Spring Birds in District of Columbia

Percent of complete checklists in District of Columbia that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (45,051 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1American Robin80%
2. 2Northern Cardinal73%
3. 3European Starling62%
4. 4Blue Jay53%
5. 5House Sparrow53%
6. 6Carolina Wren53%
7. 7Mourning Dove51%
8. 8Red-bellied Woodpecker46%
9. 9Song Sparrow46%
10. 10White-throated Sparrow44%
11. 11American Crow44%
12. 12Common Grackle44%
13. 13Tufted Titmouse43%
14. 14Fish Crow41%
15. 15Mallard40%
16. 16Downy Woodpecker38%
17. 17American Goldfinch35%
18. 18Brown-headed Cowbird32%
19. 19Northern Mockingbird32%
20. 20Blue-gray Gnatcatcher30%
21. 21Canada Goose29%
22. 22Carolina Chickadee29%
23. 23Chimney Swift29%
24. 24Gray Catbird29%
25. 25Northern Flicker29%
26. 26Red-winged Blackbird28%
27. 27White-breasted Nuthatch26%
28. 28Yellow-rumped Warbler26%
29. 29Eastern Towhee24%
30. 30House Finch24%
31. 31Double-crested Cormorant22%
32. 32Osprey20%
33. 33Great Crested Flycatcher19%
34. 34Ring-billed Gull19%
35. 35Eastern Phoebe19%
36. 36Red-eyed Vireo19%
37. 37Northern Parula18%
38. 38Rock Pigeon17%
39. 39Chipping Sparrow16%
40. 40Turkey Vulture16%
41. 41Common Yellowthroat16%
42. 42Ruby-crowned Kinglet15%
43. 43Pileated Woodpecker15%
44. 44Great Blue Heron14%
45. 45Northern House Wren14%
46. 46Barn Swallow14%
47. 47Dark-eyed Junco14%
48. 48Northern Rough-winged Swallow13%
49. 49Wood Thrush13%
50. 50Tree Swallow13%
51. 51Red-shouldered Hawk13%
52. 52Cedar Waxwing13%
53. 53Hairy Woodpecker13%
54. 54Wood Duck13%
55. 55Black-and-white Warbler12%
56. 56American Redstart11%
57. 57Ovenbird11%
58. 58Eastern Wood-Pewee11%
59. 59Black Vulture11%
60. 60Eastern Bluebird11%

• Gray Catbirdfirst arrivals mid April, peaks the second week of May
• Chimney Swiftfirst arrivals the second week of April, peaks late May
• 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
• American Goldfinchfirst arrivals early April, peaks late April
• Red-eyed Vireofirst arrivals mid April, peaks the second week of May
• Eastern Wood-Peweefirst arrivals late April, peaks early September
• Great Crested Flycatcherfirst arrivals mid April, peaks mid May
• Northern Parulafirst arrivals the second week of April, peaks the second week of May
• Eastern Towheefirst arrivals early April, peaks mid April
• Common Yellowthroatfirst arrivals the second week of April, peaks the second week of May

• White-throated Sparrowmost gone by the second week of May
• Song Sparrowmost gone by the second week of May
• Ring-billed Gullmost gone by the second week of April
• Red-bellied Woodpeckermost gone by late May
• Canada Goosemost gone by the second week of April
• Yellow-rumped Warblermost gone by mid May
• Eastern Towheemost gone by the second week of May
• Ruby-crowned Kingletmost gone by early May
• Dark-eyed Juncomost gone by the second week of April
• Black-and-white Warblermost gone by late May
• Ovenbirdmost gone by mid May
• Blackpoll Warblermost gone by late May