Subject: [Tweeters] Birding Trip Report: Ridgefield NWR River S Unit,
Date: Dec 11 18:10:13 2005
From: scottbmurray at msn.com - scottbmurray at msn.com
This report was mailed for Scott Murray by http://birdnotes.net
Date: December 11, 2005
Location: Ridgefield NWR River S Unit, Clark County, Washington
There was over 750 Tundra Swans on the Refuge today
Birds seen (in taxonomic order):
Canada Goose
Trumpeter Swan [1]
Tundra Swan
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Green-Winged Teal
Canvasback
Ring-necked Duck
Bufflehead
Hooded Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Pied-billed Grebe
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
American Coot
Sandhill Crane
Killdeer
Common Snipe
Rock Dove
Great Horned Owl
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Western Scrub-Jay
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
White-breasted Nuthatch
Bewick's Wren
Marsh Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
European Starling
Spotted Towhee
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Footnotes:
[1] I seen 3 2 Adult 1 Juvenile all 3 were together
Total number of species seen: 42