparrow. Late afternoon, overcast bordering-on-rain day. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 16, 2012.





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November 2012