Winter Birds in District of Columbia

Percent of complete checklists in District of Columbia that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (27,620 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Ring-billed Gull52%
2. 2Northern Cardinal51%
3. 3American Robin49%
4. 4European Starling48%
5. 5Canada Goose47%
6. 6White-throated Sparrow45%
7. 7Blue Jay45%
8. 8Mallard42%
9. 9American Crow40%
10. 10Song Sparrow40%
11. 11Carolina Wren38%
12. 12House Sparrow34%
13. 13Downy Woodpecker34%
14. 14Northern Mockingbird32%
15. 15Mourning Dove32%
16. 16Red-bellied Woodpecker31%
17. 17Tufted Titmouse30%
18. 18Double-crested Cormorant26%
19. 19Dark-eyed Junco25%
20. 20Fish Crow25%
21. 21White-breasted Nuthatch22%
22. 22Carolina Chickadee20%
23. 23American Herring Gull19%
24. 24Rock Pigeon17%
25. 25Bufflehead17%
26. 26Northern Flicker17%
27. 27American Goldfinch15%
28. 28Red-shouldered Hawk14%
29. 29Ruby-crowned Kinglet13%
30. 30House Finch13%
31. 31Red-tailed Hawk12%
32. 32Great Blue Heron12%
33. 33Red-winged Blackbird12%
34. 34Bald Eagle12%

• Common Gracklefirst arrivals the second week of January, peaks early June
• Brown-headed Cowbirdfirst arrivals late February, peaks late April
• Eastern Phoebefirst arrivals late February, peaks the second week of October
• Red-winged Blackbirdfirst arrivals late February, peaks the second week of July
• Turkey Vulturefirst arrivals late February, peaks late March
• Wood Duckfirst arrivals early February, peaks the second week of April
• Black Vulturefirst arrivals the second week of February, peaks late March
• Killdeerfirst arrivals the second week of February, peaks early August
• Pine Warblerfirst arrivals late February, peaks the second week of April
• Barred Owlfirst arrivals mid January, peaks late April
• Snowy Owlfirst arrivals mid December, peaks early January
• Canvasbackfirst arrivals the second week of January, peaks the second week of February

• Belted Kingfishermost gone by early January
• Great Black-backed Gullmost gone by the second week of February
• Savannah Sparrowmost gone by early December
• Purple Finchmost gone by the second week of February
• Killdeermost gone by the second week of December
• White-crowned Sparrowmost gone by mid December
• Snowy Owlmost gone by mid January
• Barnacle Goosemost gone by early January
• American Pipitmost gone by late December
• Rusty Blackbirdmost gone by mid January

35. 35Belted Kingfisher9.9%
36. 36Hairy Woodpecker9.9%
37. 37Great Black-backed Gull9.2%
38. 38Turkey Vulture9.2%
39. 39Yellow-bellied Sapsucker8.7%
40. 40Common Merganser8.6%
41. 41Lesser Scaup8.4%
42. 42Swamp Sparrow8.4%
43. 43Cooper's Hawk7.9%
44. 44Eastern Towhee7.8%
45. 45Pileated Woodpecker7.5%
46. 46Black Vulture7.5%
47. 47Ring-necked Duck7.2%
48. 48Common Grackle6.9%
49. 49Winter Wren6.7%
50. 50Eastern Bluebird6.6%
51. 51Hooded Merganser6.5%
52. 52Golden-crowned Kinglet6.1%
53. 53Yellow-rumped Warbler6.1%
54. 54Hermit Thrush5.9%
55. 55Pied-billed Grebe5.4%
56. 56Northern Shoveler5.1%
57. 57Merlin5.1%
58. 58Fox Sparrow4.7%
59. 59Brown Creeper4.3%
60. 60Field Sparrow4.1%