Subject: [Tweeters] Birding Trip Report: Ridgefield NWR River S Unit,
Date: May 30 11:26:17 2005
From: scottbmurray at msn.com - scottbmurray at msn.com


This report was mailed for Scott Murray by http://birdnotes.net

Date: May 30, 2005
Location: Ridgefield NWR River S Unit, Clark County, Washington

Percentage of sky covered by clouds: 40%



Birds seen (in taxonomic order):

Gadwall
Mallard
Blue-winged Teal
Cinnamon Teal
Northern Shoveler
Ring-necked Duck
Lesser Scaup
Ruddy Duck
Pied-billed Grebe
American Bittern [1]
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Red-tailed Hawk
Sora
American Coot
Killdeer
Common Snipe
Black Tern [2]
Rock Dove
Mourning Dove
Vaux's Swift
Belted Kingfisher
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Western Wood-Pewee
Steller's Jay
Western Scrub-Jay
American Crow
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Barn Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
House Wren
Marsh Wren
American Robin
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Yellow Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Western Tanager
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Black-headed Grosbeak
Red-winged Blackbird
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Bullock's Oriole
House Finch
American Goldfinch

Footnotes:

[1] 1. 2 flying over refuge for 10 minutes around 5 pm
[2] 2. seen flying over rest lake

Total number of species seen: 55