Winter Birds in Washington

Percent of complete checklists in Washington that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (395,842 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Song Sparrow49%
2. 2Dark-eyed Junco48%
3. 3American Crow45%
4. 4Black-capped Chickadee41%
5. 5American Robin36%
6. 6Mallard35%
7. 7Spotted Towhee34%
8. 8Northern Flicker33%
9. 9Bufflehead32%
10. 10Anna's Hummingbird30%
11. 11Bald Eagle27%
12. 12House Finch26%
13. 13European Starling25%
14. 14Double-crested Cormorant22%
15. 15Canada Goose22%
16. 16Glaucous-winged Gull21%
17. 17American Wigeon20%
18. 18Chestnut-backed Chickadee20%
19. 19Common Goldeneye19%
20. 20Steller's Jay19%
21. 21Great Blue Heron18%
22. 22Red-winged Blackbird18%
23. 23Golden-crowned Sparrow18%
24. 24Red-breasted Nuthatch17%
25. 25Bewick's Wren17%
26. 26Ruby-crowned Kinglet17%
27. 27Golden-crowned Kinglet16%
28. 28Red-tailed Hawk16%
29. 29Common Raven15%
30. 30Common Merganser13%
31. 31Pine Siskin12%
32. 32House Sparrow12%
33. 33Pacific Wren12%
34. 34Hooded Merganser12%
35. 35Downy Woodpecker12%
36. 36Ring-necked Duck12%
37. 37Horned Grebe11%
38. 38American Coot11%
39. 39Short-billed Gull11%
40. 40Fox Sparrow11%
41. 41Belted Kingfisher11%
42. 42Green-winged Teal11%
43. 43Varied Thrush11%
44. 44Rock Pigeon11%
45. 45Surf Scoter11%
46. 46Gadwall11%
47. 47Pied-billed Grebe11%
48. 48White-crowned Sparrow10%

• American Robinfirst arrivals late February, peaks early June
• Red-winged Blackbirdfirst arrivals mid February, peaks early May
• Canada Goosefirst arrivals mid February, peaks late March
• Tree Swallowfirst arrivals late February, peaks mid May
• Red Crossbillfirst arrivals late February, peaks late July
• Rhinoceros Aukletfirst arrivals late February, peaks mid July
• Hutton's Vireofirst arrivals mid January, peaks late March
• Virginia Railfirst arrivals mid February, peaks late April

• Golden-crowned Kingletmost gone by early February
• Belted Kingfishermost gone by the second week of December
• Ring-billed Gullmost gone by early December
• Least Sandpipermost gone by early December
• Western Sandpipermost gone by early December
• American Pipitmost gone by the second week of January
• Bonaparte's Gullmost gone by early January
• Rhinoceros Aukletmost gone by early January
• Semipalmated Plovermost gone by early February
• Common Murremost gone by early February
• Great Egretmost gone by early January
• Long-billed Dowitchermost gone by the second week of December

49. 49Red-breasted Merganser9.9%
50. 50American Goldfinch8.5%
51. 51Northern Pintail8.4%
52. 52Brown Creeper7.7%
53. 53Yellow-rumped Warbler7.6%
54. 54Bushtit7.4%
55. 55Northern Shoveler7.4%
56. 56Northern Harrier7.1%
57. 57Eurasian Collared-Dove7.0%
58. 58Trumpeter Swan6.8%
59. 59Pelagic Cormorant6.5%
60. 60Ring-billed Gull6.4%