Birds of the Month
November 2024
Redhead
(Aythya americana)
Cedar River Trail Park, Renton, WA
18 November 2024
Trumpeter Swan
(Cygnus buccinator)
Juanita Beach Park, Kirkland, WA
5 November 2024
October 2024
White-throated Sparrow
(Zonotrichia albicollis)
Ebey Waterfront Trail, Marysville, WA
12 October 2024
Peregrin Falcon
(Falco peregrinus)
Skagit Wildlife Area - Fir Island Farm Reserve, Skagit County, WA
12 October 2024
Long-billed Dowitcher
(Limnodromus scolopaceus)
Cedar River Trail Park, Renton, WA
7 October 2024
Western Grebe
(Aechmophorus occidentalis)
Union Bay Natural Area, Seattle, WA
3 October 2024
Gadwall
(Mareca strepera)
Union Bay Natural Area, Seattle, WA
3 October 2024
September 2024
Great Egret
(Ardea alba)
Baywood Nature Trail, Everett, WA
30 September 2024
Rare in Washington state.
Fox Sparrow
(Passerella iliaca)
North View Park, Everett, WA
30 September 2024
Common Raven
(Corvus corax)
Jackson Lake Overlook, Grand Teton National Park, WY
15 September 2024
Mountain Bluebird
(Sialia currucoides)
Fort Steele Rest Area, WY
14 September 2024
Swainson's Hawk
(Buteo swainsoni)
LaBonte Park, Laramie, WY
13 September 2024
Eastern Kingbird
(Tyrannus tyrannus)
DePoorter Lake, Julesburg, CO
13 September 2024
Common Nighthawk
(Chordeiles minor)
Marceline, MO
11 September 2024
Cedar Waxwing
(Bombycilla cedrorum)
Crystal Lake Park, Urbana, IL
11 September 2024
Cape May Warbler
(Setophaga tigrina)
I-70 - South Vienna Rest Area, OH
10 September 2024
Red-bellied Woodpecker
(Melanerpes carolinus)
Coal Ridge Park, Cambridge, OH
10 September 2024
August 2024
Red-footed Booby
(Sula sula)
Port Townsend Marine Science Center, Port Townsend, WA
30 August 2024
Rarely seen in Washington state.
California Quail
(Callipepla californica)
Deer Lagoon, Whidbey Island, WA
19 August 2024
Willow Flycatcher
(Empidonax traillii)
Jetty Island, Everett, WA
17 August 2024
Common Tern
(Sterna hirundo)
Jetty Island, Everett, WA
14 August 2024
Purple Martin
(Progne subis)
Marymoor Park, Redmond, WA
3 August 2024
July 2024
Chukar
(Alectoris chukar)
Temple of Posidon, Sounio, Greece
13 July 2024
Alpine Swift
(Tachymarptis melba)
Acropolis, Athens, Greece
13 July 2024
Monk Parakeet
(Myiopsitta monachus)
Athens National Garden, Athens, Greece
11 July 2024
Rose-ringed Parakeet
(Psittacula krameri)
Archaia Agora Square (Πλατεία Αρχαίας Αγοράς), Thessaloniki, Greece
7 July 2024
Pygmy Cormorant
(Microcarbo pygmaeus)
Thermaic Gulf, near Kalochori Lagoon, Echedoro, Greece
6 July 2024
White Stork
(Ciconia ciconia)
Along Epar. Od. Platamona - Adrianis, Lydia, Greece
6 July 2024
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
(Iduna pallida)
Freedom Park (Özgürlük Parkı), Istanbul, Turkey
2 July 2024
Alexandrine Parakeet
(Psittacula eupatria)
Gulhane Park (Gülhane Parkı), Istanbul, Turkey
1 July 2024
June 2024
Laughing Dove
(Spilopelia senegalensis)
Along 58. Blv Cd, near Emine İnanç Vakfı Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey
28 June 2024
Great Cormorant
(Phalacrocorax carbo)
Kadikoy Ferry Terminal, Istanbul, Turkey
27 June 2024
American Bittern
(Botaurus lentiginosus)
Buffalo Ponds, Mill Creek, WA
18 June 2024
One of Washington state's secretive bird species. Not rare, but rarely seen.
Mute Swan
(Cygnus olor)
Burnham Prairie Nature Preserve, Burnham, IL
13 June 2024
Yellow Warbler
(Setophaga petechia)
Eberhardt Park, Albert Lea, MN
11 June 2024
Red-headed Woodpecker
(Melanerpes erythrocephalus)
Eberhardt Park, Albert Lea, MN
11 June 2024
Dickcissel
(Spiza americana)
I-90 - Clear Lake Rest Area, MN
11 June 2024
Yellow-headed Blackbird
(Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus)
Cattail Creek Park, Bozeman, MT
9 June 2024
Gray Partridge
(Perdix perdix)
A Field, Bozeman, MT
8 June 2024
Caspian Tern
(Hydroprogne caspia)
Everett Marine Park, Everett, WA
3 June 2024
Sooty Shearwater
(Ardenna grisea)
Pacific Ocean (about 40 miles off the coast of Westport, WA)
1 June 2024
Pink-footed Shearwater
(Ardenna creatopus)
Pacific Ocean (about 40 miles off the coast of Westport, WA)
1 June 2024
Black-footed Albatross
(Phoebastria nigripes)
Pacific Ocean (about 40 miles off the coast of Westport, WA)
1 June 2024
Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel
(Hydrobates furcatus)
Pacific Ocean (about 40 miles off the coast of Westport, WA)
1 June 2024
Northern Fulmar
(Fulmarus glacialis)
Pacific Ocean (about 40 miles off the coast of Westport, WA)
1 June 2024
May 2024
Osprey
(Pandion haliaetus)
Log Boom Park, Kenmore, WA
14 May 2024
Red-winged Blackbird (male)
(Agelaius phoeniceus)
ƛ̕ax̌ʷadis (Tl' awh-ah-dees) [formerly Squire's Landing] Park, Kenmore, WA
3 May 2024
Red-winged Blackbird (female)
(Agelaius phoeniceus)
ƛ̕ax̌ʷadis (Tl' awh-ah-dees) [formerly Squire's Landing] Park, Kenmore, WA
3 May 2024
April 2024
Orange-crowned Warbler
(Leiothlypis celata)
Edmonds Marsh, Edmonds, WA
23 April 2024
Pigeon Guillemot
(Cepphus columba)
Edmonds Public Fishing Pier, Edmonds, WA
3 April 2024
This Pigeon Guillemot is in breeding plumage. The Pigeon Guillemot from August 2022 is in non-breeding plumage.
Steller's Jay
(Cyanocitta stelleri)
Lake Forest Park, WA
3 April 2024
Pied-billed Grebe
(Podilymbus podiceps)
Warren G. Magnuson Park, Seattle, WA
1 April 2024
March 2024
American Herring Gull [1]
(Larus smithsonianus)
Marine Park, Everett, WA
2 March 2024
[1] A taxon update was incorporated by the scientific community in October 2024. Former taxon data were:
Herring Gull
Scientific name: Larus argentatus
Short-billed Gull
(Larus brachyrhynchus)
Marine Park, Everett, WA
2 March 2024
Glaucous-winged Gull
(Larus glaucescens)
Marine Park, Everett, WA
2 March 2024
Common Merganser
(Mergus merganser)
ƛ̕ax̌ʷadis (Tl' awh-ah-dees) [formerly Squire's Landing] Park, Kenmore, WA
1 March 2024
February 2024
Downy Woodpecker
(Dryobates pubescens)
Juanita Bay Park, Kirkland, WA
29 February 2024
American Robin
(Turdus migratorius)
Juanita Bay Park, Kirkland, WA
29 February 2024
Northern Waterthrush
(Parkesia noveboracensis)
Carkeek Park, Seattle, WA
16 February 2024
Uncommon in Washington state.
January 2024
Lesser Goldfinch
(Spinus psaltria)
Montlake Playfield Park, Seattle, WA
26 January 2024
Uncommon in Washington state.
Cackling Goose
(Branta hutchinsii)
Green Lake, Seattle, WA
19 January 2024
Bonaparte's Gull
(Chroicocephalus philadelphia)
Edmonds Public Fishing Pier, Edmonds, WA
10 January 2024
Double-crested Cormorant
(Nannopterum auritum)
Edmonds Public Fishing Pier, Edmonds, WA
10 January 2024
December 2023
American Kestrel
(Falco sparverius)
Samish Flats--East 90, Skagit County, WA
20 December 2023
Short-eared Owl
(Asio flammeus)
Samish Flats--East 90, Skagit County, WA
20 December 2023
Red-tailed Hawk
(Buteo jamaicensis)
Samish Flats, Skagit County, WA
20 December 2023
November 2023
Tropical Kingbird
(Tyrannus melancholicus)
Langus Riverfront Trail, Everett, WA
28 November 2023
Typically found in Middle and South America. Breeds in the southern most parts of Arizona and Texas. Rarely sighted elsewhere in the United States.
Black-and-white Warbler
(Mniotilta varia)
Green Lake, Seattle, WA
24 November 2023
Uncommon in the Western United States.
Common Murre
(Uria aalge)
Edmonds Public Fishing Pier, Edmonds, WA
16 November 2023
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
(Leucosticte tephrocotis)
Brackett's Landing, Edmonds, WA
14 November 2023
Typically found in alpine areas. Sometimes descends to lower elevations to feed in and around winter.
October 2023
Long-billed Curlew
(Numenius americanus)
Marine Park, Everrett, WA
26 October 2023
Uncommon in Western Washington.
September 2023
Bewick's Wren
(Thryomanes bewickii)
Union Bay Natural Area, Seattle, WA
21 September 2023
Wild Turkey
(Meleagris gallopavo)
Orchard along Mission Creek Road, Near Cashmere, WA
20 September 2023
American Dipper
(Cinclus mexicanus)
Teanaway, WA
20 September 2023
Sora
(Porzana carolina)
Juanita Bay Park, Kirkland, WA
7 September 2023
One of Washington state's secretive bird species. Not rare, but rarely seen.
August 2023
Black Turnstone
(Arenaria melanocephala)
Cormorant Cove, Seattle, WA
12 August 2023
Barn Swallow
(Hirundo rustica)
Marina by Log Boom Park, Kenmore, WA
11 August 2023
July 2023
American Redstart
(Setophaga ruticilla)
Big Four Mountain Trailhead, Snohomish County, WA
26 July 2023
Varied Tit
(Sittiparus varius)
Meiji Shrine Forest, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
17 July 2023
Little Egret
(Egretta garzetta)
Kasai Marine Park, Edogawa, Tokyo, Japan
17 July 2023
Ornate Sunbird [2]
(Cinnyris ornatus)
Chiang Mai, Thailand
13 July 2023
[2] A taxon update was incorporated by the scientific community in October 2023. Former taxon data were:
Olive-backed Sunbird
Scientific name: Cinnyris jugularis
Scaly-breasted Munia
(Lonchura punctulate)
Takhian Pom, Thung Hua Chang District, Lamphun, Thailand
2 July 2023
June 2023
Eurasian Hoopoe / Common Hoopoe [3]
(Upupa epops)
Chiang Mai, Thailand
30 June 2023
[3] eBird taxonomy: Eurasian Hoopoe; iNaturalist taxonomy: Common Hoopoe.
Red-whiskered Bulbul
(Pycnonotus jocosus)
Chiang Mai, Thailand
30 June 2023
Marsh Wren
(Cistothorus palustris)
ƛ̕ax̌ʷadis (Tl' awh-ah-dees) [formerly Squire's Landing] Park, Kenmore, WA
1 June 2023
May 2023
Black-throated Gray Warbler
(Setophaga nigrescens)
Willow Creek Hatchery, Edmonds, WA
13 May 2023
Chipping Sparrow
(Spizella passerina)
Meridian Playground, Seattle, WA
12 May 2023
Sanderling
(Calidris alba)
Point Brown Jetty, Ocean Shores, WA
6 May 2023
Semipalmated Plover
(Charadrius semipalmatus)
Point Brown Jetty, Ocean Shores, WA
6 May 2023
April 2023
Harlequin Duck
(Histrionicus histrionicus)
Brackett's Landing, Edmonds, WA
4 April 2023
March 2023
Hermit Thrush
(Catharus guttatus)
Edmonds Marsh, Edmonds, WA
17 March 2023
Red-breasted Nuthatch
(Sitta canadensis)
Kenmore Park & Ride, Kenmore, WA
15 March 2023
Western
Screech-Owl
(Megascops kennicottii)
Marymoor Park, Redmond, WA
14 March 2023
February 2023
Red-breasted Merganser
(Mergus serrator)
Edmonds Public Fishing Pier, Edmonds, WA
16 February 2023
January 2023
Bohemian Waxwing
(Bombycilla garrulus)
Warren G. Magnuson Park, Seattle, WA
19 January 2023
Snow Goose
(Anser caerulescens)
Green Lake, Seattle, WA
16 January 2023
Yellow-rumped Warbler
(Setophaga coronate)
Edmonds Waterfront, Edmonds, WA
11 January 2023
December 2022
Golden-crowned Kinglet
(Regulus satrapa)
Green Lake, Seattle, WA
16 December 2022
Eurasian Wigeon
(Mareca penelope)
Green Lake, Seattle, WA
16 December 2022
Virginia Rail
(Rallus limicola)
Juanita Bay Park, Kirkland, WA
7 December 2022
One of Washington state's secretive bird species. Not rare, but rarely seen.
November 2022
Horned Lark
(Eremophila alpestris)
Marymoor Park, Redmond, WA
17 November 2022
Uncommon in Western Washington
October 2022
Snow Bunting
(Plectrophenax nivalis)
Green Lake, Seattle, WA
23 October 2022
Rarely seen in Western Washington
Acorn Woodpecker
(Melanerpes formicivorus)
Jennings Park, Marysville, WA
16 October 2022
Rarely seen in Western Washington.
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
(Calidris acuminata)
Near Marsh Island (by the University of Washington), Seattle, WA
8 October 2022
Rarely seen in Washington.
September 2022
Greater Yellowlegs
(Tringa melanoleuca)
Skagit Wildlife Area - Fir Island Farm Reserve, Skagit County, WA
23 September 2022
August 2022
Clark's Nutcracker
(Nucifraga columbiana)
Mt. Rainier National Park - Sunrise, Pierce County, WA
22 August 2022
Pigeon Guillemot
(Cepphus columba)
Edmonds Waterfront - Public Fishing Pier, Edmonds, WA
16 August 2022
This Pigeon Guillemot is in non-breeding plumage. The Pigeon Guillemot from April 2024 is in breeding plumage.
July 2022
Northern Bobwhite
(Colinus virginianus)
Snoqualmie Wildlife Area - Stillwater Unit, King County, WA
24 July 2022
Uncommon in Western US. Likely an escaped, exotic bird.
June 2022
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
(Nyctanassa violacea)
West Ashley Bikeway, West Ashley, SC
28 June 2022
Western Kingbird
(Tyrannus verticalis)
Marymoor Park, Redmond, WA
16 June 2022
Uncommon in Western Washington.
May 2022
American Avocet
(Recurvirostra americana)
Skagit Wildlife Area - Leque Island Unit, Skagit County, WA
28 May 2022
Uncommon in the Puget Sound region.
Western Tanager
(Piranga ludoviciana)
Log Boom Park, Kenmore, WA
12 May 2022
April 2022
Rhinoceros Auklet
(Cerorhinca monocerata)
Edmonds Waterfront, Edmonds, WA
9 April 2022
Barrow's Goldeneye
(Bucephala islandica)
Edmonds Waterfront, Edmonds, WA
9 April 2022
March 2022
Say's Phoebe
(Sayornis saya)
Marymoor Park, Redmond, WA
27 March 2022
Uncommon in Western Washington.
Brant
(Branta bernicla)
Richmond Beach Saltwater Park, Shoreline, WA
26 March 2022
Bushtit
(Psaltriparus minimus)
Richmond Beach Saltwater Park, Shoreline, WA
26 March 2022
Anna's Hummingbird
(Calypte anna)
Richmond Beach Saltwater Park, Shoreline, WA
26 March 2022
Red-flanked Bluetail
(Tarsiger cyanurus)
Sheridan Heights Neighborhood, Lake Forest Park, WA
22 March 2022
Rarely seen in North America.
Northern Shrike
(Lanius borealis)
Marymoor Park, Redmond, WA
12 March 2022
Glaucous Gull
(Larus hyperboreus)
Marina by Log Boom Park, Kenmore, WA
12 March 2022
Uncommon in Washington.
Mandarin Duck
(Aix galericulata)
Juanita Bay Park, Kirkland, WA
6 March 2022
Not native to North America. Likely an escaped, exotic bird.
February 2022
Great Blue Heron
(Ardea herodias)
Anacortes Ferry Terminal, Anacortes, WA
24 February 2022
Black Oystercatcher
(Haematopus bachmani)
March's Point, Anacortes, WA
24 February 2022
Cooper's Hawk [4]
(Astur cooperii)
Van Asselt Neighborhood, Seattle, WA
23 February 2022
[4] A taxon update was incorporated by the scientific community in October 2024. Former taxon data were:
Scientific name: Accipiter cooperii
Black-billed Magpie
(Pica hudsonia)
Van Asselt Neighborhood, Seattle, WA
23 February 2022
Uncommon in Western Washington.
January 2022
Green Heron
(Butorides virescens)
Marina by Log Boom Park, Kenmore, WA
27 January 2022
Bald Eagle
(Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Skagit Wildlife Area - Wylie Slough, Skagit County, WA
22 January 2022
Wood Duck
(Aix sponsa)
Juanita Bay Park, Kirkland, WA
17 January 2022
Surf Scoter
(Melanitta perspicillata)
Edmonds Waterfront, Edmonds, WA
16 January 2022
December 2021
Wilson's Snipe
(Gallinago delicata)
Marymoor Park, Redmond, WA
29 December 2021
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
(Corthylio calendula)
Union Bay Natural Area, Seattle, WA
27 December 2021
Townsend's Warbler
(Setophaga townsendi)
Near Log Boom Park, Kenmore, WA
3 December 2021
November 2021
American White Pelican
(Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
Everett Sewage Lagoons, Everett, WA
29 November 2021
Surfbird
(Calidris virgata)
Edmonds Public Fishing Pier, Edmonds, WA
27 November 2021
October 2021
Burrowing Owl
(Athene cunicularia)
Cedar River Trail Park, Renton, WA
30 October 2021
Uncommon in Western Washington.
Greater White-fronted Goose
(Anser albifrons)
Squire's Landing Park [now ƛ̕ax̌ʷadis (Tl' awh-ah-dees) Park], Kenmore, WA
11 October 2021
September 2021
Warbling Vireo
(Vireo gilvus)
Union Bay Natural Area, Seattle, WA
6 September 2021
August 2021
Western Sandpiper
(Calidris mauri)
Brackett's Landing, Edmonds, WA
8 August 2021
July 2021
Barred Owl
(Strix varia)
Terrace Creek Park, Mountlake Terrace, WA
11 July 2021
Ruddy Duck
(Oxyura jamaicensis)
Marysville Sewage Lagoons, Marysville, WA
1 July 2021
June 2021
Ring-necked Pheasant
(Phasianus colchicus)
Marymoor Park, Redmond, WA
17 June 2021
May 2021
Black Phoebe
(Sayornis nigricans)
Wylie Slough - Fir Island Farm Reserve, Skagit County, WA
22 May 2021
Cinnamon Teal
(Spatula cyanoptera)
Canyon Park Wetlands, Bothell, WA
11 May 2021
April 2021
Killdeer
(Charadrius vociferus)
Kenmore Park-and-Ride, Kenmore, WA
30 April 2021
American Goldfinch
(Spinus tristis)
Log Boom Park, Kenmore, WA
4 April 2021
March 2021
Northern Shoveler
(Spatula clypeata)
Union Bay Natural Area, Seattle, WA
25 March 2021
American Coot
(Fulica americana)
Echo Lake, Shoreline, WA
25 March 2021
February 2021
Ring-necked Duck
(Aythya collaris)
Meadowbrook Pond, Seattle, WA
2 February 2021
January 2021
Tundra Swan
(Cygnus columbianus)
Along Dry Slough Road, Mount Vernon, WA
23 January 2021
Snowy Owl
(Bubo scandiacus)
Queen Anne Neighborhood, Seattle, WA
17 January 2021