I made my first stop at Ridgefield (5-13-11) while in the area for business. What a great place. I wish I had time to visit the Carty unit but I wanted to do at least one unit fairly well and come back another time for the rest.

I drove the vehicle loop and walked the 1.5 mile loop in the middle. I started off around 3pm and finished at 7pm. I was scopeless and limited to the range of my 250mm camera lens.

I don?t think there was anything too unusual that I saw or heard, it was nice to hear a Mountain Chickadee, that was a treat.

Red-tailed Hawk (1)
Bald Eagle (2)
Turkey Vulture (6)
Raven (heard)

American Bittern (4)
American Coot (2)
Canada Goose (many pairs and chicks)
Cinnamon Teal (3 pairs)
Great Blue Heron (6)
Hooded Merganser (2 pairs)
Mallard (3)
Northern Shoveler (1 pair)
Redhead (1)
Ruddy Duck (1)
Sora (many)
Wood Duck (6 pairs)

American Robin
American Goldfinch
Bewick?s Wren
Black-capped Chickadee
Black-headed Grosbeak (before park entrance)
Brewer?s Blackbird
Cassin?s Finch (probable, heard only)
Common Yellowthroat
Common Snipe (many)
European Starling
Kill Deer (heard)
House Finch
Marsh Wren
Mountain Chickadee
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Red-winged Blackbird (many)
Savannah Sparrow (many)
Song Sparrow
Stellar?s Jay (before park entrance)
Swainson?s Thrush
Violet Green Swallow
Wilson?s Warbler
Yellow-headed Blackbird (many)
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler