Summer Birds in Washington

Percent of complete checklists in Washington that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (401,156 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1American Robin51%
2. 2American Crow47%
3. 3Song Sparrow43%
4. 4Black-capped Chickadee36%
5. 5Spotted Towhee34%
6. 6Dark-eyed Junco32%
7. 7House Finch31%
8. 8American Goldfinch29%
9. 9Barn Swallow28%
10. 10Northern Flicker26%
11. 11Cedar Waxwing26%
12. 12Red-breasted Nuthatch25%
13. 13European Starling24%
14. 14Chestnut-backed Chickadee24%
15. 15Anna's Hummingbird23%
16. 16Mallard22%
17. 17Great Blue Heron22%
18. 18White-crowned Sparrow20%
19. 19Violet-green Swallow20%
20. 20Red-winged Blackbird20%
21. 21Swainson's Thrush19%
22. 22Bewick's Wren19%
23. 23Steller's Jay18%
24. 24Canada Goose17%
25. 25Black-headed Grosbeak17%
26. 26Bald Eagle16%
27. 27Common Raven15%
28. 28Killdeer15%
29. 29Mourning Dove15%
30. 30House Sparrow15%
31. 31Western Wood-Pewee15%
32. 32Osprey15%
33. 33Glaucous-winged Gull14%
34. 34Brown-headed Cowbird14%
35. 35Belted Kingfisher13%
36. 36Common Yellowthroat13%
37. 37Western Flycatcher13%
38. 38Eurasian Collared-Dove12%
39. 39Tree Swallow12%
40. 40Pine Siskin11%
41. 41Purple Finch11%
42. 42Northern Yellow Warbler11%
43. 43Brown Creeper11%
44. 44Downy Woodpecker11%
45. 45Rufous Hummingbird11%
46. 46Western Tanager10%
47. 47Willow Flycatcher10%
48. 48Caspian Tern10%
49. 49Rock Pigeon10%

• American Wigeonfirst arrivals mid August, peaks the second week of November
• Belted Kingfisherfirst arrivals mid July, peaks early September
• Killdeerfirst arrivals early July, peaks early September
• California Gullfirst arrivals the second week of June, peaks early September
• Horned Grebefirst arrivals late August, peaks the second week of November
• Short-billed Gullfirst arrivals mid July, peaks early November
• Green-winged Tealfirst arrivals early August, peaks the second week of March
• Hooded Merganserfirst arrivals early August, peaks mid November
• Ring-billed Gullfirst arrivals the second week of August, peaks late September
• Surf Scoterfirst arrivals late July, peaks early November
• Least Sandpiperfirst arrivals late June, peaks mid August
• Western Sandpiperfirst arrivals late June, peaks mid August

• American Robinmost gone by mid July
• Red-winged Blackbirdmost gone by late June
• Black-headed Grosbeakmost gone by late July
• Violet-green Swallowmost gone by late July
• Swainson's Thrushmost gone by late July
• Brown-headed Cowbirdmost gone by mid July
• Tree Swallowmost gone by mid July
• Western Wood-Peweemost gone by mid August
• Western Flycatchermost gone by early August
• Purple Finchmost gone by the second week of July
• Willow Flycatchermost gone by the second week of August
• Rufous Hummingbirdmost gone by early August

50. 50Red-tailed Hawk9.5%
51. 51Bushtit9.2%
52. 52California Gull8.8%
53. 53Turkey Vulture8.6%
54. 54Double-crested Cormorant8.6%
55. 55Western Warbling Vireo8.4%
56. 56Savannah Sparrow8.4%
57. 57Golden-crowned Kinglet7.9%
58. 58Wilson's Warbler7.7%
59. 59Pigeon Guillemot7.5%
60. 60Cliff Swallow7.1%