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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
July 14, 2026

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Canada Goose Lesser Yellowlegs ***Bushtit **
Wood Duck Spotted Sandpiper ***Red-breasted Nuthatch **
Gadwall Western Sandpiper **White-breasted Nuthatch
American Wigeon ***Least Sandpiper Brown Creeper **
Mallard Long-billed Dowitcher **Bewick's Wren
Blue-winged Teal **Wilson's Snipe Northern House Wren
Cinnamon Teal California Gull ***Pacific Wren **
Northern Shoveler **Rock Pigeon **Marsh Wren
Green-winged Teal **Eurasian Collared-Dove **Golden-crowned Kinglet ***
Redhead ***Mourning Dove Swainson's Thrush
Ring-necked Duck ***Vaux's Swift American Robin
Hooded Merganser ***Anna's Hummingbird **European Starling
Ruddy Duck **Belted Kingfisher **Cedar Waxwing
Pied-billed Grebe Downy Woodpecker **Northern Yellow Warbler **
American White Pelican ***Northern Flicker Common Yellowthroat
American Bittern **Western Wood-Pewee Western Tanager **
Great Blue Heron Willow Flycatcher **Spotted Towhee
Great Egret **Black Phoebe **Savannah Sparrow
Green Heron ***Red-eyed Vireo ****Song Sparrow
Turkey Vulture Steller's Jay Dark-eyed Junco ***
Osprey California Scrub-Jay Black-headed Grosbeak
Bald Eagle **American Crow **Red-winged Blackbird
Northern Harrier Common Raven **Yellow-headed Blackbird
Cooper's Hawk ***Purple Martin Brewer's Blackbird **
Red-tailed Hawk Tree Swallow Brown-headed Cowbird
American Kestrel **Violet-green Swallow **Bullock's Oriole **
Virginia Rail **Northern Rough-winged Swallow **Purple Finch **
Sora **Bank Swallow ***House Finch
American Coot Cliff Swallow Red Crossbill ****
Sandhill Crane ***Barn Swallow Lesser Goldfinch ***
Killdeer Black-capped Chickadee American Goldfinch
Greater Yellowlegs Chestnut-backed Chickadee **House Sparrow **

Comments:

Jul 15 - Roger Windemuth: A few of the above sightings were seen on the 13th
Jul 16 - Alex Chmielewski: Green Heron seen from the Hunter's gate (Marker 4)
Jul 16 - Jim Danzenbaker: 188 long-billed Dowitchers individually counted on Ruddy and Schwartz Lakes

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

Current total weekly sightings: 96

Sightings this week so far have been submitted by: Alex Chmielewski, Greg Johnson, Jim Danzenbaker, 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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