Hi Tweeters!!

Today I took a drive with my husband to Ridgefield NWR
in Ridgefield, WA. Just after entering the driving
tour, I photographed this little guy, who I'm having
trouble identifying. I'm thinking it's a LEAST
BITTERN:
http://i9.tinypic.com/5xhqi6w.jpg

Way off in the distance, at the bird blind, a woman
and I spotted what we believe to be a GREATER WHITE
FRONT GOOSE:
http://i14.tinypic.com/6hhlfmc.jpg
and this AMERICAN BITTERN (can you see him?):
http://i18.tinypic.com/4xp8g34.jpg

Also identified at the blind were many GREAT EGRET
(about 10-15), CINNAMON TEAL, OSPREY, COOTS and this
PIED-BILLED GREBE:
http://i2.tinypic.com/638h3s4.jpg

BUSHTIT, right?:
http://i1.tinypic.com/5xq21le.jpg

Throughout the refuge, WESTERN SCRUB JAY could be
found. This one was pounding open some sort of goody:
http://i15.tinypic.com/4ukyana.jpg

And........as if I haven't proven myself to be a
complete neophyte at IDing...here's a, um, GLAUCOUS
GULL seen flying over the water around the last turn
of the drive:
http://i2.tinypic.com/523uw7c.jpg

Also, the MUSKRATS were all over the place, some with
young. PAINTED TURTLES were on floating logs. Several
raptors were seen in the distance, but too far away
for ID.

Marian Murdoch
Belfair, WA
marianmurdoch at yahoo.com
http://countrybirding.com



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