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
June 17, 2026

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Canada Goose	Rock Pigeon **	House Wren
Wood Duck	Mourning Dove	Pacific Wren **
Gadwall	Vaux's Swift	Marsh Wren
Mallard	Belted Kingfisher **	Swainson's Thrush
Blue-winged Teal **	Northern Flicker	American Robin
Cinnamon Teal	Western Wood-Pewee	European Starling
Redhead ***	Willow Flycatcher **	Cedar Waxwing
Ring-necked Duck ***	Pacific-slope Flycatcher **	Yellow Warbler **
Hooded Merganser ***	Black Phoebe **	Common Yellowthroat
Ruddy Duck **	Warbling Vireo ***	Western Tanager **
Pied-billed Grebe	Steller's Jay	Spotted Towhee
American Bittern **	California Scrub-Jay	Savannah Sparrow
Great Blue Heron	American Crow **	Song Sparrow
Great Egret **	Purple Martin	White-crowned Sparrow ****
Green Heron ***	Tree Swallow	Dark-eyed Junco ***
Turkey Vulture	Violet-green Swallow **	Black-headed Grosbeak
Osprey	Northern Rough-winged Swallow **	Lazuli Bunting ***
Bald Eagle **	Cliff Swallow	Red-winged Blackbird
Red-tailed Hawk	Barn Swallow	Yellow-headed Blackbird
American Kestrel **	Black-capped Chickadee	Brewer's Blackbird **
Virginia Rail **	Chestnut-backed Chickadee **	Brown-headed Cowbird
Sora **	Bushtit **	Bullock's Oriole **
American Coot	Red-breasted Nuthatch **	House Finch
Killdeer	White-breasted Nuthatch	Lesser Goldfinch ***
Wilson's Snipe	Brown Creeper **	American Goldfinch
Wilson's Phalarope ****	Bewick's Wren	House Sparrow **

Comments:

Jun 18 - Roger Windemuth: Because of the Refuge being closed on the 16th & 17th, some of the above sightings were seen on the 15th of June.

Jun 18 - Roger Windemuth: Green Heron see in the Slough (creek) between Markers 12 & 13

Jun 18 - Roger Windemuth: Wilson's Phalarope seen at the beginning of Schwartz Lake, near Marker 12

Key
	Common
**	Uncommon
***	Occasional
****	Rare
ac	Accidental
unr	Unrecorded
cu	Only at Carty Unit

Current total weekly sightings: 78

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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