Summer Birds in Arkansas

Percent of complete checklists in Arkansas that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (42,034 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal66%
2. 2Blue Jay49%
3. 3American Crow48%
4. 4Carolina Wren47%
5. 5Mourning Dove45%
6. 6Tufted Titmouse42%
7. 7Carolina Chickadee42%
8. 8Indigo Bunting38%
9. 9Red-bellied Woodpecker35%
10. 10Northern Mockingbird32%
11. 11American Robin29%
12. 12Ruby-throated Hummingbird29%
13. 13Downy Woodpecker28%
14. 14House Finch27%
15. 15Eastern Bluebird23%
16. 16White-breasted Nuthatch23%
17. 17Red-winged Blackbird22%
18. 18Turkey Vulture21%
19. 19Summer Tanager21%
20. 20Red-eyed Vireo20%
21. 21Barn Swallow19%
22. 22European Starling19%
23. 23Yellow-billed Cuckoo18%
24. 24Blue-gray Gnatcatcher17%
25. 25Great Blue Heron17%
26. 26Eastern Wood-Pewee16%
27. 27Fish Crow16%
28. 28Brown-headed Cowbird16%
29. 29Eastern Kingbird16%
30. 30White-eyed Vireo16%
31. 31House Sparrow16%
32. 32Common Grackle15%
33. 33American Goldfinch14%
34. 34Scissor-tailed Flycatcher14%
35. 35Killdeer14%
36. 36Pileated Woodpecker14%
37. 37Mississippi Kite14%
38. 38Canada Goose13%
39. 39Brown Thrasher13%
40. 40Great Crested Flycatcher12%
41. 41Eastern Phoebe12%
42. 42Great Egret12%
43. 43Green Heron11%
44. 44Chipping Sparrow11%
45. 45Pine Warbler10%

• Killdeerfirst arrivals early August, peaks late August
• Pied-billed Grebefirst arrivals early August, peaks mid November
• Belted Kingfisherfirst arrivals mid August, peaks late October
• Double-crested Cormorantfirst arrivals the second week of July, peaks the second week of November
• American Kestrelfirst arrivals mid July, peaks the second week of December
• Least Sandpiperfirst arrivals the second week of July, peaks late August
• Pectoral Sandpiperfirst arrivals mid July, peaks mid August
• Snowy Egretfirst arrivals mid June, peaks late August
• American White Pelicanfirst arrivals mid July, peaks the second week of November
• Northern Shovelerfirst arrivals the second week of August, peaks the second week of November
• Semipalmated Sandpiperfirst arrivals mid July, peaks late August
• Semipalmated Ploverfirst arrivals late July, peaks late August

• Indigo Buntingmost gone by late August
• Brown-headed Cowbirdmost gone by early July
• Red-winged Blackbirdmost gone by late July
• Great Crested Flycatchermost gone by early August
• Eastern Kingbirdmost gone by late August
• Barn Swallowmost gone by mid August
• Common Gracklemost gone by the second week of July
• Pine Warblermost gone by mid June
• Brown Thrashermost gone by mid July
• Baltimore Oriolemost gone by early June
• Black-and-white Warblermost gone by late June
• Eastern Meadowlarkmost gone by late July

46. 46Northern Parula9.7%
47. 47Eastern Meadowlark9.5%
48. 48Red-headed Woodpecker9.4%
49. 49Red-shouldered Hawk8.9%
50. 50Chimney Swift8.8%
51. 51Purple Martin8.7%
52. 52Blue Grosbeak8.6%
53. 53Dickcissel8.0%
54. 54Common Yellowthroat7.7%
55. 55Northern Flicker7.0%
56. 56Acadian Flycatcher6.8%
57. 57Black Vulture6.4%
58. 58Yellow-breasted Chat6.4%
59. 59Eurasian Collared-Dove6.1%
60. 60Belted Kingfisher5.7%