Birds in Washington
Birds in Washington in December
The most likely birds in Washington in December are Song Sparrow (51%), Dark-eyed Junco (51%), and American Crow (45%). 129 species show up on at least 1 in 100 checklists.
Percent of complete checklists in Washington that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (117,234 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.
Common now
Share of checklists- 1
Song Sparrow51% - 2
Dark-eyed Junco51% - 3
American Crow45% - 4
Black-capped Chickadee42% - 5
Spotted Towhee37% - 6
Northern Flicker36% - 7
Mallard34% - 8
American Robin33% - 9
Bufflehead32% - 10
House Finch28% - 11
Anna's Hummingbird28% - 12
Bald Eagle26% - 13
European Starling24% - 14
Double-crested Cormorant23% - 15
Glaucous-winged Gull23% - 16
Chestnut-backed Chickadee22% - 17
Ruby-crowned Kinglet20% - 18
American Wigeon20% - 19
Golden-crowned Sparrow20% - 20
Golden-crowned Kinglet20% - 21
Steller's Jay20% - 22
Great Blue Heron20% - 23
Canada Goose19% - 24
Common Goldeneye19% - 25
Red-breasted Nuthatch18% - 26
Bewick's Wren17% - 27
Red-tailed Hawk16% - 28
Common Raven16% - 29
Pacific Wren15% - 30
Pine Siskin14% - 31
Belted Kingfisher14% - 32
Fox Sparrow13% - 33
Downy Woodpecker13% - 34
Hooded Merganser13% - 35
Common Merganser12% - 36
Red-winged Blackbird12% - 37
Horned Grebe12% - 38
White-crowned Sparrow12% - 39
Short-billed Gull12% - 40
House Sparrow12% - 41
Surf Scoter11% - 42
Rock Pigeon11% - 43
Ring-necked Duck11% - 44
Pied-billed Grebe11% - 45
Gadwall11% - 46
Varied Thrush11% - 47
American Coot10%
Leaving
Gone by the end of DecemberLess common
Share of checklists- 48
Green-winged Teal9.9% - 49
American Goldfinch9.6% - 50
Red-breasted Merganser9.6% - 51
Brown Creeper8.6% - 52
Bushtit8.1% - 53
Northern Shoveler7.9% - 54
Yellow-rumped Warbler7.4% - 55
Northern Pintail7.3% - 56
Trumpeter Swan7.2% - 57
Pelagic Cormorant7.1% - 58
Ring-billed Gull7.1% - 59Northern Harrier7.0%
- 60
Eurasian Collared-Dove6.9%