Subject: Birding Trip Report: Ridgefield NWR River S Unit, Clark County, Washington on February 22, 2004
Date: Feb 22 12:40:46 2004
From: jwwdvm at comcast.net - jwwdvm at comcast.net


This report was mailed for John Williams by http://birdnotes.net

Date: February 22, 2004
Location: Ridgefield NWR River S Unit, Clark County, Washington


It was hard to pass up birding with such good weather, so I spent
some time at Ridgefield NWR. No surprises, but a beautiful day
nonetheless. The otters (four) were cavorting in Rest Lake.

I've posted a few bird photos at:

http://www.featherphotography.com/gallery/new

John Williams
Battle Ground, WA


Birds seen (in taxonomic order):

Pied-billed Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Canada Goose
Tundra Swan
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Mallard
Cinnamon Teal
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Green-Winged Teal
Canvasback
Ring-necked Duck
Lesser Scaup
Unknown Scaup
Bufflehead
Common Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Red-tailed Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
American Kestrel
Killdeer
Ring-billed Gull
Rock Dove
Mourning Dove
Belted Kingfisher
Steller's Jay
Western Scrub-Jay
American Crow
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Bewick's Wren
Winter Wren
American Robin
European Starling
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Spotted Towhee
Dark-eyed Junco
Red-winged Blackbird

Total number of species seen: 41