Pacific Northwest Signs of Spring
John J King II
Apr 19, 2014
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Our time in the Pacific Northwest has been heavy with family and the brand new babies as our previous posts will attest. However we have managed an outing with our old friend and fellow birder Paula Johnson who lives in the area. Paula was kind enough to guide us to a couple of birding hotspots in the region one day this past week. They are the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge in southern Washington near the Columbia River and also the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge near Olympia. We got on the road long before dawn, were blessed with some decent spring weather (read no rain) and were rewarded with some excellent sightings of the areas wildlife feeling the urgings of spring.
A pair of Wood Ducks Cinnamon Teal Drake preening A Yellow-Rumped Warbler migrant just showing up at Nisqually NWR on its way north Red winged Blackbird displaying his colors proudly, hoping to attract a mate Newly fledged Bald Eagle watching A Pair of Cinnamon Teals NWR A pair of river otters frolic Tree Swallows were in abundance on their way north to breed A family of raccoons Nisqually NWR Bald Eagle A pair of Northern Shovelers Hooded Merganser pair Hooded Merganser pair
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