Subject: [Tweeters] Ridgefield NWR, Saturday 11/28
Date: Nov 29 10:11:44 2009
From: Carol Ledford - uskestrel at yahoo.com


Yesterday (Saturday, 11/28), Will Clemons, his mother Olive, and I birded the River "S" Unit at Ridgefield NWR (~4mi W of I-5 at Exit 14 in SW Washington, you can find it on the web; the link makes this posting too large).
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Highlights included a lone female COMMON GOLDENEYE on Long Lake. She was about 50 yards out from the road in the woody area on the left side of the lake and was actively feeding.? A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen from across the slough near the service gate in the ash woodland.? I caught a quick look at this bird before it went after something on the ground and out of sight. The RED-SHOULDERED HAWK seen the past few weeks was again hanging out near marker #11.? We watched it ~15 minutes and saw it fly three times and make one attempt to catch something below its perch.
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Complete list of 55 species seen/heard can be viewed on Oregon Birders on Line (link too long to post here), as the Tweeters list won?t print the full list (too big at 24 KB)
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Carol Ledford
Gresham, Oregon