Hi Tweeters and OBOLers, I visited Ridgefield NWR, Clark County, WA again this morning to find out how shorebird diversity and quantity had changed since yesterday morning. This morning's shorebird tally on S. Big Lake (on the right side of the auto tour loop on the south end of Rest Lake - between markers 11 and 12) compared to yesterday (yesterday-today): Killdeer: 15-15 Semipalmated Plover: 1-1 Greater Yellowlegs: 15-18 Lesser Yellowlegs: 1-1 Least Sandpiper: 40-25 Western Sandpiper: 12-0 BAIRD'S SANDPIPER: 1-0 Pectoral Sandpiper: 5-4 Long-billed Dowitcher: 10-15 Wilson's Snipe: 6-12 SOLITARY SANDPIPER: 0-1 There was one flock of about 25 peeps flying around that I couldn't see well enough to confirm ids (these were not the same 25 Least Sandpipers included above). Shorebird enthusiasts who are planning to visit the refuge should consult the local tide table. High tide or the rising tide is best (closest to Vancouver tides: http://www.ezfshn.com/Tides/USA/Washington/Vancouver). Again, there were two very cute River Otters near stop 12 quite audibly enjoying their morning breakfast. Currently, the water level on Rest Lake is still too high to attract shorebirds although there were three Long-billed Dowitchers and two Greater Yellowlegs on the southwest edge of the lake this morning. Keep your eyes and ears skyward. Jim -- Jim Danzenbaker Battle Ground, WA 360-702-9395 jdanzenbaker@xxxxxxxxx