United States · Washington
Lake Sammamish SP
205 species and 135,494 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: April–May and September–October, with up to 128 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
American CootFulica americana
American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos
Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus
BuffleheadBucephala albeola
Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
Glaucous-winged GullLarus glaucescens
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
Western GrebeAechmophorus occidentalis
American RobinTurdus migratorius
Ruby-crowned KingletCorthylio calendulaSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Marymoor Park12 km243 species
- Juanita Bay Park19 km213 species
- Magnuson Park20 km225 species
- Union Bay Natural Area/Montlake Fill21 km267 species
- Green Lake25 km178 species
- Carkeek Park30 km228 species
All 205 species recorded here
- American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- American Robin Turdus migratorius
- Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus
- Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
- Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
- Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
- Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
- Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii
- American Coot Fulica americana
- Chestnut-backed Chickadee Poecile rufescens
- Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens
- Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
- Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna
- Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
- Brown Creeper Certhia americana
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet Corthylio calendula
- Bufflehead Bucephala albeola
- Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens
- American Goldfinch Spinus tristis
- Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
- Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis
- American Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus
- Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Steller's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri
- Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
- Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina
- Myrtle Warbler Setophaga coronata
- Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
- Red-breasted Sapsucker Sphyrapicus ruber
- Purple Finch Haemorhous purpureus
- California Gull Larus californicus
- White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys
- Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
- Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus
- American Wigeon Mareca americana
- Pacific Wren Troglodytes pacificus
- Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii
- Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus
- Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis
- Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus
- Short-billed Gull Larus brachyrhynchus
- Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater
- Golden-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla
- Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia
- Red Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
- Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata
- Western Wood Pewee Contopus sordidulus
- Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii
- Pine Siskin Spinus pinus
- Hairy Woodpecker Leuconotopicus villosus
- Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus
- Cooper's Hawk Astur cooperii
- Eastern Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus
- Bullock's Oriole Icterus bullockiorum
- Vaux's Swift Chaetura vauxi
- Orange-crowned Warbler Leiothlypis celata
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
- Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris
- Varied Thrush Ixoreus naevius
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Green Heron Butorides virescens
- Black-throated Grey Warbler Setophaga nigrescens
- Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana
- Western Flycatcher Empidonax difficilis
- Wilson's Warbler Cardellina pusilla
- Canvasback Aythya valisineria
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
- Wood Duck Aix sponsa
- American Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii
- Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
- Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
- Common Loon Gavia immer
- American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus
- Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
- Hutton's Vireo Vireo huttoni
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- American Pipit Anthus rubescens
- American Black Swift Cypseloides niger
- Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
- Townsend's Warbler Setophaga townsendi
- Greater Scaup Aythya marila
- Snow Goose Anser caerulescens
- Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena
- Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata
- Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
- Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan
- Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta
- Evening Grosbeak Hesperiphona vespertina
- Redhead Aythya americana
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Western Gull Larus occidentalis
- Virginia Rail Rallus limicola
- Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus
- American Dipper Cinclus mexicanus
- Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
- Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator
- Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica
- Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi
- Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina
- Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius
- Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
- White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
- Pacific Loon Gavia pacifica
- Northern Shrike Lanius borealis
- Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- California Quail Callipepla californica
- Cinnamon Teal Spatula cyanoptera
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Purple Martin Progne subis
- Black-throated Blue Warbler Setophaga caerulescens
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
- American Barn Owl Tyto furcata
- Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia
- Cassin's Vireo Vireo cassinii
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- American Avocet Recurvirostra americana
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus
- Nashville Warbler Leiothlypis ruficapilla
- MacGillivray's Warbler Geothlypis tolmiei
- Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis
- Lazuli Bunting Passerina amoena
- Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
- California Scrub Jay Aphelocoma californica
- Hammond's Flycatcher Empidonax hammondii
- Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- Sora Porzana carolina
- Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Brewer's Sparrow Spizella breweri
- Northern House Wren Troglodytes aedon
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Heermann's Gull Larus heermanni
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Townsend's Solitaire Myadestes townsendi
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Barred Owl Strix varia
- Sabine's Gull Xema sabini
- White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
- Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
- Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya
- American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus
- Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans
- Harris's Sparrow Zonotrichia querula
- Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
- American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
- Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
- Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus
- Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana
- Sandhill Crane Antigone canadensis
- Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
- Lewis's Woodpecker Melanerpes lewis
- Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens
- Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
- Hermit Warbler Setophaga occidentalis
- Sagebrush Sparrow Artemisiospiza nevadensis
- Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni
- Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
- Clark's Grebe Aechmophorus clarkii
- Northern Saw-whet Owl Aegolius acadicus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Lake Sammamish SP?
April–May and September–October. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 128 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Lake Sammamish SP?
205 species, from 135,494 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Lake Sammamish SP in November?
The most recorded in November: Mallard, American Coot, American Crow, Dark-eyed Junco and Pied-billed Grebe.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.