Birds in District of Columbia in March

Percent of complete checklists in District of Columbia that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (10,962 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1American Robin74%
2. 2Northern Cardinal65%
3. 3European Starling60%
4. 4Song Sparrow56%
5. 5Blue Jay50%
6. 6Mallard49%
7. 7White-throated Sparrow47%
8. 8American Crow46%
9. 9Carolina Wren45%
10. 10House Sparrow44%
11. 11Fish Crow43%
12. 12Mourning Dove42%
13. 13Canada Goose40%
14. 14Ring-billed Gull39%
15. 15Tufted Titmouse38%
16. 16Downy Woodpecker38%
17. 17Red-bellied Woodpecker37%
18. 18Northern Mockingbird34%
19. 19Dark-eyed Junco31%
20. 20Common Grackle29%
21. 21Red-winged Blackbird28%
22. 22Northern Flicker27%
23. 23Double-crested Cormorant27%
24. 24White-breasted Nuthatch24%
25. 25Carolina Chickadee24%
26. 26Eastern Phoebe22%
27. 27Turkey Vulture19%
28. 28Rock Pigeon19%
29. 29House Finch18%
30. 30Osprey17%
31. 31Red-shouldered Hawk16%
32. 32Eastern Towhee16%
33. 33American Goldfinch15%
34. 34Wood Duck14%
35. 35Brown-headed Cowbird13%
36. 36Ruby-crowned Kinglet13%
37. 37Bald Eagle13%
38. 38Black Vulture12%
39. 39Eastern Bluebird12%
40. 40Pileated Woodpecker11%
41. 41Hairy Woodpecker10%

• Red-bellied Woodpeckerfirst arrivals mid March, peaks early May
• Fish Crowfirst arrivals early March, peaks the second week of April
• Blue-gray Gnatcatcherfirst arrivals late March, peaks late April
• Ospreyfirst arrivals early March, peaks early August
• Barn Swallowfirst arrivals late March, peaks the second week of July
• House Finchfirst arrivals late March, peaks early May
• Chipping Sparrowfirst arrivals early March, peaks mid April
• Northern Rough-winged Swallowfirst arrivals mid March, peaks the second week of June
• Brown Thrasherfirst arrivals early March, peaks late September
• Tree Swallowfirst arrivals early March, peaks the second week of April
• Bonaparte's Gullfirst arrivals mid March, peaks the second week of April
• Louisiana Waterthrushfirst arrivals late March, peaks the second week of April

• American Herring Gullmost gone by early March
• Buffleheadmost gone by mid March
• Red-tailed Hawkmost gone by mid March
• Common Mergansermost gone by mid March
• Ring-necked Duckmost gone by mid March
• Hooded Mergansermost gone by late March
• Merlinmost gone by mid March
• American Black Duckmost gone by late March
• Orange-crowned Warblermost gone by the second week of March
• Gadwallmost gone by mid March
• Canvasbackmost gone by early March
• American Woodcockmost gone by the second week of March

42. 42Great Blue Heron10%
43. 43Lesser Scaup9.9%
44. 44Belted Kingfisher9.8%
45. 45Swamp Sparrow9.7%
46. 46Red-tailed Hawk9.6%
47. 47Bufflehead9.0%
48. 48Yellow-rumped Warbler9.0%
49. 49Yellow-bellied Sapsucker8.8%
50. 50Golden-crowned Kinglet7.6%
51. 51Tree Swallow7.3%
52. 52Common Merganser7.2%
53. 53American Herring Gull7.0%
54. 54Fox Sparrow6.9%
55. 55Hermit Thrush6.3%
56. 56Field Sparrow6.1%
57. 57Killdeer5.8%
58. 58Brown Creeper5.5%
59. 59Cooper's Hawk5.1%
60. 60Chipping Sparrow4.9%