Birds in Washington
Birds in Washington in January
The most likely birds in Washington in January are Song Sparrow (47%), Dark-eyed Junco (44%), and American Crow (44%). 133 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 (147,363 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.
Common now
Share of checklists- 1
Song Sparrow47% - 2
Dark-eyed Junco44% - 3
American Crow44% - 4
Black-capped Chickadee39% - 5
Mallard36% - 6
Bufflehead34% - 7
American Robin33% - 8
Spotted Towhee31% - 9
Northern Flicker30% - 10
Bald Eagle29% - 11
Anna's Hummingbird28% - 12
European Starling25% - 13
House Finch24% - 14
Double-crested Cormorant24% - 15
Glaucous-winged Gull22% - 16
American Wigeon22% - 17
Canada Goose22% - 18
Common Goldeneye21% - 19
Great Blue Heron19% - 20
Chestnut-backed Chickadee19% - 21
Steller's Jay18% - 22
Red-winged Blackbird18% - 23
Golden-crowned Sparrow17% - 24
Red-tailed Hawk16% - 25
Bewick's Wren16% - 26
Red-breasted Nuthatch16% - 27
Golden-crowned Kinglet16% - 28
Ruby-crowned Kinglet16% - 29
Common Raven15% - 30
Common Merganser14% - 31
Horned Grebe12% - 32
Hooded Merganser12% - 33
American Coot12% - 34
Ring-necked Duck12% - 35
House Sparrow12% - 36
Short-billed Gull12% - 37
Pine Siskin12% - 38
Surf Scoter12% - 39
Rock Pigeon11% - 40
Gadwall11% - 41
Downy Woodpecker11% - 42
Pied-billed Grebe11% - 43
Belted Kingfisher11% - 44
Green-winged Teal11% - 45
Fox Sparrow11% - 46
Red-breasted Merganser11% - 47
Pacific Wren11% - 48
White-crowned Sparrow10%
Arriving
New in JanuaryLeaving
Gone by the end of JanuaryLess common
Share of checklists- 49
Varied Thrush10% - 50
Northern Pintail9.2% - 51
American Goldfinch8.2% - 52
Northern Shoveler7.7% - 53
Trumpeter Swan7.4% - 54
Yellow-rumped Warbler7.4% - 55
Brown Creeper7.2% - 56Northern Harrier7.2%
- 57
Pelagic Cormorant7.1% - 58
Eurasian Collared-Dove6.9% - 59
Bushtit6.9% - 60
Ring-billed Gull6.7%