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Birding spot · King County, Washington

Birding at Lake Sammamish: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Lake Sammamish are Mallard (92%), American Crow (91%), and American Coot (88%). It is busiest in spring, when 81 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid September (82 species). 180 species have been reported here across 2,993 complete checklists from 716 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsJan 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsJan 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsJan 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsFeb 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsFeb 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsFeb 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsFeb 22-28: 63 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMar 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsMar 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsMar 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsMar 22-31: 66 species on 5%+ of 76 checklistsApr 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsApr 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsApr 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsApr 22-30: 76 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsMay 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsMay 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 100 checklistsMay 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 87 checklistsMay 22-31: 69 species on 5%+ of 129 checklistsJun 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 76 checklistsJun 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsJun 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsJun 22-30: 70 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsJul 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsJul 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsJul 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsJul 22-31: 74 species on 5%+ of 76 checklistsAug 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsAug 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsAug 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 76 checklistsAug 22-31: 69 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsSep 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsSep 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsSep 15-21: 82 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsSep 22-30: 71 species on 5%+ of 85 checklistsOct 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsOct 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 83 checklistsOct 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsOct 22-31: 71 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsNov 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsNov 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsNov 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsNov 22-30: 71 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsDec 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsDec 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsDec 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsDec 22-31: 66 species on 5%+ of 81 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. 1Mallard92%
  2. 2American Crow91%
  3. 3American Coot88%
  4. 4Dark-eyed Junco77%
  5. 5Pied-billed Grebe76%
  6. 6Canada Goose74%
  7. 7Song Sparrow71%
  8. 8Black-capped Chickadee70%
  9. 9Glaucous-winged Gull65%
  10. 10Bufflehead65%
  11. 11Ring-billed Gull62%
  12. 12Western Grebe62%
  13. 13Ruby-crowned Kinglet61%
  14. 14American Robin59%
  15. 15Northern Flicker56%

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. Mallard90%
  2. American Crow88%
  3. American Robin83%
  4. Canada Goose79%
  5. Bufflehead76%

Spring 81 species

  1. American Robin95%
  2. American Crow90%
  3. Mallard88%
  4. Canada Goose87%
  5. Song Sparrow84%

Summer 73 species

  1. American Crow94%
  2. Mallard84%
  3. American Robin82%
  4. Song Sparrow78%
  5. Black-capped Chickadee77%

Fall 78 species

  1. American Crow89%
  2. Mallard88%
  3. American Coot80%
  4. Black-capped Chickadee76%
  5. Song Sparrow73%

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.