I checked a few areas in Clark County on Sunday, July 31st, for
migrants but found few other than LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS and GREATER
YELLOWLEGS.
At the Steigerwald Lake Refuge I found that four pair of PURPLE
MARTINS were feeding young in nests in cottonwood snags where I had seen
them checking the cavities earlier in the spring. The only other birds of
interest here were a GREAT EGRET and one AMERICAN BITTERN.
At Vancouver Lake there were no mudflats showing and no shorebird at
all but the Western/Clark's Grebe flotilla continues. I counted 88
WESTERN GREBES and 7 CLARK'S GREBES.
By the time I arrived at the Ridgefield Refuge it was near ninety
degrees and the birds were inactive. I did see two BROWN CREEPERS and a
WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH at the Observation Blind and two AMERICAN
BITTERNS in Rest Lake. The observation blind has been removed in
preparation of replacement in August.

Wilson Cady
N45 35.618' W122 13.738'
Washougal, Skamania County, WA
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