Tweeters and Obolers,Sidra Blake and I birded the River "S" Unit of Ridgefield NWR today. It was thankfully not as hot as forecasted which kept mosquito numbers down. Shorebird migration appears to be picking up.Highlights were as follows: American Bittern - 1Great Egrets - 3Virginia Rail - 5 SOLITARY SANDPIPER - 1Greater Yellowlegs - 8Lesser Yellowlegs - 10Semipalmated Sandpiper - 2Least Sandpiper - ~ 150Pectoral Sandpiper - 1 early?Long-billed Dowitcher - 30Vaux's Swift - 5Cheers,Tyler Hicks

<><><><><><><><><><><><><><>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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