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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
October 06, 2026

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Greater White-fronted Goose **Downy Woodpecker **Varied Thrush **
Canada Goose Hairy Woodpecker ***European Starling
Wood Duck Northern Flicker Cedar Waxwing
Mallard Black Phoebe **Yellow-rumped Warbler **
Green-winged Teal Steller's Jay Common Yellowthroat
Ring-necked Duck **California Scrub-Jay Spotted Towhee
Pied-billed Grebe American Crow Savannah Sparrow
Great Blue Heron Common Raven **Song Sparrow
Great Egret **Black-capped Chickadee White-throated Sparrow ****
Northern Harrier Chestnut-backed Chickadee **Golden-crowned Sparrow
Red-shouldered Hawk **Red-breasted Nuthatch **Dark-eyed Junco
Red-tailed Hawk White-breasted Nuthatch Red-winged Blackbird
American Kestrel Brown Creeper **Western Meadowlark **
Virginia Rail **Bewick's Wren Purple Finch **
American Coot Pacific Wren **House Finch
Sandhill Crane Marsh Wren **Lesser Goldfinch ****
Killdeer Golden-crowned Kinglet American Goldfinch
Eurasian Collared-Dove **Ruby-crowned Kinglet **Evening Grosbeak ***
Belted Kingfisher **American Robin House Sparrow **

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

Current total weekly sightings: 57

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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