I birded the River S Unit of Ridgefield NWR from about 3:00 until 6:20 today
and came across 55 species of birds, listed at the end of this email. Some
of the birds on the list were seen only in the entrance canyon. I missed
some easy species, but that was due to being distracted by all of the
calling (singing?) American Bitterns, Soras, and Virginia Rails. I did not
see the Black-necked Stilts that have been there for a few days, though they
were reported as having been seen on Rest Lake this morning. To see a video
from today of an American Bittern booming: http://vimeo.com/11390846

Scott Carpenter
Portland, Oregon

Greater White-fronted Goose -- 380+ in 4 fly-by flocks heading north
Canada Goose -- all Westerns, some with babies
Wood Duck
Gadwall
Mallard
Cinnamon Teal
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Lesser Scaup
Ruddy Duck
Pied-billed Grebe
American Bittern
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
Virginia Rail
Sora
American Coot
Mourning Dove
Vaux?s Swift
Anna?s Hummingbird
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Northern Flicker
Hammond's Flycatcher
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Steller?s Jay
Western Scrub-Jay
American Crow
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Barn Swallow
Brown Creeper
House Wren
Marsh Wren
American Robin
European Starling
Orange-crowned Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler (both Audubon's and Myrtle, with Audubon's dominant)
Common Yellowthroat
Wilson?s Warbler
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Yellow-headed Blackbird
House Finch
American Goldfinch
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