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Birding spot · King County, Washington

Birding at Green River Natural Resources Area: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Green River Natural Resources Area are American Crow (88%), Song Sparrow (86%), and Spotted Towhee (81%). It is busiest in spring, when 84 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of August (88 species). 158 species have been reported here across 1,204 complete checklists from 517 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJan 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJan 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJan 22-31: 67 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsFeb 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsFeb 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsFeb 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsFeb 22-28: 81 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMar 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMar 8-14: 62 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMar 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsMar 22-31: 71 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsApr 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsApr 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsApr 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsApr 22-30: 81 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsMay 1-7: 84 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsMay 8-14: 84 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMay 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsMay 22-31: 79 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsJun 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJun 8-14: 87 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJun 15-21: 77 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 22-30: 67 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJul 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Jul 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 22-31: 71 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Aug 8-14: 88 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsAug 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 22-31: 68 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsSep 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsSep 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Sep 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsSep 22-30: 73 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsOct 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Oct 8-14: 79 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Oct 22-31: 84 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsNov 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsNov 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsNov 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsNov 22-30: 62 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsDec 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsDec 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsDec 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Dec 22-31: 66 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Number of species reported on at least 5% of complete checklists, by week (4 per month). Grey bars: fewer than 10 checklists, not counted.

In November: what to expect

  1. 1American Crow88%
  2. 2Song Sparrow86%
  3. 3Spotted Towhee81%
  4. 4Mallard80%
  5. 5Black-capped Chickadee79%
  6. 6American Robin75%
  7. 7Dark-eyed Junco72%
  8. 8Canada Goose68%
  9. 9Bewick's Wren64%
  10. 10Northern Flicker64%
  11. 11American Coot58%
  12. 12Ruby-crowned Kinglet56%
  13. 13Golden-crowned Sparrow53%
  14. 14Fox Sparrow52%
  15. 15Red-tailed Hawk52%

Share of complete checklists at this spot that reported the bird in November. The sparkline is the whole year, with this month highlighted.

Season by season

Winter 64 species

  1. Mallard87%
  2. American Crow83%
  3. Song Sparrow79%
  4. American Robin77%
  5. Spotted Towhee75%

Spring 84 species

  1. American Robin88%
  2. American Crow87%
  3. Song Sparrow85%
  4. Canada Goose84%
  5. Mallard80%

Summer 75 species

  1. Cedar Waxwing91%
  2. American Crow85%
  3. American Robin83%
  4. Common Yellowthroat83%
  5. Black-capped Chickadee82%

Fall 78 species

  1. Black-capped Chickadee87%
  2. Song Sparrow86%
  3. American Crow85%
  4. American Robin81%
  5. Spotted Towhee80%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Washington.

Nearby spots

Frequency is the share of complete checklists at this location that listed the bird, 2016–2025. Busy places report more of everything, and the weekly chart counts species on at least 5% of checklists so a few stray reports do not inflate it. How to read it.