The Wilson's snipe's really seem to like that area on the left just past
the bird blind. I counted 15 there one day last year.

David Barber
Vancouver, WA


On 10/17/2012 10:40 PM, Amy Hill wrote:
> We spent a little time at Ridgefield NWR on Wednesday afternoon. At
> the little pond by the Plankhouse (Carty Unit), we saw plenty of
> Mallards; a couple of Great Blue Heron; a one-eyed bird-stalking CAT
> http://flic.kr/p/dkFwDo that I ran off; some GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROWS
> http://flic.kr/p/dkFrRq , Song Sparrows, Western Scrub Jays, one
> Steller's Jay and two Spotted Towhees.
>
> At the River S Unit, we did see SANDHILL CRANES from a distance
> http://flic.kr/p/dkFCKU, along with seemingly thousands of CACKLING
> GEESE. I'm completely out of my league with little Sandpiper-ish
> birds, so I think these birds (http://flic.kr/p/dkFCyn) could be
> WILSON'S SNIPE.
>
> I checked the sightings board before we started the route. Someone had
> seen a GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE at Rest Lake, but we found it with
> a flock of Cacklers at Marker 8 http://flic.kr/p/dkFDW2 . This little
> exhausted CACKLING GOOSE was a few yards further along the route
> http://flic.kr/p/dkFApK . The NORTHERN HARRIERS were skimming around
> and across Rest Lake http://flic.kr/p/dkFxLg .
>
> Near the end of the route, we saw this GREAT BLUE HERON
> http://flic.kr/p/dkFJ11 take a rodent.
>
> It was a nice way to get out in the sun while it lasts this week.
>
>
> Amy Hill
> Kalama, Washington
> 628 ft up in Cowlitz County
> 60stops2home at kalama dot com
>
>
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