Birds in California
Birds in California in January
The most likely birds in California in January are Yellow-rumped Warbler (50%), Black Phoebe (48%), and White-crowned Sparrow (46%). 189 species show up on at least 1 in 100 checklists.
Percent of complete checklists in California that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (400,516 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.
Common now
Share of checklists- 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler50% - 2
Black Phoebe48% - 3
White-crowned Sparrow46% - 4
House Finch43% - 5
Anna's Hummingbird43% - 6
American Crow41% - 7
Ruby-crowned Kinglet31% - 8
California Scrub-Jay30% - 9
Red-tailed Hawk29% - 10
American Coot29% - 11
Mallard28% - 12
Common Raven28% - 13
California Towhee28% - 14
Song Sparrow27% - 15
Mourning Dove27% - 16
Turkey Vulture25% - 17
Dark-eyed Junco23% - 18
Lesser Goldfinch23% - 19
European Starling22% - 20
Golden-crowned Sparrow22% - 21
Double-crested Cormorant21% - 22
Bufflehead20% - 23
Canada Goose20% - 24
Northern Flicker20% - 25
Great Egret20% - 26
Bushtit18% - 27
Western Gull18% - 28
Northern Mockingbird18% - 29
American Robin18% - 30
Bewick's Wren18% - 31
Spotted Towhee17% - 32
Nuttall's Woodpecker17% - 33
Ruddy Duck17% - 34
Say's Phoebe17% - 35
Great Blue Heron17% - 36
Oak Titmouse16% - 37
Snowy Egret16% - 38
Western Bluebird16% - 39
Pied-billed Grebe16% - 40
Acorn Woodpecker16% - 41
American Wigeon15% - 42
Red-shouldered Hawk15% - 43
California Gull15% - 44
Ring-billed Gull14% - 45
Rock Pigeon14% - 46
Northern Shoveler13% - 47
American Kestrel13% - 48
Red-winged Blackbird13% - 49
House Sparrow12% - 50
Hermit Thrush12% - 51
Eurasian Collared-Dove12% - 52
Allen's Hummingbird11% - 53
Chestnut-backed Chickadee11% - 54
Killdeer11%
Arriving
New in JanuaryLeaving
Gone by the end of JanuaryLess common
Share of checklists- 55
Brewer's Blackbird9.9% - 56
Western Meadowlark9.8% - 57
Common Yellowthroat9.5% - 58
White-breasted Nuthatch9.2% - 59
Green-winged Teal9.2% - 60
Gadwall9.2%