Subject: [Tweeters] AMERICAN PIPITS at Ridgefield NWR
Date: Oct 14 19:07:31 2007
From: Bill Clemons - willclemons at yahoo.com


Sunday Oct 14, 2007, Debby de Carlo, my mom (Olive)
and I birded the River "S" Unit at Ridgefield NWR
(~4mi W of I-5 at Exit 14 in SW Washington;
http://www.fws.gov/ridgefieldrefuges/ ).

Bird Fest was in full swing when we got there around
11am. Lots of folks everywhere, and we were told that
Saturday was the busier day.

Highlights:

AMERICAN PIPIT: On the Kiwa Trail (open only on this
Bird Fest weekend), we saw a Harrier scare up a small
flock (10-12) AMERICAN PIPITS, that quickly scattered
showing their white outer tail feathers, and calling,
then they flew nearly over our heads and across the
trail heading Westerly.

SANDHILL CRANES: As always this species is a treat to
see and music to the ears.

RIVER OTTER (7-8): We saw a group of 2-3 in the water
to the left as you enter the Kiwa trail. We then saw
another group of 5 OTTER S of the Kiwa Trail parking
lot. They were near the end of the Oregon Ash
woodland and they were swimming toward the Kiwa area.


Bill Clemons
SW of Portland in Mtn Park
Willclemons AT Yahoo dot com

Complete list of 38 species seen / heard:

Pied-billed Grebe
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Hooded Merganser
Northern Harrier
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
American Coot
Sandhill Crane
Long-billed Dowitcher
Ring-billed Gull
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Steller's Jay
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Brown Creeper
Bewick's Wren
Marsh Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
European Starling
American Pipit
Cedar Waxwing
Audubon's Warbler
Myrtle Warbler
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Red-winged Blackbird





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