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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
August 18, 2026

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Canada Goose Least Sandpiper Northern House Wren
Wood Duck Long-billed Dowitcher **Pacific Wren **
Gadwall Wilson's Snipe Marsh Wren
Mallard Rock Pigeon **Golden-crowned Kinglet ***
Blue-winged Teal **Eurasian Collared-Dove **Swainson's Thrush
Cinnamon Teal Mourning Dove American Robin
Northern Shoveler **Anna's Hummingbird **European Starling
Green-winged Teal **Belted Kingfisher **Cedar Waxwing
Redhead ***Downy Woodpecker **Northern Yellow Warbler **
Ruddy Duck **Northern Flicker Common Yellowthroat
Pied-billed Grebe Western Wood-Pewee Western Tanager **
American Bittern **Willow Flycatcher **Spotted Towhee
Great Blue Heron Black Phoebe **Savannah Sparrow
Great Egret **Steller's Jay Song Sparrow
Green Heron ***California Scrub-Jay Dark-eyed Junco ***
Turkey Vulture American Crow **Black-headed Grosbeak
Osprey Common Raven **Red-winged Blackbird
Bald Eagle **Purple Martin Brewer's Blackbird **
Sharp-shinned Hawk ***Tree Swallow Purple Finch **
Cooper's Hawk ***Violet-green Swallow **House Finch
Red-shouldered Hawk ****Cliff Swallow Red Crossbill ****
Red-tailed Hawk Barn Swallow Pine Siskin ****
American Kestrel **Black-capped Chickadee Lesser Goldfinch ***
Virginia Rail **Chestnut-backed Chickadee **American Goldfinch
American Coot Red-breasted Nuthatch **Evening Grosbeak ***
Sandhill Crane ***White-breasted Nuthatch House Sparrow **
Killdeer Brown Creeper **
Greater Yellowlegs Bewick's Wren

Comments:

Aug 18 - Roger Windemuth: Note! Some of these sightings were seen August 17
Aug 18 - Greg Johnson: Evening Grosbeak: Male flyover on Aug 17

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

Current total weekly sightings: 82

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

 

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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