Birds to See in California in June
153 bird species on our list for California are recorded regularly in June
Of these, the most often recorded are House Finch, Mourning Dove, American Crow, Song Sparrow and Common Raven. New this month: Lincoln's Sparrow, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Scarlet Tanager and Least Flycatcher and 1 more.
On the move in June
GBIF · JunArriving
At their peak
White-headed WoodpeckerBusiest month of the year · All year
Purple MartinBusiest month of the year · Mar–Sep
Williamson's SapsuckerBusiest month of the year · May–Feb
Evening GrosbeakBusiest month of the year · All year
Black-backed WoodpeckerBusiest month of the year · May–Oct
Rose-breasted GrosbeakBusiest month of the year · May–Mar
From California’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
Other months
All 153 birds in June
153 birds
House FinchHaemorhous mexicanusResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 3.00% in Jun
Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraResidentCommon23–34 cmRecorded all year · 2.38% in Jun
American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchosResidentCommon41–53 cmRecorded all year · 2.22% in Jun
Song SparrowMelospiza melodiaResidentCommon12–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.98% in Jun
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.91% in Jun
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 1.65% in Jun
American RobinTurdus migratoriusResidentCommon20–28 cmRecorded all year · 1.56% in Jun
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.38% in Jun
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisResidentCommon45–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.30% in Jun
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottosResidentCommon21–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.28% in Jun
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Jun
Nuttall's WoodpeckerDryobates nuttalliiResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in Jun
Acorn WoodpeckerMelanerpes formicivorusResidentCommon20–24 cmRecorded all year · 1.12% in Jun
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.08% in Jun
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceusResidentCommon17–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in Jun
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.98% in Jun
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in Jun
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasResidentCommon91–137 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Jun
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Jun
Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichasResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Jun
White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensisResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Jun
Northern FlickerColaptes auratusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Jun
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Jun
Orange-crowned WarblerLeiothlypis celataResidentCommon11–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Jun
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Jun
Northern Yellow WarblerSetophaga aestivaSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.62% in Jun
Western KingbirdTyrannus verticalisSummer visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.47% in Jun
Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosusResidentUncommon18–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Jun
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentCommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Jun
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentCommon31–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Jun
Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescensResidentCommon14–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Jun
White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrysWinter visitorCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Jun
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentCommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Jun
Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatusSummer visitorUncommon16–20 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.38% in Jun
Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronataWinter visitorCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Jun
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Jun
Western MeadowlarkSturnella neglectaResidentCommon16–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Jun
Marsh WrenCistothorus palustrisResidentUncommon10–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Jun
Forster's TernSterna forsteriResidentUncommon33–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Jun
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensisResidentCommon35–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Jun
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoResidentUncommon100–125 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Jun
Chipping SparrowSpizella passerinaResidentUncommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Jun
Fox SparrowPasserella iliacaResidentUncommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Jun
Red-breasted SapsuckerSphyrapicus ruberResidentUncommon19–22 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Jun
American AvocetRecurvirostra americanaResidentUncommon43–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Jun
Say's PhoebeSayornis sayaWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Jun- White-headed WoodpeckerPicoides albolarvatusSummer visitorUncommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Jun
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentUncommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Jun
Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanopteraResidentUncommon36–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Jun
Pine SiskinSpinus pinusResidentUncommon11–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Jun
Pacific WrenTroglodytes pacificusResidentUncommon8–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Jun
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusResidentUncommon46–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Jun
WilletTringa semipalmataResidentCommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Jun
Lark SparrowChondestes grammacusResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Jun
Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatusWinter visitorCommon14–18 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.13% in Jun
Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusResidentUncommon70–102 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Jun
Nashville WarblerLeiothlypis ruficapillaSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.13% in Jun
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Jun
Horned LarkEremophila alpestrisResidentUncommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Jun
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentUncommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jun
Wood DuckAix sponsaResidentUncommon47–54 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jun
Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillataResidentUncommon48–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jun
Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatusResidentUncommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jun
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensisWinter visitorCommon43–54 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jun
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaSummer visitorUncommon40–51 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.09% in Jun
Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoaResidentUncommon40–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jun
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jun
Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorumResidentCommon15–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jun
Mountain BluebirdSialia currucoidesResidentUncommon15–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jun
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisWinter visitorUncommon28–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jun
Greater RoadrunnerGeococcyx californianusResidentUncommon52–54 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jun
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jun
Common LoonGavia immerResidentUncommon66–91 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jun
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaResidentCommon29–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jun
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentUncommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jun
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jun
Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolniiWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.06% in Jun
Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax trailliiPassage migrantUncommon13–17 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.06% in Jun- Purple MartinProgne subisSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.06% in Jun
California GnatcatcherPolioptila californicaResidentUncommon10–11 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jun
Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolorSummer visitorUncommon22–24 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.05% in Jun
Sandhill CraneAntigone canadensisResidentUncommon80–122 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jun- Williamson's SapsuckerSphyrapicus thyroideusSummer visitorRare21–25 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.05% in Jun
- Evening GrosbeakHesperiphona vespertinaSummer visitorRare16–22 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jun
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaResidentUncommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jun
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosResidentUncommon66–102 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jun
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jun
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.04% in Jun
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentUncommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jun
Vesper SparrowPooecetes gramineusResidentRare13–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jun
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentRare50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jun
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentRare86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jun
Virginia RailRallus limicolaResidentUncommon20–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jun
American BitternBotaurus lentiginosusResidentRare58–85 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jun
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaResidentUncommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jun
Pacific LoonGavia pacificaResidentUncommon58–74 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jun
Western Screech-owlMegascops kennicottiiResidentRare19–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jun- Black-backed WoodpeckerPicoides arcticusSummer visitorRare21–24 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.03% in Jun
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerDryobates scalarisResidentRare16–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jun
Lewis's WoodpeckerMelanerpes lewisResidentUncommon26–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jun
Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphiaWinter visitorUncommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jun
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentRare46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jun
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jun
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataWinter visitorUncommon53–69 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jun
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorRare12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.02% in Jun- Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianusSummer visitorRare18–22 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.02% in Jun
FulmarFulmarus glacialisResidentUncommon45–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jun
Varied ThrushIxoreus naeviusWinter visitorUncommon20–26 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.02% in Jun
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaSummer visitorRare33–42 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.02% in Jun
Brent GooseBranta berniclaWinter visitorUncommon55–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jun
Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaWinter visitorUncommon19–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jun
Black TernChlidonias nigerSummer visitorRare22–26 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.01% in Jun
Northern Pygmy-owlGlaucidium gnomaResidentRare15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
American RedstartSetophaga ruticillaSummer visitorRare11–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorUncommon39–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
California CondorGymnogyps californianusResidentRare109–140 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatusWinter visitorUncommon24–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusSummer visitorUncommon23–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
ChukarAlectoris chukarResidentRare32–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
Northern GannetMorus bassanusSummer visitorRare87–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
Flammulated OwlPsiloscops flammeolusSummer visitorRare15–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.01% in Jun
Leach's Storm-petrelHydrobates leucorhousSummer visitorUncommon18–21 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.01% in Jun
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentRare75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
Northern Saw-whet OwlAegolius acadicusResidentRare17–21 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcanSummer visitorRare32–36 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.01% in Jun
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisWinter visitorRare37–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegenaWinter visitorRare40–50 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.00% in Jun
Red KnotCalidris canutusResidentRare23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jun
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentRare38–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jun
Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanicaWinter visitorRare10–14 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.00% in Jun
Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnoliaPassage migrantRare11–13 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.00% in Jun
Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrinaWinter visitorRare10–13 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.00% in Jun
Swan GooseAnser cygnoidesResidentRare81–94 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jun
Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalisSummer visitorRare21–23 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.00% in Jun
Gray CatbirdDumetella carolinensisResidentRare20–24 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.00% in Jun
Cape May WarblerSetophaga tigrinaWinter visitorRare12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.00% in Jun
Bay-breasted WarblerSetophaga castaneaPassage migrantRare14–14 cmRegularly May–Dec · 0.00% in Jun
OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapillaSummer visitorRare12–15 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.00% in Jun
Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimusPassage migrantRare12–14 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.00% in Jun
Barred OwlStrix variaResidentRare43–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jun
Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citreaPassage migrantRare13–14 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.00% in Jun
Gila WoodpeckerMelanerpes uropygialisResidentRare20–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jun
BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorusPassage migrantRare16–20 cmRegularly May–Nov · 0.00% in Jun
Yellow-bellied FlycatcherEmpidonax flaviventrisPassage migrantRare13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · records held back in Jun (protected)
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusWinter visitorRare34–43 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.00% in Jun
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusSummer visitorRare30–38 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.00% in Jun
Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbulaWinter visitorRare17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.00% in Jun
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataWinter visitorRare41–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jun
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentRare12–13 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 0.00% in Jun
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus forficatusWinter visitorRare28–38 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.00% in Jun
Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivaceaPassage migrantRare16–19 cmRegularly Jun–Dec · 0.00% in Jun
Mourning WarblerGeothlypis philadelphiaPassage migrantRare10–15 cmRegularly Jun–Oct · 0.00% in Jun
BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatusSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.00% in Jun
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made