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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
1,292
Species
98
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.
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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
Red-winged Blackbird
Barred Owl
Red-tailed Hawk
Wood Duck
House Finch
Cedar Waxwing
Hairy Woodpecker
Barrow's Goldeneye
Gadwall
Osprey
Spotted Towhee
Trumpeter Swan
Canada Jay
Steller's Jay
White-crowned Sparrow
Black-capped Chickadee
Glaucous-winged Gull
House Sparrow
Olympic Gull
Pileated Woodpecker
Anna's Hummingbird
California Quail
Pigeon Guillemot
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Black-headed Grosbeak
Downy Woodpecker
Great Horned Owl
Pacific Wren
American Avocet
American Goldfinch
American Kestrel
Band-tailed Pigeon
Barn Swallow
Black-necked Stilt
Brown-headed Cowbird
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Cliff Swallow
Common Merganser
Common Raven
Common Yellowthroat
Green Heron
MacGillivray's Warbler
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Savannah Sparrow
Wilson'S Warbler
Bank Swallow
Belted Kingfisher
Bewick's Wren
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Brown Creeper
Caspian Tern
Chipping Sparrow
Cinnamon Teal
Clark's Nutcracker
Common Murre
Gray Catbird
Great Egret
Green-winged Teal
Hooded Merganser
Horned Lark
Killdeer
Lazuli Bunting
Muscovy Duck
Narragansett Turkey
Northern Pygmy-Owl
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Northern Shoveler
Pekin Duck
Pied-billed Grebe
Pigeon
Red-necked Grebe
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Rufous Hummingbird
Short-billed Gull
Sooty Grouse
Surf Scoter
Tree Swallow
Varied Thrush
Violet-green Swallow
Western Bluebird
White-breasted Nuthatch
Willow Flycatcher
Wilson's Phalarope
Yellow-rumped Warbler
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