Obolers & Tweeters,Sidra Blake and I spent the morning at Ridgefield NWR on the "S" Unit. The weather was thankfully cool this morning and mosquitoes were abundant. However, it was still a beautiful day to be out. Shorebirds do seem to be increasing with many more observed this week than just a week ago. Highlights were as follows:American Bittern - 2 (one eating a bullfrog, I love seeing a non-native being eaten by a native!)Great Blue Heron - 3 doing a bizarre slow "dance" display around each other with heads cocked back and plumes raised)All three teal species Northern HarrierWestern SandpiperLeast SandpiperLesser YellowlegsGreater YellowlegsRing-billed Gull Pileated WoodpeckerWillow Flycatcher - 7+Brown Creeper - landed on ground less than 2ft from our feet to capture large mothHave a good 4th! Cheers,Tyler
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><>Tyler L. Hicks
Ph.D. Candidate Washington State University VancouverE-mail: tyler_hicks at wsu.eduWeb Page: http://thingswithwings.org<><><><><><><><><><><><><><>"We were certainly uncertain. At least, I'm pretty sure I am." - Modest Mouse


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