Summer Birds in Connecticut

Percent of complete checklists in Connecticut that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (123,504 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1American Robin55%
2. 2Gray Catbird54%
3. 3American Goldfinch52%
4. 4Mourning Dove50%
5. 5Northern Cardinal49%
6. 6Song Sparrow48%
7. 7Blue Jay44%
8. 8Tufted Titmouse35%
9. 9Red-winged Blackbird34%
10. 10Black-capped Chickadee34%
11. 11Common Grackle33%
12. 12House Sparrow33%
13. 13Downy Woodpecker31%
14. 14American Crow31%
15. 15Carolina Wren29%
16. 16House Finch28%
17. 17White-breasted Nuthatch27%
18. 18Chipping Sparrow27%
19. 19Red-bellied Woodpecker27%
20. 20Barn Swallow27%
21. 21European Starling26%
22. 22Tree Swallow23%
23. 23Red-eyed Vireo23%
24. 24Osprey23%
25. 25Northern House Wren22%
26. 26Cedar Waxwing21%
27. 27Common Yellowthroat21%
28. 28Double-crested Cormorant20%
29. 29Northern Yellow Warbler19%
30. 30Eastern Wood-Pewee19%
31. 31Chimney Swift19%
32. 32American Herring Gull19%
33. 33Great Egret17%
34. 34Great Blue Heron17%
35. 35Ruby-throated Hummingbird17%
36. 36Northern Flicker17%
37. 37Northern Mockingbird17%
38. 38Mallard16%
39. 39Canada Goose16%
40. 40Eastern Phoebe16%
41. 41Baltimore Oriole13%
42. 42Brown-headed Cowbird13%
43. 43Wood Thrush13%
44. 44Eastern Kingbird13%
45. 45Veery13%
46. 46Snowy Egret12%
47. 47Eastern Bluebird12%
48. 48Fish Crow12%
49. 49Hairy Woodpecker11%
50. 50Ovenbird11%
51. 51Eastern Warbling Vireo11%
52. 52Great Crested Flycatcher11%
53. 53American Redstart10%

• Semipalmated Ploverfirst arrivals the second week of July, peaks the second week of August
• Belted Kingfisherfirst arrivals the second week of August, peaks late September
• Great Black-backed Gullfirst arrivals early July, peaks the second week of August
• Least Sandpiperfirst arrivals early July, peaks mid August
• Cooper's Hawkfirst arrivals late July, peaks the second week of October
• Greater Yellowlegsfirst arrivals late June, peaks mid August
• Black-bellied Ploverfirst arrivals mid July, peaks mid August
• Lesser Yellowlegsfirst arrivals the second week of July, peaks mid August
• Bald Eaglefirst arrivals late July, peaks early November
• Northern Harrierfirst arrivals mid August, peaks late September
• Red-breasted Nuthatchfirst arrivals mid June, peaks late September
• Ruddy Turnstonefirst arrivals mid July, peaks the second week of August

• American Robinmost gone by early August
• Red-winged Blackbirdmost gone by mid July
• Common Gracklemost gone by late July
• Northern Yellow Warblermost gone by the second week of July
• Baltimore Oriolemost gone by late June
• Brown-headed Cowbirdmost gone by the second week of July
• Eastern Warbling Vireomost gone by the second week of July
• Ovenbirdmost gone by early July
• Wood Thrushmost gone by mid July
• Great Crested Flycatchermost gone by late July
• Veerymost gone by the second week of July
• Northern Parulamost gone by early June

54. 54Great Black-backed Gull10%
55. 55Turkey Vulture9.9%
56. 56Killdeer9.8%
57. 57Ring-billed Gull9.8%
58. 58Red-tailed Hawk9.4%
59. 59Scarlet Tanager9.0%
60. 60Common Tern8.5%