Bird Sightings

With over 100 species of birds documented, Wahkeena is a fantastic birding site! Keep up to date with the bird sightings here. 

Birds of Wahkeena

Common Name	Family	Habitat	Season	Seen Recently?
Pied-billed Grebe	Grebe	Wetland	Migration
Great Blue Heron	Heron	Wetland	Resident	X
Great Egret	Egret	Wetland	Summer
Green Heron	Heron	Wetland	Summer
American Bittern	Bittern	Wetland	Migration
Canada Goose	Geese	Wetland	Resident	X
Mallard	Duck	Wetland	Resident	X
Blue-winged Teal	Duck	Wetland	Migration
Wood Duck	Duck	Wetland	Resident	X
Hooded Merganser	Duck	Wetland	Summer	X
Turkey Vulture	Vulture	Edges & Clearings/ Forest	Resident	X
Black Vulture	Vulture	Edges & Clearings/ Forest	Resident	X
Sharp-shinned Hawk	Hawk	Forest	Resident
Broad-winged Hawk	Hawk	Forest	Summer	X
Cooper's Hawk	Hawk	Forest	Resident
Red-tailed Hawk	Hawk	Edges & Clearings/ Forest	Resident	X
Red-shouldered Hawk	Hawk	Forest	Resident	X
Bald Eagle	Eagle	Wetland	Resident
Osprey	Osprey	Wetland	Summer
American Kestrel	Falcon	Edges & Clearings	Resident
Wild Turkey	Turkey	Edges & Clearings/ Forest/ Nature Center	Resident	X
Ruffed Grouse	Grouse	Forest
Bobwhite Quail	Quail	Edges & Clearings	Summer
American Coot	Coot	Wetland	Summer
Killdeer	Plover	Wetland	Migration	X
Spotted Sandpiper	Sandpiper	Wetland	Migration
Solitary Sandpiper	Sandpiper	Wetland	Migration	X
Rock Dove	Dove	Edges & Clearings	Resident
Mourning Dove	Dove	Edges & Clearings/ Nature Center	Resident	X
Yellow-billed Cuckoo	Cuckoo	Forest	Summer
Black-billed Cuckoo	Cuckoo	Forest	Summer
Eastern Screech Owl	Owl	Forest	Summer	X
Great Horned Owl	Owl	Forest	Resident	X
Barred Owl	Owl	Forest	Resident	X
Whip-poor-will	Nightjar	Forest	Summer
Common Nighthawk	Nightjar	Forest	Summer
Chimney Swift	Swift	Edges & Clearings	Summer
Ruby-throated Hummingbird	Hummingbird	Edges & Clearings/ Nature Center	Summer	X
Belted Kingfisher	Kingfisher	Wetland	Resident	X
Northern Flicker	Woodpecker	Forest / Nature Center	Resident	X
Red-headed Woodpecker	Woodpecker	Edges & Clearings/ Nature Center
Pileated Woodpecker	Woodpecker	Forest	Resident	X
Red-bellied Woodpecker	Woodpecker	Forest / Nature Center	Resident	X
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker	Woodpecker	Forest/ Nature Center	Resident
Hairy Woodpecker	Woodpecker	Forest/ Nature Center	Resident	X
Downy Woodpecker	Woodpecker	Forest/ Nature Center	Resident	X
Eastern Kingbird	Flycatcher	Wetland	Migration
Great Crested Flycatcher	Flycatcher	Forest/ Nature Center	Migration/ Summer	X
Least Flycatcher	Flycatcher	Forest/ Nature Center	Migration
Eastern Wood Peewee	Flycatcher	Forest	Summer
Tree Swallow	Swallow	Edges & Clearings/ Wetland	Migration	X
Barn Swallow	Swallow	Edges & Clearings	Migration
Bank Swallow	Swallow	Edges & Clearings	Migration
Rough-winged Swallow	Swallow	Wetland	Summer	X
Purple Martin	Martin	Wetland	Summer
Blue Jay	Jay	Forest/ Nature Center	Resident	X
American Crow	Crow	Forest	Resident	X
Black-capped Chickadee	Chickadee	Forest/ Nature Center	Winter
Carolina Chickadee	Chickadee	Forest/ Nature Center	Resident	X
Tufted Titmouse	Titmouse	Forest/ Nature Center	Resident	X
White-breasted Nuthatch	Nuthatch	Forest/ Nature Center	Resident	X
Red-breasted Nuthatch	Nuthatch	Forest/ Nature Center	Winter	X
Brown Creeper	Creeper	Forest/ Nature Center	Winter	X
House Wren	Wren	Forest/ Nature Center	Summer	X
Carolina Wren	Wren	Forest/ Nature Center	Resident	X
Winter Wren	Wren	Forest/ Nature Center	Winter	X
Northern Mockingbird	Mockingbird	Edges & Clearings/ Nature Center	Summer
Gray Catbird	Catbird	Nature Center/ Wetland	Migration/ Summer	X
Brown Thrasher	Thrasher	Edges & Clearings/ Nature Center	Summer	X
American Robin	Thrush	Edges & Clearings/ Nature Center	Resident	X
Wood Thrush	Thrush	Forest	Migration/ Summer	X
Hermit Thrush	Thrush	Forest	Resident	X
Swainson's Thrush	Thrush	Forest	Migration
Gray-checked Thrush	Thrush	Forest	Migrant
Veery	Thrush	Forest	Migration
Eastern Bluebird	Thrush	Edges & Clearings/ Nature Center	Resident
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher	Gnatcatcher	Forest	Migration/ Summer	X
Golden-crowned Kinglet	Kinglet	Forest	Winter	X
Ruby-crowned Kinglet	Kinglet	Forest	Migration	X
Cedar Waxwing	Waxwing	Nature Center	Resident
European Starling	Starling	Edges & Clearings	Resident	X
White-eyed Vireo	Vireo	Edges & Clearings/ Forest	Summer	X
Yellow-throated Vireo	Vireo	Forest	Summer	X
Red-eyed Vireo	Vireo	Forest	Summer	X
Blue-headed Vireo	Vireo	Forest	Migration	X
Warbling Vireo	Vireo	Edges & Clearings/Wetland	Summer
Philadelphia Vireo	Vireo	Edges & Clearings	Migration
Black and White Warbler	Wood Warbler	Forest	Migration/ Summer	X
Prothonotary Warbler	Wood Warbler	Wetland	Migration
Worm-eating Warbler	Wood Warbler	Forest	Migration/ Summer	X
Blue-winged Warbler	Wood Warbler	Forest	Migration	X
Tennessee Warbler	Wood Warbler	Edges & Clearings/ Forest	Migration
Nashville Warbler	Wood Warbler	Forest	Migration
Northern Parula	Wood Warbler	Edges & Clearings/ Forest	Migration/ Summer	X
Yellow Warbler	Wood Warbler	Wetland	Migration/ Summer	X
Magnolia Warbler	Wood Warbler	Edges & Clearings/ Forest	Migration	X
Cape May Warbler	Wood Warbler	Forest	Migration
Black-throated Blue Warbler	Wood Warbler	Forest	Migration	X
Yellow-rumped Warbler	Wood Warbler	Forest	Migration/ Winter	X
Black-throated Green Warbler	Wood Warbler	Forest	Migration	X
Cerulean Warbler	Wood Warbler	Forest	Summer
Blackburninan Warbler	Wood Warbler	Forest	Migration
Yellow-throated Warbler	Wood Warbler	Edges & Clearings/ Forest/ Nature Center	Migration/ Summer	X
Chestnut-sided Warbler	Wood Warbler	Forest	Migration/ Summer
Bay-breasted Warbler	Wood Warbler	Forest	Migration
Blackpoll Warbler	Wood Warbler	Forest	Migration
Golden-winged Warbler	Wood Warbler	Forest	Migration
Prairie Warbler	Wood Warbler	Edges & Clearings/ Forest	Summer
Palm Warbler	Wood Warbler	Edges & Clearings/ Wetland	Migration	X
Ovenbird	Wood Warbler	Forest	Migration/ Summer	X
Northern Waterthrush	Wood Warbler	Forest/ Wetland	Migration
Louisiana Waterthrush	Wood Warbler	Forest/ Nature Center/ Wetlands	Migration/ Summer	X
Kentucky Warbler	Wood Warbler	Forest	Migration/ Summer	X
Common Yellowthroat	Wood Warbler	Wetland	Migration/ Summer	X
Yellow-breated Chat	Wood Warbler	Wetland	Summer
Hooded Warbler	Wood Warbler	Forest	Migration/ Summer	X
Wilson's Warbler	Wood Warbler	Wetland	Migration/ Summer
Canada Warbler	Wood Warbler	Forest	Migration
American Redstart	Wood Warbler	Forest	Migration/ Summer	X
Red-winged Blackbird	Blackbird	Wetland	Summer	X
Orchard Oriole	Blackbird	Edges & Clearings	Migration
Baltimore Oriole	Blackbird	Wetlands	Summer	X
Rusty Blackbird	Blackbird	Edges & Clearings/ Wetlands	Migration/ Winter
Common Grackle	Blackbird	Edges & Clearings/ Forest	Resident
Brown-headed Cowbird	Blackbird	Edges & Clearings/ Nature Center	Summer	X
Scarlet Tanager	Tanager	Forest	Summer	X
Summer Tanager	Tanager	Forest	Summer
Northern Cardinal	Cardinal	Edges & Clearings/ Forest/ Nature Center	Resident	X
Rose-breasted Grosbeak	Grosbeak	Edges & Clearings/ Forest/ Nature Center	Migration	X
Evening Grosbeak	Grosbeak	Forest/ Nature Center	Winter
Indigo Bunting	Bunting	Edges & Clearings/ Nature Center	Summer
Purple Finch	Finch	Edges & Clearings/ Forest	Winter
American Goldfinch	Finch	Forest/ Nature Center	Resident	X
Pine Siskin	Finch	Forest/ Nature Center	Winter
Eastern Towhee	Sparrow	Edges & Clearings/ Nature Center	Resident	X
Dark-eyed Junco	Sparrow	Edges & Clearings/ Forest/ Nature Center	Winter	X
Tree Sparrow	Sparrow	Edges & Clearings	Winter	X
Chipping Sparrow	Sparrow	Edges & Clearings	Summer	X
Field Sparrow	Sparrow	Edges & Clearings	Migration/ Winter
Fox Sparrow	Sparrow	Edges & Clearings/ Nature Center	Winter
White-crowned Sparrow	Sparrow	Edges & Clearings/ Nature Center	Winter
White-throated Sparrow	Sparrow	Edges & Clearings/ Forest/ Nature Center	Winter	X
Swamp Sparrow	Sparrow	Wetland	Migration/ Winter
Song Sparrow	Sparrow	Edges & Clearings/ Nature Center	Resident	X
House Sparrow	Sparrow	Nature Center	Resident
Common Name	Family	Habitat	Season	Seen Recently?

Last Updated: FRI 5/10/2019