Birds in Illinois in July

Percent of complete checklists in Illinois that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (82,769 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1American Robin70%
2. 2Northern Cardinal61%
3. 3Red-winged Blackbird58%
4. 4American Goldfinch56%
5. 5Mourning Dove51%
6. 6House Sparrow44%
7. 7Song Sparrow42%
8. 8Barn Swallow38%
9. 9Blue Jay35%
10. 10Northern House Wren35%
11. 11Indigo Bunting34%
12. 12Common Yellowthroat33%
13. 13Downy Woodpecker32%
14. 14European Starling31%
15. 15House Finch30%
16. 16Gray Catbird30%
17. 17Great Blue Heron29%
18. 18Black-capped Chickadee28%
19. 19Common Grackle27%
20. 20Killdeer26%
21. 21Mallard26%
22. 22Eastern Kingbird25%
23. 23Brown-headed Cowbird25%
24. 24Canada Goose24%
25. 25Northern Flicker24%
26. 26White-breasted Nuthatch23%
27. 27Cedar Waxwing23%
28. 28Chimney Swift23%
29. 29Red-bellied Woodpecker23%
30. 30Eastern Wood-Pewee23%
31. 31American Crow22%
32. 32Tree Swallow21%
33. 33Ring-billed Gull19%
34. 34Great Egret18%
35. 35Double-crested Cormorant17%
36. 36Ruby-throated Hummingbird17%
37. 37Eastern Warbling Vireo17%
38. 38Chipping Sparrow16%
39. 39Blue-gray Gnatcatcher15%
40. 40Field Sparrow14%
41. 41Caspian Tern14%
42. 42Turkey Vulture14%
43. 43Northern Rough-winged Swallow13%
44. 44Spotted Sandpiper12%
45. 45Red-tailed Hawk12%
46. 46Wood Duck12%
47. 47Dickcissel11%
48. 48Carolina Wren11%
49. 49Great Crested Flycatcher11%
50. 50Purple Martin11%
51. 51Red-eyed Vireo11%
52. 52Eastern Bluebird11%
53. 53Tufted Titmouse11%
54. 54Eastern Towhee10%
55. 55Baltimore Oriole10%

• Lesser Yellowlegsfirst arrivals early July, peaks the second week of August
• Solitary Sandpiperfirst arrivals early July, peaks the second week of August
• Semipalmated Sandpiperfirst arrivals the second week of July, peaks mid August
• Pectoral Sandpiperfirst arrivals the second week of July, peaks the second week of August
• Semipalmated Ploverfirst arrivals mid July, peaks mid August
• Sanderlingfirst arrivals mid July, peaks early September
• Little Blue Heronfirst arrivals mid July, peaks the second week of August

• Brown-headed Cowbirdmost gone by mid July
• Northern Yellow Warblermost gone by the second week of July
• Northern Parulamost gone by the second week of July
• Scarlet Tanagermost gone by early July
• Wood Thrushmost gone by late July
• Orchard Oriolemost gone by the second week of July
• Veerymost gone by early July
• Bobolinkmost gone by the second week of July
• Henslow's Sparrowmost gone by late July
• Yellow-breasted Chatmost gone by mid July
• Pine Warblermost gone by the second week of July
• Prothonotary Warblermost gone by the second week of July

56. 56Rock Pigeon9.8%
57. 57Green Heron9.7%
58. 58Northern Yellow Warbler9.5%
59. 59Red-headed Woodpecker9.0%
60. 60Eastern Meadowlark8.9%