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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
September 15, 2026

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Canada Goose Least Sandpiper Pacific Wren **
Wood Duck Pectoral Sandpiper **Marsh Wren **
Gadwall Wilson's Snipe **Golden-crowned Kinglet
American Wigeon Rock Pigeon **Swainson's Thrush **
Mallard Mourning Dove **American Robin
Blue-winged Teal ***Vaux's Swift European Starling
Cinnamon Teal Downy Woodpecker **Cedar Waxwing
Green-winged Teal Hairy Woodpecker ***Common Yellowthroat
Pied-billed Grebe Northern Flicker Spotted Towhee
Great Blue Heron Pileated Woodpecker ***Savannah Sparrow
Great Egret **Western Wood-Pewee **Song Sparrow
Bald Eagle Black Phoebe **White-crowned Sparrow
Northern Harrier Steller's Jay Golden-crowned Sparrow
Red-shouldered Hawk **California Scrub-Jay Red-winged Blackbird
Red-tailed Hawk American Crow Purple Finch **
American Kestrel Barn Swallow House Finch
Virginia Rail **Black-capped Chickadee Red Crossbill ****
American Coot Chestnut-backed Chickadee **Pine Siskin ***
Sandhill Crane Red-breasted Nuthatch **Lesser Goldfinch ****
Killdeer White-breasted Nuthatch American Goldfinch
Greater Yellowlegs Brown Creeper **
Lesser Yellowlegs **Bewick's Wren


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

Current total weekly sightings: 64

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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