Tweeters,

This message, posted on OBOL yesterday, may be of interest to many of
you. Snowy Egret is a tough bird to find in Washington. (There was
also one present recently-- at least August 3 to 7-- at the Tualatin
River
NWR, not far SW of Portland.)

Even though the egret was seen 4 days ago, it may still be worth
looking for, especially for those who haven't seen one yet in
Washington.

Wayne C. Weber
Delta, BC
contopus at telus.net


----- Original Message -----
From: bill clemons <willclemons at yahoo.com>
To: OBOL <obol at lists.orst.edu>
Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 11:17 AM
Subject: [obol] Snowy Egret at Ridgefield NWR


> Friday 8/6/04 my mom and I drove up to Ridgefield NWR
> off I-5 exit 14 in Washington. It was showery and
> breezy, but enjoyable as the rain stopped by the time
> we started to walk the Kiwa trail. We did not see a
> lot of species, and most of the ducks were females and
> juvies (Gadwall, Green-Winged Teal, Cinnamon Teal,
> Mallards). We saw quite a few young Pied-Billed Grebes
> still with striping on their heads. Bittern were
> conspicuous in the large pond toward the end of the
> loop (Rest Lake). No Yellow-headed Blackbirds or Black
> Terns were seen, so they were hiding, or have already
> gone for the season. We saw Caspian Terns, Northern
> Harriers, Red-tailed Hawks, Kestrels, and one
> Peregrine, but no Bald Eagles this time. Probably
> close to a hundred Great Blue Heron were seen widely
> scattered, but everywhere. The treat of the day was
> the juvenile Snowy Egret in Rest Lake hanging around
> with at least 56 Great Egrets. Also of interest, was
> the young Cowbird sitting on the railing of the first
> Kiwa Trail bridge going anti-clockwise. It was waiting
> for daddy Yellowthroat to show up with food. What an
> odd looking "family". We saw a lot of House Wrens,
> and young Yellowthroats, but no Sora, Rail, or Snipe.
> All things considered, it was a very nice day for a
> drive and a walk.
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