Birds to See in District of Columbia in June
55 bird species on our list for District of Columbia are recorded regularly in June
Of these, the most often recorded are American Robin, House Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, Common Starling and Common Grackle. New this month: Great White Egret.
On the move in June
GBIF · JunAt 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 55 birds in June
55 birds
American RobinTurdus migratoriusResidentCommon20–28 cmRecorded all year · 4.74% in Jun
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 4.29% in Jun
Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 4.21% in Jun
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 4.11% in Jun
Common GrackleQuiscalus quisculaSummer visitorCommon28–34 cmRecorded all year · 3.39% in Jun
Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraResidentCommon23–34 cmRecorded all year · 3.02% in Jun
Blue JayCyanocitta cristataResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 2.48% in Jun
Song SparrowMelospiza melodiaResidentCommon12–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.44% in Jun
Fish CrowCorvus ossifragusResidentCommon36–41 cmRecorded all year · 2.43% in Jun
Gray CatbirdDumetella carolinensisSummer visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 2.38% in Jun
American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchosResidentCommon41–53 cmRecorded all year · 2.34% in Jun
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottosResidentCommon21–26 cmRecorded all year · 2.29% in Jun
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.23% in Jun
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceusResidentCommon17–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.06% in Jun
Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescensResidentCommon14–18 cmRecorded all year · 2.00% in Jun
Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinusResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.92% in Jun
Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolorResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.83% in Jun
OspreyPandion haliaetusSummer visitorCommon54–58 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.79% in Jun
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 1.60% in Jun
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.49% in Jun
Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitusSummer visitorCommon17–22 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.47% in Jun
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.45% in Jun
House FinchHaemorhous mexicanusResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.40% in Jun
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasResidentCommon91–137 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in Jun
White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensisResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.15% in Jun
Northern FlickerColaptes auratusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Jun
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Jun
Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatusResidentCommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Jun
Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbulaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.61% in Jun
Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichasSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.59% in Jun
Eastern BluebirdSialia sialisResidentCommon16–21 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Jun
Wood DuckAix sponsaResidentCommon47–54 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Jun
Great White EgretArdea albaPassage migrantCommon80–104 cmRegularly Jun–Nov · 0.51% in Jun
Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorumResidentCommon15–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Jun
Chipping SparrowSpizella passerinaSummer visitorCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Jun
Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosusResidentCommon18–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Jun
Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusResidentCommon70–102 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Jun
Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax trailliiSummer visitorUncommon13–17 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.34% in Jun
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisWinter visitorCommon45–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Jun
Northern Yellow WarblerSetophaga aestivaSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.22% in Jun
Purple MartinProgne subisSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.20% in Jun
Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubrisSummer visitorCommon7–9 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.20% in Jun
Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivaceaSummer visitorCommon16–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.18% in Jun
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Jun
Barred OwlStrix variaResidentUncommon43–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Jun
Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citreaSummer visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.11% in Jun
VeeryCatharus fuscescensSummer visitorCommon16–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.07% in Jun
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoResidentUncommon100–125 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jun
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jun
OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapillaPassage migrantCommon12–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.06% in Jun
Common RavenCorvus coraxWinter visitorUncommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jun
Marsh WrenCistothorus palustrisSummer visitorUncommon10–14 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.04% in Jun
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.03% in Jun
Common LoonGavia immerWinter visitorUncommon66–91 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.02% in Jun
Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalusWinter visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.02% 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