Spring migrators flock to the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge to raise their young
Road to 100: Photographing the birds of Southwest Washington” goal crosses 90 species photographed
Two American coot chicks wait for their mom to grab them food under the water at the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge on Sunday, May 18. The American coot was the seventh bird photographed as part of the “Road to 100: Photographing the birds of Southwest Washington.”
Photo by Cade Barker
Canada geese goslings huddle as they nap during the day at the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge on Saturday, May 17. The Canada goose was the second bird photographed as part of “Road to 100: Photographing the birds of Southwest Washington.”
Photo by Cade Barker
A female — or possible faeder-form male — ruff bird species showed up to the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge on Sunday, May 18. The ruff, native to Africa and Eurasia, is spotted throughout the United States possibly due to weather currents across the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. The last time the ruff was spotted at the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge River S Unit was in 2018, with the time before that in 2007. The Ruff marks the 91st bird species photographed as part of the “Road to 100: Photographing the birds of Southwest Washington.”
Photo by Cade Barker
A cedar waxwing pauses on a tree branch at the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge on Saturday, May 17. The cedar waxwing marks the 87th bird species photographed as part of the “Road to 100: Photographing the birds of Southwest Washington.”
Photo by Cade Barker
A male blue-winged teal pauses from grooming himself at the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge on Sunday, May 18. The blue-winged teal marks the 89th bird species photographed as part of the “Road to 100: Photographing the birds of Southwest Washington.”
Photo by Cade Barker
A northern house wren sings its song on a tree branch at the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge on Saturday, May 17. The northern house wren marks the 88th bird species photographed as part of the “Road to 100: Photographing the birds of Southwest Washington.”
Photo by Cade Barker
A Virginia rail scrambles out of the tall plants in a marshy area for a quick glimpse at the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge on Sunday, May 18. The Virginia rail marks the 90th bird species photographed as part of the “Road to 100: Photographing the birds of Southwest Washington.”
Photo by Cade Barker
An American bittern, the 17th bird species photographed as part of the “Road to 100: Photographing the birds of Southwest Washington,” stands tall at the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge on Saturday, May 17.
