Birds in Washington in October

Percent of complete checklists in Washington that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (116,777 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1American Crow51%
2. 2Song Sparrow50%
3. 3Northern Flicker45%
4. 4Dark-eyed Junco45%
5. 5Black-capped Chickadee42%
6. 6American Robin42%
7. 7Spotted Towhee35%
8. 8Mallard33%
9. 9House Finch31%
10. 10Steller's Jay29%
11. 11Anna's Hummingbird28%
12. 12Great Blue Heron27%
13. 13European Starling25%
14. 14Canada Goose23%
15. 15Double-crested Cormorant22%
16. 16Golden-crowned Kinglet22%
17. 17Red-breasted Nuthatch22%
18. 18Chestnut-backed Chickadee21%
19. 19Glaucous-winged Gull21%
20. 20Golden-crowned Sparrow21%
21. 21Belted Kingfisher20%
22. 22Bewick's Wren20%
23. 23Common Raven19%
24. 24American Wigeon18%
25. 25White-crowned Sparrow18%
26. 26Bald Eagle18%
27. 27Ruby-crowned Kinglet18%
28. 28Red-winged Blackbird17%
29. 29Yellow-rumped Warbler16%
30. 30American Goldfinch15%
31. 31Red-tailed Hawk14%
32. 32Killdeer14%
33. 33Pacific Wren14%
34. 34California Gull13%
35. 35Ring-billed Gull13%
36. 36Rock Pigeon12%
37. 37Short-billed Gull12%
38. 38Horned Grebe12%
39. 39Pied-billed Grebe12%
40. 40Green-winged Teal11%
41. 41Surf Scoter11%
42. 42Downy Woodpecker11%
43. 43House Sparrow11%
44. 44American Coot11%

• Buffleheadfirst arrivals mid October, peaks mid January
• Pacific Wrenfirst arrivals early October, peaks mid November
• Red-breasted Merganserfirst arrivals the second week of October, peaks mid January
• Trumpeter Swanfirst arrivals late October, peaks late November
• Lesser Scaupfirst arrivals early October, peaks mid March
• Barrow's Goldeneyefirst arrivals late October, peaks the second week of January
• Dunlinfirst arrivals early October, peaks early November

• Cedar Waxwingmost gone by early October
• Killdeermost gone by mid October
• Savannah Sparrowmost gone by mid October
• Turkey Vulturemost gone by early October
• Wood Duckmost gone by mid October
• Evening Grosbeakmost gone by mid October
• Brown Pelicanmost gone by the second week of October

45. 45Brown Creeper9.9%
46. 46Fox Sparrow9.8%
47. 47Cackling Goose9.6%
48. 48Common Loon9.5%
49. 49Gadwall9.5%
50. 50Cedar Waxwing9.5%
51. 51Pine Siskin8.5%
52. 52Northern Shoveler8.0%
53. 53Western Grebe7.9%
54. 54Eurasian Collared-Dove7.8%
55. 55Bushtit7.8%
56. 56Northern Harrier7.7%
57. 57Pelagic Cormorant7.6%
58. 58Northern Pintail7.5%
59. 59Savannah Sparrow7.4%
60. 60California Scrub-Jay7.1%