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
May 28, 2025

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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 **

Comments:

May 28 - Roger Windemuth: Three Wilson's Phalaropes seen between Markers 12 & 13 in Schwartz Lake

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, Susan Setterberg

 

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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