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Sightings from WDFW - 8:41 p.m. 11/14/2002

"Wildlife viewing: A WDFW employee reported a close encounter with a black bear sow and two cubs at the Swofford Pond Unit of the Cowlitz Wildlife Area last week. Swofford Pond is a favorite spot to watch large rafts of waterfowl. A wildlife area employee reported seeing a raft of some 500 feeding birds, including some 250 coots and 150 Canada geese, along with ring-necked ducks and wigeon. Wigeon are adept at stealing food from coots, although the coots apparently tolerated the behavior well enough to continue feeding in the same area. A Tweeters website correspondent reports many bird sightings during a swing through southwest Washington last weekend, with visits to Dike Access Road near Woodland, the Shillapoo Wildlife Area, Vancouver Lake, and the southern end and the River S Unit of Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge. Highlights included a white-tailed kite hunting in a field in the south end of the Shillapoo Wildlife area, just northwest of Vancouver Lake; 40 sandhill cranes feeding in a field in the north end of the wildlife area, and another 50-plus sandhill cranes flying overhead the River S Unit of the Ridgefield refuge. A large field at the southern reaches of the S Unit auto route was reported to be teeming with raptors as darkness fell." Noel Johnson - Woodland, Wa. - USA Noel@lewisriver.com http://lewisriver.com

Daily report. - 11:45 a.m. 10/24/2002

I purchased a spotting scope and I really like it. I will report here on some of the birds I spot. These are birds on the Lewis River. There is a pair of buffle heads,I think they are so cool. Others include: pied bill grebes, coot, lesser scoup and we always have a great blue heron and mallards. Noel Johnson - Woodland. - USA Noel@lewisriver.com http://lewisriver.com

Web site - 10:42 a.m. 10/18/2002

http://www.lewisriver.com/ridgefield/wildlife/ Check it out! Noel Johnson - Woodland. - USA Noel@lewisriver.com http://www.lewisriver.com/ridgefield/wildlife/

A black phoebe was spotted - 10:40 a.m. 10/18/2002

A black phoebe was spotted recently at the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge. A rare visitor to Washington, black phoebes are much more common in the desert Southwestern United States. These flycatchers are about 6 to 7 ½ inches in length and are mostly black in color with a white chest, flank, side, and a grayish/white undertail. Much bigger recent visitors to the refuge are sandhill cranes, with counts as high as 1,500 individuals recently Noel Johnson - Woodland, Wa. - USA Noel@lewisriver.com http://lewisriver.com

Report from Judy Card. - 8:51 p.m. 5/15/2002

We've been enjoying watching the many birds around our feeders.... hummingbirds, lazuli bunting, house wrens, etc. the rabbits and squirrels. yesterday we were visited by a Bohemian waxwing.... first time we have seen one of them. Noel Johnson - Woodland, Wa. - USA Noel@lewisriver.com http://lewisriver.com

Birders paradise. - 11:28 a.m. 5/7/2002

So far this morning I have seen the following birds in our yard or on the river: Oriole, yellow warbler, audobon warbler, chestnut backed chicadee. black capped chickadee, rufus towee, rufus hummingbird, white crowned sparrow, yellow crowned sparrow, crow, starling, black headed grosbeak, tree swallow, violet green swallow, song sparrow, merganser, canada geese, mallards, and great blue herons. Cool. Noel Johnson - Woodland, Wa. - USA Noel@lewisriver.com http://lewisriver.com

Black Headed Grosbeak - 8:49 a.m. 5/3/2002

I saw the first Black Headed Grosbeak today. The male sings from high in a tree almost all summer. Noel Johnson - Woodland, Wa. - USA Noel@lewisriver.com http://lewisriver.com

Spring birds arriving. - 8:09 a.m. 4/25/2002

I have spotted tree swallows, violet green swallows, kildeers, white and yellow crowned sparows, audobon warblers, yellow warblers and a nice surprise yesterday - Momma and Pappa Goldfinches. I love spring. Noel Johnson - Woodland, Wa. - USA Noel@lewisriver.com http://lewisriver.com

First Report! - 12:25 p.m. 2/11/2002

We are pleased to offer this service to bird lovers. We look forward to growing participation as the years go by. This winter has ben so mild that we are seeing a lot of robins and the other day we saw a large flock of red-winged blackbirds Noel Johnson - Woodland, Wa. - USA Noel@lewisriver.com http://lewisriver.com

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