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

UPDATED: 08/28/2021