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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
June 04, 2025

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Canada Goose Eurasian Collared-Dove **House Wren
Wood Duck Mourning Dove Marsh Wren
Gadwall Rufous Hummingbird **Swainson's Thrush
Mallard Belted Kingfisher **American Robin
Blue-winged Teal **Downy Woodpecker **European Starling
Cinnamon Teal Northern Flicker Cedar Waxwing
Northern Shoveler **Western Wood-Pewee Yellow Warbler **
Northern Pintail **Willow Flycatcher **Common Yellowthroat
Redhead ***Pacific-slope Flycatcher **Western Tanager **
Ring-necked Duck ***Black Phoebe **Spotted Towhee
Pied-billed Grebe Steller's Jay Savannah Sparrow
American Bittern **California Scrub-Jay Song Sparrow
Great Blue Heron American Crow **Dark-eyed Junco ***
Great Egret **Common Raven **Black-headed Grosbeak
Turkey Vulture Purple Martin Lazuli Bunting ***
Osprey Tree Swallow Red-winged Blackbird
Bald Eagle **Northern Rough-winged Swallow **Yellow-headed Blackbird
Red-tailed Hawk Cliff Swallow Brown-headed Cowbird
Virginia Rail **Barn Swallow Bullock's Oriole **
Sora **Black-capped Chickadee Purple Finch **
American Coot Chestnut-backed Chickadee **House Finch
Sandhill Crane ***Red-breasted Nuthatch **Pine Siskin ****
Killdeer White-breasted Nuthatch American Goldfinch
Spotted Sandpiper ***Brown Creeper **
Wilson's Snipe Bewick's Wren


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

Current total weekly sightings: 73

Sightings this week so far have been submitted by: 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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