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Birds in Washington

Birds in Washington in November

The most likely birds in Washington in November are Song Sparrow (50%), Dark-eyed Junco (49%), and American Crow (48%). 138 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 (108,473 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

Common now

Share of checklists
  1. 1Song Sparrow50%
  2. 2Dark-eyed Junco49%
  3. 3American Crow48%
  4. 4Black-capped Chickadee42%
  5. 5Northern Flicker39%
  6. 6Mallard37%
  7. 7Spotted Towhee35%
  8. 8American Robin32%
  9. 9Bufflehead31%
  10. 10House Finch29%
  11. 11Anna's Hummingbird27%
  12. 12Double-crested Cormorant26%
  13. 13Bald Eagle24%
  14. 14European Starling24%
  15. 15Great Blue Heron24%
  16. 16Glaucous-winged Gull23%
  17. 17Canada Goose23%
  18. 18American Wigeon23%
  19. 19Steller's Jay22%
  20. 20Golden-crowned Kinglet21%
  21. 21Ruby-crowned Kinglet21%
  22. 22Chestnut-backed Chickadee20%
  23. 23Golden-crowned Sparrow20%
  24. 24Belted Kingfisher18%
  25. 25Red-breasted Nuthatch18%
  26. 26Bewick's Wren17%
  27. 27Common Raven17%
  28. 28Pacific Wren16%
  29. 29Red-tailed Hawk16%
  30. 30Horned Grebe14%
  31. 31Hooded Merganser14%
  32. 32Short-billed Gull14%
  33. 33White-crowned Sparrow13%
  34. 34Pied-billed Grebe13%
  35. 35Red-winged Blackbird13%
  36. 36American Coot12%
  37. 37Surf Scoter12%
  38. 38Pine Siskin12%
  39. 39Rock Pigeon12%
  40. 40Green-winged Teal11%
  41. 41Downy Woodpecker11%
  42. 42Gadwall11%
  43. 43Fox Sparrow11%
  44. 44House Sparrow11%
  45. 45Common Goldeneye11%
  46. 46Ring-billed Gull10%
  47. 47American Goldfinch10%
  48. 48Ring-necked Duck10%

Arriving

New in November
  • Common Goldeneyefirst arrivals early November, peaks the second week of January
  • Common Merganserfirst arrivals early November, peaks the second week of January
  • Brantfirst arrivals the second week of November, peaks the second week of March

Leaving

Gone by the end of November

Less common

Share of checklists
  1. 49Common Merganser9.9%
  2. 50Northern Shoveler9.4%
  3. 51Cackling Goose8.9%
  4. 52Red-breasted Merganser8.8%
  5. 53Yellow-rumped Warbler8.7%
  6. 54Bushtit8.6%
  7. 55Common Loon8.4%
  8. 56California Gull8.4%
  9. 57Brown Creeper8.3%
  10. 58Northern Harrier8.2%
  11. 59Killdeer8.0%
  12. 60Northern Pintail7.9%