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Weekly Bird Sightings

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June 14, 2013

Notice! The sightings below are not exhaustive. These are sightings that a number of birders, working collaboratively, have noted at the River "S" unit of the Ridgefield NWR throughout the week. It is our wish that this list, usually updated daily, will give you an idea of what you can find at the refuge and will inspire you to "go birding" and make up your own list. Perhaps you will be the one to find some of the uncommon (**), occasionally seen (***), or rare (****) birds.

Good Luck and Happy Birding!

Canada Goose	Black Tern ****	Red-breasted Nuthatch **
Wood Duck	Eurasian Collared-Dove **	White-breasted Nuthatch
Gadwall	Mourning Dove	Brown Creeper **
Mallard	Great Horned Owl **	Bewick's Wren
Blue-winged Teal **	Vaux's Swift	House Wren
Cinnamon Teal	Rufous Hummingbird **	Marsh Wren
Northern Shoveler ***	Belted Kingfisher **	Swainson's Thrush
Redhead ***	Red-breasted Sapsucker ***	American Robin
Hooded Merganser ***	Downy Woodpecker **	European Starling
Ruddy Duck **	Northern Flicker	Cedar Waxwing
Pied-billed Grebe	Pileated Woodpecker ***cu	Yellow Warbler **
American Bittern **	Olive-sided Flycatcher ***	Common Yellowthroat
Great Blue Heron	Western Wood-Pewee	Spotted Towhee
Great Egret **	Willow Flycatcher **	Savannah Sparrow
Turkey Vulture cu	Steller's Jay	Song Sparrow
Osprey	Western Scrub-Jay	Black-headed Grosbeak
Bald Eagle **	American Crow **	Lazuli Bunting ***
Northern Harrier **	Purple Martin **	Red-winged Blackbird
Red-tailed Hawk	Tree Swallow	Yellow-headed Blackbird
American Kestrel **	Violet-green Swallow cu	Brown-headed Cowbird
Virginia Rail **	Cliff Swallow	Bullock's Oriole **
Sora	Barn Swallow	House Finch
American Coot	Black-capped Chickadee	American Goldfinch
Killdeer	Chestnut-backed Chickadee **
Wilson's Snipe	Bushtit **

Comments:

Jun 15 - Bill Bradford: Virginia Rail with at least two chicks at the blind

Key

**	Uncommon
***	Occasional
****	Rare
ac	Accidental
Cu	Only at Carty Unit

Current total weekly sightings: 73

Sightings this week so far have been submitted by: Barry Woodruff, Bill Bradford, Jennifer Wolcott, Randy Hill

For information contact Roger Windemuth

Note! All seasonal and abundance symbols and designations are taken from the Modified "Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge Wildlife Checklist"