Winter Birds in Arkansas

Percent of complete checklists in Arkansas that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (59,771 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal59%
2. 2American Crow51%
3. 3Carolina Chickadee50%
4. 4White-throated Sparrow48%
5. 5Dark-eyed Junco45%
6. 6Blue Jay44%
7. 7Tufted Titmouse43%
8. 8Red-bellied Woodpecker43%
9. 9Carolina Wren39%
10. 10Downy Woodpecker35%
11. 11American Goldfinch29%
12. 12American Robin29%
13. 13Eastern Bluebird27%
14. 14Turkey Vulture26%
15. 15Mourning Dove26%
16. 16House Finch25%
17. 17Northern Mockingbird24%
18. 18White-breasted Nuthatch23%
19. 19Northern Flicker22%
20. 20European Starling21%
21. 21Canada Goose20%
22. 22Great Blue Heron17%
23. 23Red-winged Blackbird16%
24. 24Yellow-rumped Warbler16%
25. 25Song Sparrow16%
26. 26Mallard14%
27. 27Red-tailed Hawk13%
28. 28House Sparrow12%
29. 29Pileated Woodpecker12%
30. 30Ruby-crowned Kinglet12%
31. 31Red-shouldered Hawk11%
32. 32Pine Warbler11%
33. 33Ring-billed Gull11%
34. 34Pied-billed Grebe11%
35. 35Common Grackle10%
36. 36Double-crested Cormorant10%

• Red-winged Blackbirdfirst arrivals mid February, peaks late April
• Canada Goosefirst arrivals mid February, peaks mid March
• Fish Crowfirst arrivals the second week of February, peaks the second week of April
• Common Gracklefirst arrivals late February, peaks the second week of May
• Pine Warblerfirst arrivals early February, peaks mid March
• Eastern Meadowlarkfirst arrivals late February, peaks early April
• Wood Duckfirst arrivals early February, peaks mid March
• Barred Owlfirst arrivals late January, peaks mid April

• Northern Flickermost gone by the second week of January
• Great Egretmost gone by mid December
• Belted Kingfishermost gone by the second week of January
• Bald Eaglemost gone by the second week of February
• Least Sandpipermost gone by early December
• Northern House Wrenmost gone by the second week of December
• Common Goldeneyemost gone by late February
• Horned Grebemost gone by early February

37. 37Killdeer9.9%
38. 38Bufflehead9.5%
39. 39Black Vulture9.4%
40. 40Yellow-bellied Sapsucker9.2%
41. 41Belted Kingfisher9.0%
42. 42Golden-crowned Kinglet8.6%
43. 43Eastern Meadowlark8.3%
44. 44Bald Eagle8.0%
45. 45Gadwall7.7%
46. 46Cedar Waxwing7.6%
47. 47Ring-necked Duck7.3%
48. 48American Kestrel7.0%
49. 49Eastern Phoebe7.0%
50. 50Hairy Woodpecker6.7%
51. 51Savannah Sparrow6.6%
52. 52Purple Finch6.5%
53. 53White-crowned Sparrow6.5%
54. 54Red-breasted Nuthatch6.3%
55. 55Brown Creeper6.2%
56. 56Swamp Sparrow5.8%
57. 57American Coot5.6%
58. 58Fox Sparrow5.4%
59. 59Eastern Towhee5.2%
60. 60Pine Siskin5.1%