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Birding Guide
Birding Guide for Washington
Rainforests, mountains, islands, coasts, and wildlife
Birding highlights, common sightings, and the best places to look for birds in Washington. Use the highlight list to start quickly, then work through the full guide for a broader local view.
Sightings
1,388
Species
113
Active Months
12
Category Overview
Birds across Washington
This guide focuses on birdlife within Washington's wider region guide, helping families explore common sightings, shoreline birds, forest species, and the places where birding is easier to begin.
Latest Sightings
Recent bird sightings in Washington
A recent look at bird sightings across Washington.
Jun 19, 2026
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Sightings Map
See where bird sightings cluster
Start wide, then zoom in to see where bird sightings cluster across Washington.
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Top Highlights
Top 5 birds to see in Washington
These birds are snapped the most across this region.
Places to Start
Best places for birding in Washington
These place guides connect well with the birds covered in this region.
Park162 sightings9 species
Washington, US
Madison Park
You might spot Strawberry Tree, Duck, and American Beaver.
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Park116 sightings11 species
Washington, US
Gas Works Park
You might spot Canada Goose, Daisy, and Duck.
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Park122 sightings12 species
Washington, US
Matthews Beach Park
You might spot Duck, American Wigeon, and Ring-Billed Gull.
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Park77 sightings10 species
Washington, US
Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park
You might spot Duck, American Coot, and Canada Goose.
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Park75 sightings9 species
Washington, US
Lake Union Park
You might spot Canada Goose, Duck, and American Coot.
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Park66 sightings8 species
Washington, US
Seward Park
You might spot Western Hemlock, Duck, and Western Sword Fern.
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Full Guide
Full Washington birds list
The complete ranked list for this guide, ordered by sightings count.
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Duck
American Crow
Canada Goose
Great Blue Heron
Bald Eagle
Dark-eyed Junco
American Robin
European Starling
Song Sparrow
Double-crested Cormorant
Cooper's Hawk
Ring-billed Gull
Northern Flicker
Barred Owl
Red-winged Blackbird
Red-tailed Hawk
House Finch
Wood Duck
Cedar Waxwing
Osprey
Black-capped Chickadee
Hairy Woodpecker
Spotted Towhee
White-crowned Sparrow
Anna's Hummingbird
Gadwall
Barrow's Goldeneye
Glaucous-winged Gull
Rock Pigeon
Trumpeter Swan
Canada Jay
Olympic Gull
Pileated Woodpecker
Steller's Jay
House Sparrow
Killdeer
Pigeon Guillemot
California Quail
California Scrub-Jay
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Downy Woodpecker
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Barn Swallow
Black-headed Grosbeak
Common Merganser
Great Horned Owl
Hooded Merganser
Pacific Wren
Wilson'S Warbler
American Avocet
American Goldfinch
American Kestrel
Band-tailed Pigeon
Belted Kingfisher
Bewick's Wren
Black-necked Stilt
Brown-headed Cowbird
Bushtit
Cliff Swallow
Common Raven
Common Yellowthroat
Green Heron
MacGillivray's Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Pigeon
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Rufous Hummingbird
Savannah Sparrow
Spruce Grouse
Bank Swallow
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Brown Creeper
Caspian Tern
Chipping Sparrow
Cinnamon Teal
Clark's Nutcracker
Common Murre
Gray Catbird
Gray-Crowned Rosy-Finch
Great Egret
Green-winged Teal
Horned Lark
Hutton's Vireo
Lazuli Bunting
Muscovy Duck
Narragansett Turkey
Northern Parula
Northern Pygmy-Owl
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Northern Shoveler
Northern Yellow Warbler
Pekin Duck
Pied-billed Grebe
Purple Finch
Red-necked Grebe
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Short-billed Gull
Solitary Sandpiper
Sooty Grouse
Surf Scoter
Surfbird
Swainson's Thrush
Tree Swallow
Varied Thrush
Violet-green Swallow
Warbling Vireo
Western Bluebird
White-Tailed Ptarmigan
White-breasted Nuthatch
Willow Flycatcher
Wilson's Phalarope
Yellow-rumped Warbler
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