Birds in Washington in March

Percent of complete checklists in Washington that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (138,320 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1American Robin60%
2. 2Song Sparrow53%
3. 3American Crow52%
4. 4Dark-eyed Junco52%
5. 5Black-capped Chickadee41%
6. 6Mallard41%
7. 7Northern Flicker39%
8. 8Spotted Towhee38%
9. 9Canada Goose33%
10. 10Red-winged Blackbird32%
11. 11Anna's Hummingbird32%
12. 12House Finch30%
13. 13Bufflehead30%
14. 14European Starling29%
15. 15Bald Eagle27%
16. 16Steller's Jay23%
17. 17Bewick's Wren22%
18. 18Chestnut-backed Chickadee22%
19. 19Red-breasted Nuthatch20%
20. 20American Wigeon20%
21. 21Double-crested Cormorant18%
22. 22Red-tailed Hawk18%
23. 23Common Raven18%
24. 24Ruby-crowned Kinglet17%
25. 25Great Blue Heron17%
26. 26Glaucous-winged Gull17%
27. 27Common Goldeneye16%
28. 28Pine Siskin16%
29. 29Golden-crowned Sparrow15%
30. 30House Sparrow14%
31. 31Green-winged Teal14%
32. 32Golden-crowned Kinglet14%
33. 33Ring-necked Duck14%
34. 34American Coot14%
35. 35White-crowned Sparrow13%
36. 36Killdeer13%
37. 37Pacific Wren13%
38. 38Common Merganser12%
39. 39Bushtit12%
40. 40Gadwall12%
41. 41Varied Thrush11%
42. 42Downy Woodpecker11%
43. 43Yellow-rumped Warbler11%
44. 44Rock Pigeon11%
45. 45Pied-billed Grebe10%
46. 46Eurasian Collared-Dove10%

• Violet-green Swallowfirst arrivals early March, peaks mid May
• Pine Siskinfirst arrivals the second week of March, peaks the second week of April
• Orange-crowned Warblerfirst arrivals mid March, peaks early May
• Ospreyfirst arrivals late March, peaks mid August
• Savannah Sparrowfirst arrivals mid March, peaks late April
• Rufous Hummingbirdfirst arrivals the second week of March, peaks early May
• Marsh Wrenfirst arrivals mid March, peaks late April
• Turkey Vulturefirst arrivals the second week of March, peaks mid June
• Band-tailed Pigeonfirst arrivals early March, peaks the second week of June
• Wood Duckfirst arrivals mid March, peaks mid April
• Evening Grosbeakfirst arrivals late March, peaks mid May
• Say's Phoebefirst arrivals early March, peaks late March

• Pelagic Cormorantmost gone by mid March
• Trumpeter Swanmost gone by the second week of March
• Pacific Loonmost gone by mid March

47. 47Brown Creeper9.6%
48. 48American Goldfinch9.4%
49. 49Hooded Merganser9.2%
50. 50Belted Kingfisher9.0%
51. 51Violet-green Swallow8.7%
52. 52Northern Pintail8.5%
53. 53Horned Grebe8.5%
54. 54Mourning Dove8.4%
55. 55Surf Scoter8.3%
56. 56Fox Sparrow8.3%
57. 57Short-billed Gull8.2%
58. 58Tree Swallow8.2%
59. 59Marsh Wren8.1%
60. 60Northern Shoveler7.8%