<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Oh yes, I'm sure you're correct! That was my mistake; the shell was certainly darker with less definition than a Western Pond Turtle would have. Thanks; I always learn something from everyone here.</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Sep 8, 2024 at 6:25 PM HAL MICHAEL <<a href="mailto:ucd880@comcast.net">ucd880@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><u></u>
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Are you sure they were Western Pond Turtles? We have seen a lot of Western Painted Turtles but never Ponds.
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<span><span>Hal Michael<br><span style="font-size:12pt">Board of Directors, </span><a style="font-size:12pt" href="http://ecowb.org/" target="_blank">Ecologists Without Borders</a></span></span>
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On 09/08/2024 1:13 PM PDT Mary Johnson via Tweeters <<a href="mailto:tweeters@u.washington.edu" target="_blank">tweeters@u.washington.edu</a>> wrote:
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I've always appreciated how there seems to be little to no gatekeeping when it comes to birding; thus, I feel free to share my tiny list after visiting Ridgefield for the first time yesterday. It was warm but hazy, in the midafternoon, so not an ideal time. Nonetheless, we enjoyed seeing:
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Nutria (lifer mammal!)
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Western Pond Turtle
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Great Egret (lifer, at least a dozen through the refuge)
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Great Blue Heron stalking a rodent in a field
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Red-tailed Hawk
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Pied-billed Grebe
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Common garter snake
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Numerous California Scrub Jays, including throughout the charming town of Ridgefield
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Happy birding!
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