Birds in District of Columbia in August

Percent of complete checklists in District of Columbia that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (7,076 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal64%
2. 2American Robin61%
3. 3Mourning Dove54%
4. 4Carolina Wren52%
5. 5Gray Catbird49%
6. 6European Starling47%
7. 7American Goldfinch45%
8. 8Blue Jay44%
9. 9Chimney Swift41%
10. 10House Sparrow40%
11. 11American Crow37%
12. 12Common Grackle34%
13. 13Downy Woodpecker32%
14. 14Mallard32%
15. 15Eastern Wood-Pewee30%
16. 16Red-bellied Woodpecker30%
17. 17Northern Mockingbird30%
18. 18Tufted Titmouse29%
19. 19Northern Flicker29%
20. 20Fish Crow28%
21. 21White-breasted Nuthatch25%
22. 22Osprey25%
23. 23Blue-gray Gnatcatcher25%
24. 24Rock Pigeon23%
25. 25Carolina Chickadee23%
26. 26Great Egret22%
27. 27Song Sparrow21%
28. 28Great Blue Heron20%
29. 29Canada Goose19%
30. 30Eastern Kingbird19%
31. 31Ruby-throated Hummingbird19%
32. 32Double-crested Cormorant18%
33. 33Great Crested Flycatcher18%
34. 34Laughing Gull17%
35. 35Ring-billed Gull17%
36. 36Red-eyed Vireo17%
37. 37Barn Swallow17%
38. 38Pileated Woodpecker14%
39. 39Northern House Wren13%
40. 40Red-winged Blackbird12%
41. 41Baltimore Oriole11%
42. 42House Finch11%
43. 43American Redstart10%

• Northern Flickerfirst arrivals late August, peaks late September
• White-breasted Nuthatchfirst arrivals late August, peaks the second week of September
• American Redstartfirst arrivals the second week of August, peaks the second week of September
• Magnolia Warblerfirst arrivals mid August, peaks mid September
• Pileated Woodpeckerfirst arrivals mid August, peaks the second week of September
• Hairy Woodpeckerfirst arrivals late August, peaks the second week of September
• Black-throated Green Warblerfirst arrivals mid August, peaks late September
• Chestnut-sided Warblerfirst arrivals the second week of August, peaks the second week of September
• Cape May Warblerfirst arrivals mid August, peaks mid September
• Tennessee Warblerfirst arrivals mid August, peaks late September
• Pied-billed Grebefirst arrivals mid August, peaks the second week of January
• Blackburnian Warblerfirst arrivals mid August, peaks the second week of September

• Fish Crowmost gone by early August
• Red-winged Blackbirdmost gone by early August
• Ospreymost gone by late August
• Eastern Kingbirdmost gone by mid August
• Barn Swallowmost gone by mid August
• Great Blue Heronmost gone by late August
• Indigo Buntingmost gone by the second week of August
• Northern Yellow Warblermost gone by late August
• Acadian Flycatchermost gone by the second week of August
• Purple Martinmost gone by the second week of August
• Roseate Spoonbillmost gone by the second week of August

44. 44Belted Kingfisher9.2%
45. 45Indigo Bunting9.1%
46. 46Hairy Woodpecker8.8%
47. 47Red-shouldered Hawk8.8%
48. 48Wood Duck7.8%
49. 49Green Heron7.7%
50. 50Black-and-white Warbler7.3%
51. 51Turkey Vulture7.2%
52. 52Eastern Phoebe6.6%
53. 53Common Yellowthroat6.6%
54. 54Bald Eagle6.5%
55. 55Brown-headed Cowbird6.1%
56. 56Eastern Towhee6.0%
57. 57Killdeer5.9%
58. 58Chestnut-sided Warbler5.8%
59. 59Caspian Tern5.8%
60. 60Acadian Flycatcher4.9%