Birds in Washington in April

Percent of complete checklists in Washington that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (159,385 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1American Robin65%
2. 2American Crow53%
3. 3Song Sparrow53%
4. 4Dark-eyed Junco43%
5. 5Black-capped Chickadee40%
6. 6Mallard38%
7. 7Spotted Towhee38%
8. 8White-crowned Sparrow38%
9. 9Red-winged Blackbird36%
10. 10European Starling34%
11. 11Northern Flicker33%
12. 12House Finch33%
13. 13Canada Goose33%
14. 14Anna's Hummingbird29%
15. 15Yellow-rumped Warbler25%
16. 16Bald Eagle25%
17. 17Violet-green Swallow24%
18. 18Bewick's Wren23%
19. 19Bufflehead23%
20. 20Chestnut-backed Chickadee22%
21. 21Pine Siskin21%
22. 22Red-breasted Nuthatch21%
23. 23Steller's Jay20%
24. 24American Goldfinch19%
25. 25Great Blue Heron18%
26. 26Common Raven18%
27. 27Tree Swallow17%
28. 28Golden-crowned Sparrow17%
29. 29Ruby-crowned Kinglet16%
30. 30Purple Finch16%
31. 31Glaucous-winged Gull16%
32. 32House Sparrow15%
33. 33Killdeer15%
34. 34Red-tailed Hawk15%
35. 35Rufous Hummingbird15%
36. 36Double-crested Cormorant14%
37. 37Bushtit14%
38. 38Savannah Sparrow14%
39. 39Green-winged Teal13%
40. 40Orange-crowned Warbler13%
41. 41Eurasian Collared-Dove13%
42. 42Downy Woodpecker12%
43. 43Gadwall12%
44. 44American Wigeon12%
45. 45Mourning Dove12%
46. 46American Coot11%
47. 47Barn Swallow11%
48. 48Ring-necked Duck11%
49. 49Marsh Wren11%
50. 50Rock Pigeon10%
51. 51Pacific Wren10%
52. 52Osprey10%

• White-crowned Sparrowfirst arrivals early April, peaks late April
• American Goldfinchfirst arrivals mid April, peaks the second week of July
• Black-headed Grosbeakfirst arrivals late April, peaks late May
• Barn Swallowfirst arrivals early April, peaks the second week of August
• Yellow-rumped Warblerfirst arrivals the second week of April, peaks late April
• Brown-headed Cowbirdfirst arrivals the second week of April, peaks mid May
• Northern Yellow Warblerfirst arrivals late April, peaks late May
• Wilson's Warblerfirst arrivals mid April, peaks the second week of May
• Western Flycatcherfirst arrivals mid April, peaks mid June
• Purple Finchfirst arrivals early April, peaks late April
• Mourning Dovefirst arrivals mid April, peaks late May
• Western Tanagerfirst arrivals late April, peaks late May

• Buffleheadmost gone by late April
• Double-crested Cormorantmost gone by early April
• American Wigeonmost gone by mid April
• Ruby-crowned Kingletmost gone by late April
• Common Goldeneyemost gone by early April
• Pacific Wrenmost gone by mid April
• Horned Grebemost gone by mid April
• Short-billed Gullmost gone by mid April
• Hooded Mergansermost gone by the second week of April
• Common Mergansermost gone by mid April
• Fox Sparrowmost gone by the second week of April
• Pied-billed Grebemost gone by early April

53. 53Golden-crowned Kinglet9.8%
54. 54Common Yellowthroat9.6%
55. 55Northern Shoveler9.1%
56. 56Brown Creeper8.8%
57. 57Common Merganser8.5%
58. 58Brown-headed Cowbird8.4%
59. 59Belted Kingfisher8.0%
60. 60Wood Duck7.9%