Birds in Illinois in June

Percent of complete checklists in Illinois that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (111,274 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1American Robin70%
2. 2Red-winged Blackbird62%
3. 3Northern Cardinal54%
4. 4American Goldfinch40%
5. 5Mourning Dove40%
6. 6Song Sparrow39%
7. 7Common Grackle37%
8. 8House Sparrow36%
9. 9Brown-headed Cowbird36%
10. 10Common Yellowthroat35%
11. 11Northern House Wren34%
12. 12Blue Jay33%
13. 13Indigo Bunting33%
14. 14Gray Catbird32%
15. 15European Starling31%
16. 16Red-bellied Woodpecker28%
17. 17Barn Swallow28%
18. 18Eastern Wood-Pewee27%
19. 19Tree Swallow27%
20. 20Downy Woodpecker26%
21. 21Baltimore Oriole25%
22. 22Mallard24%
23. 23Eastern Warbling Vireo23%
24. 24Cedar Waxwing23%
25. 25Black-capped Chickadee22%
26. 26House Finch22%
27. 27Great Blue Heron21%
28. 28Chimney Swift21%
29. 29Northern Flicker20%
30. 30Canada Goose20%
31. 31Northern Yellow Warbler20%
32. 32Eastern Kingbird20%
33. 33Killdeer19%
34. 34White-breasted Nuthatch19%
35. 35American Crow19%
36. 36Great Crested Flycatcher18%
37. 37Blue-gray Gnatcatcher17%
38. 38Field Sparrow17%
39. 39Red-eyed Vireo15%
40. 40Ring-billed Gull14%
41. 41Chipping Sparrow14%
42. 42Dickcissel14%
43. 43Turkey Vulture13%
44. 44Double-crested Cormorant13%
45. 45Eastern Meadowlark13%
46. 46Ruby-throated Hummingbird12%
47. 47Eastern Towhee12%
48. 48Great Egret11%
49. 49Northern Rough-winged Swallow11%
50. 50Eastern Bluebird11%

• American Goldfinchfirst arrivals mid June, peaks the second week of August
• Least Sandpiperfirst arrivals late June, peaks the second week of August
• American Kestrelfirst arrivals late June, peaks mid November
• Red-shouldered Hawkfirst arrivals mid June, peaks the second week of September

• Palm Warblermost gone by early June
• Blue-winged Tealmost gone by early June
• Chestnut-sided Warblermost gone by early June
• Least Flycatchermost gone by early June
• Black-throated Green Warblermost gone by early June
• Ovenbirdmost gone by early June
• Wilson's Warblermost gone by early June
• Blackburnian Warblermost gone by early June
• Canada Warblermost gone by early June
• Blue-headed Vireomost gone by early June
• Soramost gone by early June
• Blue-winged Warblermost gone by mid June

51. 51Rose-breasted Grosbeak9.9%
52. 52Tufted Titmouse9.9%
53. 53Red-tailed Hawk9.7%
54. 54Willow Flycatcher9.3%
55. 55Wood Duck8.9%
56. 56Eastern Phoebe8.9%
57. 57Brown Thrasher8.6%
58. 58Red-headed Woodpecker8.4%
59. 59Orchard Oriole8.2%
60. 60Carolina Wren8.1%