Any birders out here on the west coast want to take a stab at these?
Western Washington and Portland friends, these were taken at Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge on the Columbia River. This could be a fun outing for anyone interested in birds and a day out.
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Flock of giant Canada geese, three whooper swans, adult bald eagle, male breeding ring-necked duck, breeding male northern shoveler duck
birdingnut
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Mar 19, 2018
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@Akfishlady I blew up the raptor photo 200% and then hit the magnification icon and this time I could see that the white is only a band at the base of the tail, indicating a harrier hawk, so you're right.
Do they all winter there or are they on their way North.
HeathenFarmer
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I own one of the premier birding sites in Central Alberta, it is known as Loaded Lagoon. You can find it on the Calgary Birdwatchers website; it is famous for its diverse waterfowl. I don't take a lot of photos of what I see there but, I spend a lot of hours with field glass or spotting scopes checking it out. Their is organized bus tours to see it, I am fine with these as long as they don't trespass, although when asked I do grant permission.
HeathenFarmer
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I suppose i would have to agree with @MrLink. I would venture that it is a bald eagle since the tail appears to be white. Res on my Fire isn't good enough for me to tell what is in the swan foreground. I thought at first that there might be cygnets, then I decide it wasn't, then I gave up.
I'm not from the west coast though. Out in Kansas but yesterday was in Nebraska where I saw the Sandhill Cranes. 
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