When do juncos leave Washington?

The Dark-eyed Junco does not leave Washington: it is reported all year, from 23% of checklists in mid August to 53% in the second week of March.

When is the best time to see juncos in Washington?

The Dark-eyed Junco is reported most often in the second week of March, on about 53% of Washington checklists.

Dark-eyed Junco · Junco hyemalis

When Do Juncos Arrive in Washington?

Photo: Jimmy Dee, CC BY-SA 4.0 via iNaturalist

The Dark-eyed Junco is in Washington all year. It turns up on about 53% of checklists at its peak (the second week of March) and on 23% in its quietest week (mid August).

When to look

PresentAll year

Peak weekMar 8-14the second week of March

Quietest weekAug 15-21mid August

Best: the second week of March. Here all year. Peak: on about 53% of Washington checklists.

Janpeak season
Febpeak season
Marpeak season
Aprpeak season
Maycommon
Juncommon
Julcommon
Augcommon
Sepcommon
Octpeak season
Novpeak season
Decpeak season

Darker months: more checklists report it. Outlined: peak month.

Juncos in Washington, species by species

Species	First arrivals	Common by	Peak	Most gone by	Peak %
Dark-eyed Junco	all year	–	Mar 8-14	–	53%

Dark-eyed Junco

Share of complete checklists reporting each species, by week (4 per month). Gaps: fewer than 10 checklists that week.

Frequency is the share of complete checklists in Washington that listed the bird, 2016–2025. It is not a head count, and it follows where and when people go birding. How to read it.

Where in Washington

Best counties for Dark-eyed Junco

Share of checklists at the peak

Walla Walla CountyBest mid December · 525 checklists that week, 35,829 in all70%
King CountyBest mid March · 7909 checklists that week, 390,864 in all69%
Whitman CountyBest the second week of December · 330 checklists that week, 18,652 in all69%
Ferry CountyBest mid March · 103 checklists that week, 5,106 in all64%
Yakima CountyBest mid November · 298 checklists that week, 28,504 in all64%
Kitsap CountyBest mid March · 1520 checklists that week, 74,545 in all63%

Common questions

When do juncos arrive in Washington?: The Dark-eyed Junco is in Washington all year. It turns up on about 53% of checklists at its peak (the second week of March) and on 23% in its quietest week (mid August).
When do juncos leave Washington?: The Dark-eyed Junco does not leave Washington: it is reported all year, from 23% of checklists in mid August to 53% in the second week of March.
When is the best time to see juncos in Washington?: The Dark-eyed Junco is reported most often in the second week of March, on about 53% of Washington checklists.