Uncommon Birds in Washington
Our list for Washington has 77 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 19 residents, 19 summer visitors, 25 winter visitors and 14 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Washington in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 77, most common first
Red-breasted SapsuckerSphyrapicus ruberResidentUncommon19–22 cmRecorded all year
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegenaWinter visitorUncommon40–50 cmRegularly Jul–May
Western MeadowlarkSturnella neglectaResidentUncommon16–26 cmRecorded all year
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year
Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosusResidentUncommon18–26 cmRecorded all year
Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatusResidentUncommon40–49 cmRecorded all year
Snow GooseAnser caerulescensWinter visitorUncommon69–84 cmRegularly Sep–May
Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolniiWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRecorded all year
DunlinCalidris alpinaWinter visitorUncommon16–22 cmRegularly Sep–May
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Aug–May
Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanopteraSummer visitorUncommon36–43 cmRegularly Jan–Oct
Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphiaWinter visitorUncommon28–38 cmRecorded all year
Western KingbirdTyrannus verticalisSummer visitorUncommon20–24 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusPassage migrantUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Jan
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusPassage migrantUncommon18–19 cmRegularly May–Sep
Evening GrosbeakHesperiphona vespertinaSummer visitorUncommon16–22 cmRecorded all year
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesPassage migrantUncommon23–27 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Pacific LoonGavia pacificaWinter visitorUncommon58–74 cmRecorded all year
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsWinter visitorUncommon64–81 cmRegularly Aug–May
Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopusWinter visitorUncommon46–59 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Gray CatbirdDumetella carolinensisSummer visitorUncommon20–24 cmRegularly May–Sep
Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatusResidentUncommon14–18 cmRecorded all year
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