Winter Birds in California

Percent of complete checklists in California that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (1,090,489 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Yellow-rumped Warbler50%
2. 2Black Phoebe48%
3. 3White-crowned Sparrow47%
4. 4House Finch46%
5. 5Anna's Hummingbird44%
6. 6American Crow43%
7. 7California Scrub-Jay31%
8. 8Ruby-crowned Kinglet31%
9. 9Common Raven29%
10. 10Red-tailed Hawk29%
11. 11California Towhee29%
12. 12Mourning Dove28%
13. 13Mallard28%
14. 14Song Sparrow27%
15. 15American Coot27%
16. 16Lesser Goldfinch25%
17. 17Dark-eyed Junco25%
18. 18Turkey Vulture25%
19. 19Golden-crowned Sparrow22%
20. 20European Starling22%
21. 21Double-crested Cormorant21%
22. 22Northern Flicker20%
23. 23Bushtit20%
24. 24Canada Goose20%
25. 25Northern Mockingbird19%
26. 26American Robin19%
27. 27Great Egret19%
28. 28Spotted Towhee19%
29. 29Bufflehead19%
30. 30Bewick's Wren19%
31. 31Nuttall's Woodpecker18%
32. 32Western Gull18%
33. 33Oak Titmouse17%
34. 34Western Bluebird17%
35. 35Acorn Woodpecker16%
36. 36Say's Phoebe16%
37. 37Great Blue Heron16%
38. 38Red-shouldered Hawk15%
39. 39Snowy Egret15%
40. 40Ruddy Duck15%
41. 41Pied-billed Grebe15%
42. 42California Gull14%
43. 43American Wigeon14%
44. 44Rock Pigeon14%
45. 45Ring-billed Gull14%
46. 46Red-winged Blackbird13%
47. 47Hermit Thrush13%
48. 48House Sparrow13%
49. 49American Kestrel12%
50. 50Northern Shoveler12%
51. 51Allen's Hummingbird12%
52. 52Eurasian Collared-Dove12%
53. 53Chestnut-backed Chickadee12%
54. 54Killdeer11%

• American Robinfirst arrivals mid January, peaks the second week of June
• Tree Swallowfirst arrivals mid January, peaks late April
• Brown-headed Cowbirdfirst arrivals mid February, peaks late May
• Violet-green Swallowfirst arrivals the second week of February, peaks late May
• Northern Rough-winged Swallowfirst arrivals the second week of February, peaks late April
• Cinnamon Tealfirst arrivals the second week of January, peaks early March
• Scaly-breasted Muniafirst arrivals early February, peaks late September
• Wild Turkeyfirst arrivals early February, peaks the second week of April

• Northern Flickermost gone by the second week of February
• Brown Pelicanmost gone by early December
• American Kestrelmost gone by mid February
• Savannah Sparrowmost gone by early February
• Heermann's Gullmost gone by late January
• Semipalmated Plovermost gone by late February
• Scaly-breasted Muniamost gone by mid December
• Blue-gray Gnatcatchermost gone by late January
• Forster's Ternmost gone by early December
• Bonaparte's Gullmost gone by the second week of February

55. 55Orange-crowned Warbler9.8%
56. 56White-breasted Nuthatch9.8%
57. 57Western Meadowlark9.6%
58. 58Brewer's Blackbird9.4%
59. 59Common Yellowthroat9.3%
60. 60Cassin's Kingbird8.9%