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Fern Ridge Wildlife Management Area

Just a few miles west of Eugene, Fern Ridge is a fantastic place to go birdwatching for marsh-dwelling birds! The photos are displayed in the order which they were taken. I hope you enjoy this gallery!

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Flock of Redhead
Flock of Redhead		 Cinnamon Teal in flight
Cinnamon Teal in flight		 Gadwall in flight
Gadwall in flight		 Osprey
Osprey		 Marsh Wren... singing it's heart out!
Marsh Wren... singing it's heart out!
Fern Ridge
Fern Ridge		 Purple Martin
Purple Martin		 Cliff Swallow
Cliff Swallow		 Gadwall in flight
Gadwall in flight		 Purple Martin - catching insect (heavily cropped picture)
Purple Martin - catching insect (heavily cropped picture)
Fledgling Song Sparrow
Fledgling Song Sparrow		 Fern Ridge
Fern Ridge		 Cinnamon Teal
Cinnamon Teal		 Red-shouldered Hawk (California race) and a beautiful, pesky Western Scrub Jay
Red-shouldered Hawk (California race) and a beautiful, pesky Western Scrub Jay		 Red-shouldered Hawk thinking this guy is getting a little too close!
Red-shouldered Hawk thinking this guy is getting a little too close!
Western Scrub Jay and Red-shouldered Hawk (California race)
Western Scrub Jay and Red-shouldered Hawk (California race)		 Red-shouldered Hawk (California race)
Red-shouldered Hawk (California race)		 Red-shouldered Hawk (California race) taking off
Red-shouldered Hawk (California race) taking off		 Red-shouldered Hawk (California race) taking off
Red-shouldered Hawk (California race) taking off		 Red-shouldered Hawk (California race)
Red-shouldered Hawk (California race)
Red-shouldered Hawk (California race)
Red-shouldered Hawk (California race)		 Western Scrub Jay
Western Scrub Jay		 Western Scrub Jay... You lookin' at me?
Western Scrub Jay... You lookin' at me?		 Tufted Vetch
Tufted Vetch		 Northern Flicker (red-shafted form)
Northern Flicker (red-shafted form)
Violet Green Swallow
Violet Green Swallow		 Violet Green Swallow
Violet Green Swallow		 Red-shouldered Hawk (California race)
Red-shouldered Hawk (California race)		 Red-shouldered Hawk (California race)
Red-shouldered Hawk (California race)		 Western Grebe
Western Grebe
Clark's Grebe
Clark's Grebe		 Sign for identifying Canada Geese races, at Fern Ridge
Sign for identifying Canada Geese races, at Fern Ridge		 Virginia Rail
Virginia Rail		 Virginia Rail in flight!
Virginia Rail in flight!		 Female Red-winged Blackbird
Female Red-winged Blackbird
American Bittern
American Bittern		 American Bittern - what a display they're doing!
American Bittern - what a display they're doing!		 American Bittern - what a display they're doing!
American Bittern - what a display they're doing!		 American Bittern - what a display they're doing!
American Bittern - what a display they're doing!		 Gadwall drake in flight
Gadwall drake in flight
Cinnamon Teal
Cinnamon Teal		 Time to waddle on!
Time to waddle on!		 Cinnamon Teal drake
Cinnamon Teal drake		 Killdeer
Killdeer		 Cinnamon Teal - close up
Cinnamon Teal - close up
Pair of Cinnamon Teal in flight
Pair of Cinnamon Teal in flight		 Cinnamon Teal in flight!
Cinnamon Teal in flight!		 Cinnamon Teal pair in flight
Cinnamon Teal pair in flight		 Black Tern
Black Tern		 Black Tern
Black Tern
Black Tern - backlit shot
Black Tern - backlit shot		 Common Raven
Common Raven		 Turkey Vulture
Turkey Vulture		 Black Tern
Black Tern		 Great Blue Heron
Great Blue Heron
Great Blue Heron
Great Blue Heron		 Family of 11 Tree Swallows!
Family of 11 Tree Swallows!		 black tern
black tern		 Fledgling Pied-billed Grebes... so cute!
Fledgling Pied-billed Grebes... so cute!		 Fledgling Pied-billed Grebes
Fledgling Pied-billed Grebes
Fern Ridge
Fern Ridge		 Blackberry
Blackberry		 Cinnamon Teal in flight
Cinnamon Teal in flight		 Cinnamon Teal
Cinnamon Teal		 Fern Ridge (64).jpg
Fern Ridge (64).jpg
Female Brown-headed Cowbird
Female Brown-headed Cowbird		 American Coot taking off!
American Coot taking off!		 American Coot in flight, with Cedar Waxwing in background
American Coot in flight, with Cedar Waxwing in background		 Rose
Rose		 Grasses
Grasses
Virginia Rail
Virginia Rail		 Canada Geese with Barnyard/Graylag Goose
Canada Geese with Barnyard/Graylag Goose		 Mink
Mink		 Cinnamon Teal
Cinnamon Teal		 Tree Swallow
Tree Swallow
Tree Swallow... making sure the territorial coast is clear!
Tree Swallow... making sure the territorial coast is clear!		 Tree Swallow... calling to make sure no swallows enter the territory!
Tree Swallow... calling to make sure no swallows enter the territory!		 Osprey pair, on top of nesting platform
Osprey pair, on top of nesting platform		 American White Pelicans swimming around
American White Pelicans swimming around		 American White Pelicans - everybody, it's feeding time!
American White Pelicans - everybody, it's feeding time!
Fern Ridge
Fern Ridge		 young Pied-billed Grebe
young Pied-billed Grebe		 young Pied-billed Grebe - immersing like a submarine to hide
young Pied-billed Grebe - immersing like a submarine to hide		 Fern Ridge flowers
Fern Ridge flowers		 Common Yellowthroat
Common Yellowthroat
Common Yellowthroat - are you still there?
Common Yellowthroat - are you still there?		 Song Sparrow
Song Sparrow		 Common Yellowthroat
Common Yellowthroat		 Black Tern
Black Tern		 1 (19).jpg
1 (19).jpg
1 (20).jpg
1 (20).jpg		 1 (21).jpg
1 (21).jpg		 Canada Geese
Canada Geese		 Great Blue Heron
Great Blue Heron		 Wilson's Phalarope, releasing a little bit of weight
Wilson's Phalarope, releasing a little bit of weight
Wilson's Phalarope... continued
Wilson's Phalarope... continued		 Wilson's Phalarope
Wilson's Phalarope		 Wilson's Phalarope
Wilson's Phalarope		 Families of Starlings on the Fern Ridge lookout platform
Families of Starlings on the Fern Ridge lookout platform		 1 (29).jpg
1 (29).jpg
American White Pelican
American White Pelican		 Green Heron
Green Heron		 Green Heron
Green Heron		 Green Heron
Green Heron		 Swallows
Swallows
1 (35).jpg
1 (35).jpg		 Ducklings... I never viewed any parents!
Ducklings... I never viewed any parents!		 Red-tailed Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk		 Red-tailed Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk		 Red-tailed Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Turkey Vulture
Turkey Vulture		 Brewer's Blackbird fledgling
Brewer's Blackbird fledgling

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Bob Pelkey08-Jul-2010 01:04
Nice representation of the WMA in the time and under the conditions you dealt with.
Guest 24-Jun-2010 13:43
I grew up within biking distance of Fern Ridge (Elmira). I sure wish I had enjoyed the beauty that it contained prior to moving to college. I now live in Minnesota and am grateful for the scenery; but I miss my Oregon scenes.
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