Subject: [Tweeters]
Date: Oct 14 21:23:54 2012
From: Scott Carpenter - slcarpenter at gmail.com


Birding at Ridgefield was a bit slow today (water levels are still
relatively low), but there were some good birds. The previously reported
SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPER was seen from the observation blind by Jim
Danzenbaker and Randy Hill during their early morning big sit duties; I am
not aware of any sightings of this bird from later in the day, but perhaps
it returned in the late afternoon. The shorebirds (and waterfowl) were
repeatedly harassed by several harriers and at least one immature, very
brown PEREGRINE FALCON; I saw an adult PEREGRINE FALCON later in the day,
though this one was simply resting.

At least two RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS were present on the River S Unit -- a
stunning adult and an immature bird. A BLACK PHOEBE was feeding along the
slough west of the road in the ash woods that are south of the Kiwa Trail
parking lot. When I realized it was a juvenile, I made an effort to see if
it had a leg band, and it did, so presumably it is one of the birds that
was born at Ridgefield this past summer. A juvenile NORTHERN SHRIKE made a
brief appearance right next to the road (and a bus of people) between
markers 11 and 12.

Will Clemons saw a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK in the late afternoon; it was in the
southern portion of the River S Unit.

--
Scott Carpenter
Portland, Oregon
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