Spring Birds in California

Percent of complete checklists in California that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (1,078,256 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1House Finch56%
2. 2Anna's Hummingbird45%
3. 3American Crow44%
4. 4Mourning Dove43%
5. 5Black Phoebe37%
6. 6Lesser Goldfinch37%
7. 7California Towhee36%
8. 8Song Sparrow35%
9. 9California Scrub-Jay34%
10. 10Common Raven34%
11. 11Mallard31%
12. 12Turkey Vulture29%
13. 13Bushtit29%
14. 14White-crowned Sparrow28%
15. 15Spotted Towhee27%
16. 16Yellow-rumped Warbler27%
17. 17European Starling27%
18. 18Red-tailed Hawk25%
19. 19Northern Mockingbird25%
20. 20Dark-eyed Junco25%
21. 21Bewick's Wren24%
22. 22American Robin22%
23. 23Canada Goose22%
24. 24Nuttall's Woodpecker21%
25. 25Acorn Woodpecker20%
26. 26Red-winged Blackbird20%
27. 27Western Bluebird20%
28. 28Oak Titmouse19%
29. 29Orange-crowned Warbler18%
30. 30Eurasian Collared-Dove18%
31. 31House Sparrow17%
32. 32American Coot17%
33. 33Double-crested Cormorant17%
34. 34Allen's Hummingbird16%
35. 35Tree Swallow16%
36. 36Red-shouldered Hawk15%
37. 37California Quail14%
38. 38Western Gull14%
39. 39Barn Swallow14%
40. 40Northern Flicker13%
41. 41Northern House Wren13%
42. 42Chestnut-backed Chickadee13%
43. 43Wrentit13%
44. 44Killdeer13%
45. 45Great Egret13%
46. 46Golden-crowned Sparrow12%
47. 47Black-headed Grosbeak12%
48. 48Common Yellowthroat12%
49. 49Wilson's Warbler12%
50. 50Rock Pigeon12%
51. 51Cliff Swallow12%
52. 52Great Blue Heron12%
53. 53Hooded Oriole12%
54. 54Steller's Jay12%
55. 55Northern Rough-winged Swallow11%
56. 56Snowy Egret11%
57. 57Western Flycatcher11%
58. 58Brewer's Blackbird11%
59. 59Ruby-crowned Kinglet11%
60. 60Violet-green Swallow11%

• Barn Swallowfirst arrivals early March, peaks the second week of August
• Black-headed Grosbeakfirst arrivals late March, peaks the second week of May
• Orange-crowned Warblerfirst arrivals mid March, peaks mid April
• Wilson's Warblerfirst arrivals mid March, peaks early May
• Cliff Swallowfirst arrivals early March, peaks the second week of June
• Northern Yellow Warblerfirst arrivals early April, peaks mid September
• California Quailfirst arrivals early April, peaks the second week of May
• Western Flycatcherfirst arrivals mid March, peaks the second week of May
• Steller's Jayfirst arrivals the second week of April, peaks mid June
• Northern House Wrenfirst arrivals late March, peaks late April
• Hooded Oriolefirst arrivals the second week of March, peaks early May
• Western Tanagerfirst arrivals the second week of April, peaks the second week of May

• Yellow-rumped Warblermost gone by mid April
• White-crowned Sparrowmost gone by the second week of April
• Ruby-crowned Kingletmost gone by early April
• American Cootmost gone by the second week of April
• Golden-crowned Sparrowmost gone by mid April
• Buffleheadmost gone by early April
• Say's Phoebemost gone by the second week of March
• Hermit Thrushmost gone by early April
• Ruddy Duckmost gone by early April
• Townsend's Warblermost gone by the second week of May
• American Wigeonmost gone by early April
• Ring-billed Gullmost gone by early April