Birds in District of Columbia in November

Percent of complete checklists in District of Columbia that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (7,937 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1White-throated Sparrow57%
2. 2American Robin57%
3. 3Blue Jay55%
4. 4Northern Cardinal53%
5. 5European Starling50%
6. 6Song Sparrow47%
7. 7Carolina Wren44%
8. 8Mallard42%
9. 9American Crow42%
10. 10Northern Mockingbird39%
11. 11Ring-billed Gull38%
12. 12Mourning Dove38%
13. 13Red-bellied Woodpecker38%
14. 14Downy Woodpecker37%
15. 15Canada Goose35%
16. 16House Sparrow33%
17. 17Dark-eyed Junco33%
18. 18Tufted Titmouse31%
19. 19American Goldfinch31%
20. 20Double-crested Cormorant30%
21. 21Northern Flicker28%
22. 22White-breasted Nuthatch24%
23. 23Fish Crow23%
24. 24Ruby-crowned Kinglet22%
25. 25Carolina Chickadee20%
26. 26House Finch19%
27. 27Great Blue Heron18%
28. 28Rock Pigeon18%
29. 29Red-winged Blackbird18%
30. 30Red-shouldered Hawk16%
31. 31Turkey Vulture16%
32. 32Belted Kingfisher16%
33. 33Red-tailed Hawk15%
34. 34American Herring Gull15%
35. 35Yellow-rumped Warbler15%
36. 36Eastern Bluebird14%
37. 37Swamp Sparrow14%
38. 38Cedar Waxwing13%
39. 39Yellow-bellied Sapsucker12%
40. 40Common Grackle12%
41. 41Bald Eagle11%
42. 42Eastern Towhee11%
43. 43Bufflehead11%
44. 44Cooper's Hawk11%
45. 45Hairy Woodpecker11%
46. 46Golden-crowned Kinglet11%
47. 47Black Vulture10%
48. 48Hermit Thrush10%

• Canada Goosefirst arrivals the second week of November, peaks mid December
• Bald Eaglefirst arrivals early November, peaks mid December
• Common Merganserfirst arrivals mid November, peaks early February
• Hooded Merganserfirst arrivals early November, peaks mid January
• Black-crowned Night Heronfirst arrivals mid November, peaks late May
• Horned Grebefirst arrivals early November, peaks mid March

• Common Gracklemost gone by early November
• Northern Flickermost gone by early November
• Eastern Phoebemost gone by early November
• Chipping Sparrowmost gone by late November
• Palm Warblermost gone by late November
• Laughing Gullmost gone by early November
• Hairy Woodpeckermost gone by early November
• Wood Duckmost gone by the second week of November
• Eastern Bluebirdmost gone by late November
• Nashville Warblermost gone by early November
• Pine Siskinmost gone by mid November
• Eastern Meadowlarkmost gone by late November

49. 49Field Sparrow9.0%
50. 50Chipping Sparrow9.0%
51. 51Pileated Woodpecker9.0%
52. 52Winter Wren8.4%
53. 53Great Black-backed Gull7.2%
54. 54Eastern Phoebe6.8%
55. 55Fox Sparrow6.1%
56. 56Merlin6.0%
57. 57Northern Shoveler5.9%
58. 58Purple Finch5.7%
59. 59Ring-necked Duck5.4%
60. 60Pied-billed Grebe5.3%