WhenToBird

Birding spot · King County, Washington

Birding at Janicke Slough: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Janicke Slough are Red-winged Blackbird (87%), European Starling (85%), and Song Sparrow (75%). It is busiest in spring, when 73 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid June (74 species). 130 species have been reported here across 818 complete checklists from 216 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJan 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJan 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJan 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsFeb 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsFeb 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsFeb 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsFeb 22-28: 65 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMar 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMar 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMar 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMar 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsApr 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsApr 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Apr 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Apr 22-30: low data (7 checklists)May 1-7: low data (8 checklists)May 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMay 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMay 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsJun 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsJun 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJun 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 22-30: 68 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Jul 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (2 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Aug 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsSep 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Sep 22-30: 66 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Oct 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Oct 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Oct 22-31: low data (8 checklists)Nov 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Nov 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsNov 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsNov 22-30: 58 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsDec 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsDec 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsDec 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsDec 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 24 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. 1Red-winged Blackbird87%
  2. 2European Starling85%
  3. 3Song Sparrow75%
  4. 4Cackling Goose74%
  5. 5Eurasian Collared-Dove73%
  6. 6Brewer's Blackbird70%
  7. 7Trumpeter Swan66%
  8. 8Canada Goose64%
  9. 9Dark-eyed Junco64%
  10. 10Spotted Towhee63%
  11. 11Red-tailed Hawk58%
  12. 12Bald Eagle54%
  13. 13American Crow51%
  14. 14Golden-crowned Sparrow50%
  15. 15Great Blue Heron50%

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

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.