Wilson E Cady wrote:
>
> Friday, I searched for the TRUMPETER SWAN that was reported at
> the Ridgefield Refuge in Clark County, by Gerald Hamilton, without any
> luck. There were a small number of shorebirds at Grassy Lake, ( where the
> observation blind is located) and a PEREGRINE FALCON was working the
> blackbird flocks. A vocal WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH was in the Oregon Ash
> forest at the blind. Other sightings included:
> 2 GREAT EGRETS
> 6 BLUE-WINGED TEAL (males)
> 3 GREATER YELLOWLEGS
> 4 LESSER YELLOWLEGS
> 4 WESTERN SANDPIPERS
> 5 LEAST SANDPIPERS
> 1 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER
> Wilson Cady
> Washougal, WA.
> gorgebirds at juno.com
> 360-835-5947
>
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............One had to hike on the road that went on the east side of
Rest Lake in order to see the Trumpeter Swan.....too far on the west end
to see from the observation blind. Anyway, he must have moved on in the
week after I saw him. Several years ago there was a stray Swan from
Malheur NWR(green-tagged) that spent a month or two during the summer at
Ridgefield before moving on. Would be interesting to know the history of
this apparent stray that I just saw.
.............You certainly saw the shorebirds!!!! Migration time has
started. Other than the Snipes and Killdeer, there was few shorebirds
several weeks ago.
Have a good, good day.


Gerald Hamilton
Brush Prairie, Wash.
gerald at e-z.net