A Savannah Sparrow was perched roadside at the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge yesterday, 4 June 2013, and singing so we recorded the song. The frequency is pretty high so we are calling this a hearing test. If you don’t hear it the track runs for about 45 seconds. Play …
With record setting low daily high temperatures and rain the last couple of weeks the prospect of better weather with sun breaks tempted me to go bird watching at Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge in Clark County, Washington yesterday, May 30, 2013. It rained most of the hour long drive to …
Wood ducks… in breeding plumage. We are at Ridgefield NWR and hit the jackpot. According to our weather forecasters our winter rains are about to begin so we took the day to visit the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge in Clark County, Washington. It was a grand day, sunny, temperature about …
Green Heron, uncommon… rarely seen… this one was my second sighting. While taking the auto-tour route at the S unit of the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge we spotted this “first summer” Green Heron (Butorides virescens) wading in the slough at the Rest Lake end of the tour. The bird was …
The Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge is less than an hour from where I live so it is possible for me to go there often. A four mile auto loop gives access to nature for anyone who is mobile. In fact all instructional signs ask you to stay in your automobile, to …