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