Birds of Washington, D.C.

the District's most-recorded birds, ranked from survey data, with when each is present through the year and a life list to keep.

Every species profiled with ID notes and habitat
A month-by-month presence chart for the whole year
Ranked by how consistently each turns up on survey routes
Backyard-feeder notes and where to look
A printable life list you can keep for years

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It is built and in final review. We hold a product back rather than sell a draft; it goes on sale when its review clears.

A look inside

What the Washington, D.C. pages actually look like

A page from Birds of Washington, D.C.: Washington, D.C.: How to read it — Washington, D.C.: How to read it

A page from Birds of Washington, D.C.: Washington, D.C.: When each species is present — Washington, D.C.: When each species is present

A page from Birds of Washington, D.C.: Washington, D.C. field checklist — Washington, D.C. field checklist

In the box

Exactly what you receive

Washington, D.C. pages	6 pages — every species profiled, with a month-by-month presence chart
Format	PDF, laid out for both Letter and A4
Delivery	An instant download link, plus a link you can re-open for 72 hours
Access	Yours to keep — no expiry, no account, no subscription
Refunds	Full refund within 30 days, no questions

How it works

From checkout to the field

Buy it
Checkout takes a card and an email address — no account to create.
Open it straight away
The download link appears immediately and the Washington, D.C. files are yours to keep.
Use it through the year
Print the Washington, D.C. pages you want and take them outside; they are laid out with room to write on as the season moves.

Free and paid, side by side

The Washington, D.C. pages here stay free. Here is what the edition adds.

	The free Washington, D.C. pages	Birds of Washington, D.C.
What it covers	The month Washington, D.C. is in, free and always	All twelve Washington, D.C. months, planned before they arrive
Where you can read it	On a screen, wherever Washington, D.C. has signal	On paper, in the field, with no signal at all
Price	Free, and staying that way	$9.99 once — no renewal, no account

Before you buy

Who this is for

Made for

Beginners who want to know which Washington, D.C. birds they are actually likely to see
Feeder watchers and walkers keeping a list
Anyone teaching a child to notice what is out there

Not for

Experienced birders after a full Washington, D.C. state checklist — this is the consistently-seen species, not every rarity

Everything here describes typical timing across Washington, D.C., drawn from long-run records — weather, elevation and how close you are to water all move the real dates around. So the Washington, D.C. pages say "usually early May" and never "May 4th", which is not hedging but the most the data can honestly carry.

Where it comes from

Compiled from

State fish & wildlife agencies. How each of these is used in the Washington, D.C. edition, and which figures are measured rather than modeled, is set out in the methodology.

Questions

Before you decide

Is this specific to Washington, D.C., or a national guide with the name swapped in?

It is built from Washington, D.C.'s own data. The species list is the one recorded on Washington, D.C. survey routes, ranked by how consistently each turns up — 0 species in this edition.

Where does the Washington, D.C. species list come from?

It is a hand-checked list for Washington, D.C. rather than a survey ranking — the survey data for this state was too thin to rank honestly, and we would rather say so.

How accurate is the timing for Washington, D.C.?

It describes typical timing across Washington, D.C. drawn from long-run records, and because weather, elevation and habitat move real Washington, D.C. dates around it says "usually early May" rather than "May 4th".

Is it worth paying when the Washington, D.C. pages here are free?

The free Washington, D.C. pages are the month you are in; this is the whole Washington, D.C. year, planned before it arrives and printable, so you are not holding a screen in the garden.

Will it work for my part of Washington, D.C., or just the big cities?

It is written at state resolution — Washington, D.C. as a whole, with regional notes where Washington, D.C. genuinely differs end to end, and nothing behind it is recorded finely enough to honestly promise more than that.

What format is the Washington, D.C. edition, and can I print it?

A PDF laid out for both Letter and A4, one page per sheet — printing it is the point, since the Washington, D.C. pages are made to be carried outside.

What if the Washington, D.C. guide is not what I expected?

Email hello@birchcompass.com within 30 days for a full refund on the Washington, D.C. edition, and keep the files either way — asking for them back would be theatre.

Details

Format: PDF, laid out for Letter and A4. Delivery: an instant download link, plus a link you can re-open for 72 hours. Refunds: full refund within 30 days, no questions — email hello@birchcompass.com.

Prefer to read online first? The free Washington, D.C. birds reference covers the same ground on screen.

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