Birds in Arkansas in May

Percent of complete checklists in Arkansas that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (29,157 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal68%
2. 2Blue Jay50%
3. 3Tufted Titmouse50%
4. 4American Crow48%
5. 5Carolina Wren45%
6. 6Indigo Bunting44%
7. 7Carolina Chickadee43%
8. 8Red-bellied Woodpecker42%
9. 9Mourning Dove40%
10. 10American Robin35%
11. 11Northern Mockingbird35%
12. 12Brown-headed Cowbird34%
13. 13Summer Tanager31%
14. 14Red-eyed Vireo31%
15. 15Red-winged Blackbird30%
16. 16Downy Woodpecker28%
17. 17European Starling27%
18. 18Great Crested Flycatcher27%
19. 19Turkey Vulture26%
20. 20Eastern Bluebird26%
21. 21Blue-gray Gnatcatcher25%
22. 22House Finch25%
23. 23White-eyed Vireo24%
24. 24Ruby-throated Hummingbird23%
25. 25Eastern Wood-Pewee23%
26. 26Barn Swallow22%
27. 27Common Grackle21%
28. 28Eastern Kingbird21%
29. 29White-breasted Nuthatch20%
30. 30Canada Goose20%
31. 31Eastern Phoebe18%
32. 32Northern Parula18%
33. 33Brown Thrasher18%
34. 34Fish Crow18%
35. 35Pileated Woodpecker16%
36. 36Pine Warbler16%
37. 37House Sparrow16%
38. 38American Goldfinch15%
39. 39Great Blue Heron15%
40. 40Scissor-tailed Flycatcher15%
41. 41Common Yellowthroat15%
42. 42Black-and-white Warbler15%
43. 43Chipping Sparrow14%
44. 44Baltimore Oriole13%
45. 45Chimney Swift13%
46. 46Eastern Meadowlark13%
47. 47Gray Catbird12%
48. 48Orchard Oriole12%
49. 49Yellow-billed Cuckoo12%
50. 50Dickcissel11%
51. 51Killdeer11%
52. 52Yellow-breasted Chat11%
53. 53Swainson's Thrush11%
54. 54Mississippi Kite10%
55. 55Rose-breasted Grosbeak10%
56. 56Red-shouldered Hawk10%

• Little Blue Heronfirst arrivals early May, peaks mid August

• American Goldfinchmost gone by early May
• Yellow-rumped Warblermost gone by early May
• Canada Goosemost gone by the second week of May
• Chipping Sparrowmost gone by mid May
• Rose-breasted Grosbeakmost gone by the second week of May
• Swainson's Thrushmost gone by the second week of May
• Tennessee Warblermost gone by the second week of May
• Cedar Waxwingmost gone by mid May
• Blue-winged Tealmost gone by mid May
• Nashville Warblermost gone by late May
• Savannah Sparrowmost gone by the second week of May
• White-crowned Sparrowmost gone by the second week of May

57. 57Blue Grosbeak10%
58. 58Red-headed Woodpecker9.9%
59. 59Cedar Waxwing9.6%
60. 60Yellow-throated Vireo9.6%