Weekly Bird Sightings
Beginning
March 13, 2010

Notice!
The sightings below are not exhaustive. These are sightings that several birders, working collaboratively, have noted at the River "S" unit of the Ridgefield NWR throughout each week. It is our wish that this weekly list 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 (**) or rare (****) birds.
Good Luck and Happy Birding!
Cackling Goose Virginia Rail ** Marsh Wren
Canada Goose Sora ** Golden-crowned Kinglet
Tundra Swan Killdeer Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Wood Duck American Coot Hermit Thrush **
Gadwall Sandhill Crane American Robin
American Wigeon Wilson's Snipe Varied Thrush **
Mallard Glaucous-winged Gull European Starling
Cinnamon Teal Mourning Dove Yellow-rumped Warbler
Northern Shoveler Great Horned Owl ** Spotted Towhee
Northern Pintail Belted Kingfisher Savannah Sparrow
Green-winged Teal Red-breasted Sapsucker Fox Sparrow
Common Teal ** Downy Woodpecker Song Sparrow
Ring-necked Duck Northern Flicker White-crowned Sparrow **
Greater Scaup ** Pileated Woodpecker ** Golden-crowned Sparrow
Lesser Scaup Northern Shrike ** Dark-eyed Junco
Bufflehead Steller's Jay Red-winged Blackbird
Hooded Merganser Western Scrub-Jay Brewer's Blackbird **
Ruddy Duck American Crow House Finch
Pied-billed Grebe Tree Swallow Pine Siskin **
Double-crested Cormorant Violet-green Swallow American Goldfinch
American Bittern Black-capped Chickadee  
Great Blue Heron Chestnut-backed Chickadee **  
Bald Eagle Bushtit  
Golden Eagle **** Red-breasted Nuthatch **  
Northern Harrier White-breasted Nuthatch  
Cooper's Hawk ** Brown Creeper  
Red-tailed Hawk Bewick's Wren  
American Kestral Wiinter Wren ** Uncommon
    **** Rare
       

         
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