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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
March 11, 2026

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Snow Goose ***Osprey Violet-green Swallow
Cackling Goose Bald Eagle Black-capped Chickadee
Canada Goose Northern Harrier Red-breasted Nuthatch **
Trumpeter Swan ***Red-shouldered Hawk ***White-breasted Nuthatch
Tundra Swan Red-tailed Hawk Brown Creeper **
Wood Duck American Kestrel Bewick's Wren
Gadwall Virginia Rail Pacific Wren **
American Wigeon American Coot Marsh Wren
Mallard Sandhill Crane Golden-crowned Kinglet
Cinnamon Teal Killdeer Ruby-crowned Kinglet **
Northern Shoveler Greater Yellowlegs **American Robin
Northern Pintail Long-billed Dowitcher **European Starling
Green-winged Teal Rock Pigeon **Yellow-rumped Warbler
Canvasback ***Mourning Dove **Spotted Towhee
Ring-necked Duck Belted Kingfisher **Song Sparrow
Lesser Scaup Downy Woodpecker **Golden-crowned Sparrow
Bufflehead Northern Flicker Dark-eyed Junco
Hooded Merganser Pileated Woodpecker ***Red-winged Blackbird
Ruddy Duck Black Phoebe **Western Meadowlark ***
Pied-billed Grebe Steller's Jay Brown-headed Cowbird
Double-crested Cormorant California Scrub-Jay Purple Finch **
Great Blue Heron American Crow House Finch
Great Egret **Common Raven **
Turkey Vulture **Tree Swallow


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

Current total weekly sightings: 70

Sightings this week so far have been submitted by: Randy Hill, 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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