COMMON TEAL still at Ridgefield NWR, in watery area on left (east) side of road just beyond Marker 5, around 8 a.m. today (Friday, 2/19/10). Horizontal white stripe above wing indistinct in bright morning light, but there. TRUMPETER SWANS (3) at water's edge beyond "Hunter's Gate" near Marker 4 - huge, gorgeous birds. TREE SWALLOWS (3-4) over Rest Lake, seen from observation blind.

George Neavoll
S.W. Portland