Summer Birds in District of Columbia

Percent of complete checklists in District of Columbia that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (20,205 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1American Robin68%
2. 2Northern Cardinal65%
3. 3European Starling54%
4. 4House Sparrow53%
5. 5Carolina Wren50%
6. 6Mourning Dove49%
7. 7Chimney Swift46%
8. 8Common Grackle43%
9. 9Gray Catbird42%
10. 10Blue Jay40%
11. 11American Goldfinch37%
12. 12American Crow36%
13. 13Northern Mockingbird36%
14. 14Fish Crow34%
15. 15Mallard33%
16. 16Song Sparrow32%
17. 17Downy Woodpecker30%
18. 18Tufted Titmouse28%
19. 19Red-bellied Woodpecker28%
20. 20Osprey27%
21. 21Red-winged Blackbird25%
22. 22Rock Pigeon23%
23. 23Eastern Wood-Pewee23%
24. 24Blue-gray Gnatcatcher23%
25. 25Eastern Kingbird23%
26. 26Barn Swallow22%
27. 27Great Blue Heron22%
28. 28Northern Flicker21%
29. 29Carolina Chickadee21%
30. 30White-breasted Nuthatch20%
31. 31Canada Goose20%
32. 32Great Crested Flycatcher20%
33. 33Red-eyed Vireo19%
34. 34Great Egret18%
35. 35Double-crested Cormorant18%
36. 36Indigo Bunting17%
37. 37House Finch16%
38. 38Brown-headed Cowbird13%
39. 39Northern House Wren13%
40. 40Red-shouldered Hawk11%
41. 41Pileated Woodpecker10%

• Ring-billed Gullfirst arrivals early July, peaks late December
• 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
• Laughing Gullfirst arrivals the second week of July, peaks mid August
• 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
• Cooper's Hawkfirst arrivals mid July, peaks early November

• Fish Crowmost gone by early August
• American Goldfinchmost gone by early June
• Brown-headed Cowbirdmost gone by the second week of July
• Northern Parulamost gone by the second week of July
• Red-winged Blackbirdmost gone by early August
• Ospreymost gone by late August
• Cedar Waxwingmost gone by early June
• Eastern Kingbirdmost gone by mid August
• Barn Swallowmost gone by mid August
• House Finchmost gone by early July
• Great Blue Heronmost gone by late August
• Indigo Buntingmost gone by the second week of August

42. 42Northern Rough-winged Swallow10%
43. 43Acadian Flycatcher9.8%
44. 44Eastern Phoebe9.6%
45. 45Common Yellowthroat9.6%
46. 46Turkey Vulture9.2%
47. 47Ring-billed Gull9.2%
48. 48Ruby-throated Hummingbird9.0%
49. 49Wood Duck8.9%
50. 50Baltimore Oriole8.3%
51. 51Green Heron7.9%
52. 52Tree Swallow7.7%
53. 53Eastern Warbling Vireo7.6%
54. 54Orchard Oriole7.5%
55. 55Belted Kingfisher7.1%
56. 56Laughing Gull7.1%
57. 57Hairy Woodpecker6.9%
58. 58Eastern Towhee6.9%
59. 59Eastern Bluebird6.2%
60. 60Black Vulture6.0%