[Tweeters] Western PAINTED Turtle
Mary Johnson via Tweeters
tweeters at u.washington.edu
Sun Sep 8 18:47:42 PDT 2024
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.
On Sun, Sep 8, 2024 at 6:25 PM HAL MICHAEL <ucd880 at comcast.net> wrote:
> Are you sure they were Western Pond Turtles? We have seen a lot of Western
> Painted Turtles but never Ponds.
>
> Hal Michael
> Board of Directors, Ecologists Without Borders <http://ecowb.org/>
> Olympia WA
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>
>
> On 09/08/2024 1:13 PM PDT Mary Johnson via Tweeters <
> tweeters at u.washington.edu> wrote:
>
>
> 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:
> Nutria (lifer mammal!)
> Western Pond Turtle
> Great Egret (lifer, at least a dozen through the refuge)
> Great Blue Heron stalking a rodent in a field
> Red-tailed Hawk
> Pied-billed Grebe
> Common garter snake
> Numerous California Scrub Jays, including throughout the charming town of
> Ridgefield
>
> Happy birding!
> Mary Johnson
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