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Weekly Bird Sightings

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.

For the Week Beginning
October 27, 2026

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Cackling Goose Killdeer Pacific Wren **
Canada Goose Greater Yellowlegs Marsh Wren **
Wood Duck Ring-billed Gull **Golden-crowned Kinglet
Gadwall Glaucous-winged Gull ***Ruby-crowned Kinglet **
American Wigeon Rock Pigeon **American Robin
Mallard Mourning Dove **European Starling
Green-winged Teal Belted Kingfisher **American Pipit
Ring-necked Duck **Red-breasted Sapsucker ***Cedar Waxwing
Hooded Merganser **Downy Woodpecker **Yellow-rumped Warbler **
Pied-billed Grebe Northern Flicker Spotted Towhee
Double-crested Cormorant **Black Phoebe **Savannah Sparrow
American Bittern **Steller's Jay Song Sparrow
Great Blue Heron California Scrub-Jay Lincoln's Sparrow **
Great Egret **American Crow Golden-crowned Sparrow
Northern Harrier Common Raven **Dark-eyed Junco
Red-shouldered Hawk **Black-capped Chickadee Red-winged Blackbird
Red-tailed Hawk Chestnut-backed Chickadee **House Finch
Rough-legged Hawk ***Red-breasted Nuthatch **Red Crossbill ****
American Kestrel White-breasted Nuthatch American Goldfinch
American Coot Brown Creeper **
Sandhill Crane Bewick's Wren

Comments:

Oct 27 - Greg Johnson: Rough-legged Hawk: Heavily white streaked head with white tail. Was being mobbed by crows
Oct 27 - Roger Windemuth: This Sightings List began on October 26

Key
 Common
** Uncommon
*** Occasional
**** Rare
acAccidental
unrUnrecorded
cuOnly at Carty Unit

Current total weekly sightings: 61

Sightings this week so far have been submitted by: Greg Johnson

 

For information contact Roger Windemuth (rogerwindemuth@hotmail.com)

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

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