Hi everyone,
The long awaited nice weather has finally arrived, and I made the most
of it by birding the whole day at both Vancouver Lake and Ridgefield
NWR. The most noteworthy birds were a NORTHERN SHRIKE I located near
the lake at the end of La Framboise Rd. (lake a left on 4th plain onto
Fruit Valley Rd., turn left at 2nd stoplight on La Framboise, continue
past the houses into the gated area), and which I observed doing it's
midair acrobatics while feeding on insects, as well as several BALD
EAGLES seen gliding over the marshes and soaring above Vancouver Lake,
and Rest Lake at the Ridgefield refuge. It was a fantastic day to be
outdoors, especially with my new Leica Ultravid 8x42's in hand. :-)

Benjamin

Birds seen: (at least, most of them...)

Vancouver Lake
Canada Goose
Northern Shoveler
Green-winged Teal
Mallard
Ringneck
Scaup
Ruddy Duck (they're back!)
Bufflehead
Pintail
Wigeon
American Coot
Greater Yellowlegs
Killdeer
Song Sparrow
American Robin
Mourning Dove
Norther Harrier
Great-horned Owl (heard)
Blackbird
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Tree Swallow
Crow
BALD EAGLE
Marsh Wren
Western Scrub Jay
Northern Flicker
Osprey
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Sandhill Crane
Cooper's Hawk
NORTHERN SHRIKE

Ridgefield NWR
Great Blue Heron
Mallard
Wood Duck
Ringneck
Wigeon
Pintail
Coot
Shoveler
Canada Goose
Northern Harrier
Blackbird
Tree Swallow
Pie-billed Grebe
Bufflehead
Ruddy Duck
Scaup
White-breasted Nuthatch
BALD EAGLE
Osprey
Red-tailed Hawk
Yellow-rumped Warbler