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 …
The lakes and ponds of Harney County, Oregon, are shedding ice and migratory waterfowl are arriving by the acre. The day (Sunday Feb 24, 2013) I left Harney County a flock of Snow Geese were taking up residence on Malheur Lake near the Narrows. Birders will be going crazy cataloging …
Great Blue Herons are so common at the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge that I tend to ignore them. I might see a dozen during the four mile auto-tour. This time around a car ahead of me was blocking the road, stopped while watching the Heron. As I watched the Heron …
We recently purchased a digital recorder to give us the ability to capture bird songs in the wild. This is a first attempt to put one online. The bird is a red-winged blackbird. audio file Related Images: