Birds to See in District of Columbia in July
60 bird species on our list for District of Columbia are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are American Robin, Northern Cardinal, House Sparrow, Common Starling and Mourning Dove. New this month: Ring-billed Gull, American Black Duck, Solitary Sandpiper and Least Sandpiper and 4 more.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulArriving
At their peak
From District of Columbia’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 60 birds in July
60 birds
American RobinTurdus migratoriusResidentCommon20–28 cmRecorded all year · 4.71% in Jul
Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 4.37% in Jul
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 3.92% in Jul
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 3.71% in Jul
Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraResidentCommon23–34 cmRecorded all year · 3.26% in Jul
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottosResidentCommon21–26 cmRecorded all year · 2.91% in Jul
Gray CatbirdDumetella carolinensisSummer visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 2.84% in Jul
Common GrackleQuiscalus quisculaSummer visitorCommon28–34 cmRecorded all year · 2.70% in Jul
Blue JayCyanocitta cristataResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 2.61% in Jul
Song SparrowMelospiza melodiaResidentCommon12–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.55% in Jul
Fish CrowCorvus ossifragusResidentCommon36–41 cmRecorded all year · 2.47% in Jul
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.39% in Jul
American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchosResidentCommon41–53 cmRecorded all year · 2.23% in Jul
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceusResidentCommon17–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.13% in Jul
OspreyPandion haliaetusSummer visitorCommon54–58 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 2.00% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 1.82% in Jul
Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescensResidentCommon14–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.81% in Jul
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.76% in Jul
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasResidentCommon91–137 cmRecorded all year · 1.66% in Jul
Great White EgretArdea albaPassage migrantCommon80–104 cmRegularly Jun–Nov · 1.64% in Jul
Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolorResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.61% in Jul
Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinusResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.49% in Jul
Northern FlickerColaptes auratusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.39% in Jul
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.30% in Jul
Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitusSummer visitorCommon17–22 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.14% in Jul
White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensisResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.09% in Jul
House FinchHaemorhous mexicanusResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.06% in Jul
Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichasSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.82% in Jul
Wood DuckAix sponsaResidentCommon47–54 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Jul
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Jul
Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatusResidentCommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Jul
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensisWinter visitorCommon43–54 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.48% in Jul
Eastern BluebirdSialia sialisResidentCommon16–21 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Jul
Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusResidentCommon70–102 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Jul
Chipping SparrowSpizella passerinaSummer visitorCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Jul
Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubrisSummer visitorCommon7–9 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.40% in Jul
Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorumResidentCommon15–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Jul
Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosusResidentCommon18–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Jul
Purple MartinProgne subisSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.27% in Jul
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisWinter visitorCommon45–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Jul
Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax trailliiSummer visitorUncommon13–17 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.23% in Jul
Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbulaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.21% in Jul
Northern Yellow WarblerSetophaga aestivaSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.15% in Jul
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Jul
Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivaceaSummer visitorCommon16–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.11% in Jul
Barred OwlStrix variaResidentUncommon43–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jul
Common RavenCorvus coraxWinter visitorUncommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jul
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jul
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoResidentUncommon100–125 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jul
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.04% in Jul
VeeryCatharus fuscescensSummer visitorCommon16–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.04% in Jul
Marsh WrenCistothorus palustrisSummer visitorUncommon10–14 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.03% in Jul
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaPassage migrantUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.02% in Jul
American AvocetRecurvirostra americanaResidentRare43–51 cmRegularly Jul–Aug · 0.02% in Jul
American Black DuckAnas rubripesWinter visitorUncommon54–59 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.02% in Jul
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.02% in Jul
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaPassage migrantUncommon29–40 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.02% in Jul
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentRare46–56 cmRegularly Jul · 0.02% in Jul
Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citreaSummer visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.01% in Jul
Forster's TernSterna forsteriResidentUncommon33–36 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.01% in Jul
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