Spring Birds in Arkansas

Percent of complete checklists in Arkansas that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (76,993 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal71%
2. 2Tufted Titmouse52%
3. 3Blue Jay51%
4. 4American Crow51%
5. 5Carolina Chickadee49%
6. 6Carolina Wren46%
7. 7Red-bellied Woodpecker44%
8. 8American Robin40%
9. 9Mourning Dove39%
10. 10Northern Mockingbird33%
11. 11Downy Woodpecker32%
12. 12Turkey Vulture32%
13. 13Brown-headed Cowbird31%
14. 14Red-winged Blackbird31%
15. 15White-throated Sparrow30%
16. 16Eastern Bluebird29%
17. 17European Starling27%
18. 18House Finch26%
19. 19Canada Goose24%
20. 20Indigo Bunting23%
21. 21American Goldfinch23%
22. 22Blue-gray Gnatcatcher23%
23. 23Fish Crow21%
24. 24White-breasted Nuthatch21%
25. 25Common Grackle20%
26. 26Eastern Phoebe19%
27. 27Red-eyed Vireo18%
28. 28White-eyed Vireo18%
29. 29Pine Warbler17%
30. 30Summer Tanager17%
31. 31Barn Swallow17%
32. 32Brown Thrasher17%
33. 33Yellow-rumped Warbler16%
34. 34Northern Parula16%
35. 35Pileated Woodpecker16%
36. 36House Sparrow16%
37. 37Great Blue Heron15%
38. 38Chipping Sparrow15%
39. 39Ruby-throated Hummingbird15%
40. 40Great Crested Flycatcher14%
41. 41Eastern Meadowlark13%
42. 42Black-and-white Warbler12%
43. 43Killdeer12%
44. 44Eastern Kingbird12%
45. 45Red-shouldered Hawk12%
46. 46Northern Flicker11%
47. 47Dark-eyed Junco11%
48. 48Black Vulture10%
49. 49Cedar Waxwing10%

• Indigo Buntingfirst arrivals the second week of April, peaks the second week of May
• Ruby-throated Hummingbirdfirst arrivals early April, peaks early September
• Brown-headed Cowbirdfirst arrivals mid March, peaks late April
• Blue-gray Gnatcatcherfirst arrivals mid March, peaks mid April
• Summer Tanagerfirst arrivals the second week of April, peaks the second week of May
• Red-eyed Vireofirst arrivals early April, peaks mid May
• Great Crested Flycatcherfirst arrivals the second week of April, peaks the second week of May
• White-eyed Vireofirst arrivals late March, peaks late April
• Eastern Wood-Peweefirst arrivals mid April, peaks mid May
• Northern Parulafirst arrivals mid March, peaks mid April
• Eastern Kingbirdfirst arrivals early April, peaks the second week of May
• Barn Swallowfirst arrivals the second week of March, peaks mid July

• White-throated Sparrowmost gone by late April
• Dark-eyed Juncomost gone by late March
• 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
• Song Sparrowmost gone by the second week of April
• Rose-breasted Grosbeakmost gone by the second week of May
• Ruby-crowned Kingletmost gone by mid April
• Pied-billed Grebemost gone by the second week of April
• Red-tailed Hawkmost gone by late March
• Swainson's Thrushmost gone by the second week of May

50. 50Eastern Wood-Pewee9.9%
51. 51Scissor-tailed Flycatcher9.8%
52. 52Common Yellowthroat9.2%
53. 53Red-tailed Hawk8.7%
54. 54Baltimore Oriole8.3%
55. 55Chimney Swift8.0%
56. 56Ruby-crowned Kinglet7.9%
57. 57Red-headed Woodpecker7.7%
58. 58Blue-winged Teal7.6%
59. 59Yellow-throated Vireo7.6%
60. 60Yellow-throated Warbler7.5%