Spring Birds in Illinois

Percent of complete checklists in Illinois that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (506,757 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1American Robin72%
2. 2Red-winged Blackbird63%
3. 3Northern Cardinal62%
4. 4Canada Goose50%
5. 5Mallard44%
6. 6Mourning Dove39%
7. 7Song Sparrow39%
8. 8House Sparrow38%
9. 9European Starling37%
10. 10Blue Jay37%
11. 11Common Grackle37%
12. 12Red-bellied Woodpecker36%
13. 13Downy Woodpecker36%
14. 14Brown-headed Cowbird35%
15. 15American Goldfinch35%
16. 16Black-capped Chickadee34%
17. 17American Crow30%
18. 18Northern Flicker26%
19. 19House Finch26%
20. 20White-breasted Nuthatch25%
21. 21Tree Swallow24%
22. 22Ring-billed Gull24%
23. 23Killdeer22%
24. 24Great Blue Heron20%
25. 25Gray Catbird19%
26. 26White-throated Sparrow19%
27. 27Northern House Wren19%
28. 28Turkey Vulture19%
29. 29Blue-gray Gnatcatcher18%
30. 30Baltimore Oriole18%
31. 31Yellow-rumped Warbler18%
32. 32Barn Swallow18%
33. 33Dark-eyed Junco17%
34. 34Common Yellowthroat17%
35. 35Wood Duck16%
36. 36Double-crested Cormorant15%
37. 37Red-tailed Hawk15%
38. 38Eastern Phoebe15%
39. 39Northern Yellow Warbler14%
40. 40Chipping Sparrow14%
41. 41Tufted Titmouse14%
42. 42Ruby-crowned Kinglet13%
43. 43Indigo Bunting13%
44. 44Eastern Towhee12%
45. 45Eastern Warbling Vireo12%
46. 46Palm Warbler12%
47. 47Hairy Woodpecker11%
48. 48Field Sparrow11%
49. 49Rose-breasted Grosbeak11%
50. 50Eastern Bluebird11%
51. 51Chimney Swift11%
52. 52Northern Rough-winged Swallow10%
53. 53White-crowned Sparrow10%

• American Robinfirst arrivals the second week of March, peaks mid May
• Gray Catbirdfirst arrivals mid April, peaks mid May
• Baltimore Oriolefirst arrivals mid April, peaks mid May
• Song Sparrowfirst arrivals the second week of March, peaks early April
• Barn Swallowfirst arrivals the second week of April, peaks the second week of August
• Common Yellowthroatfirst arrivals mid April, peaks mid May
• Northern House Wrenfirst arrivals mid April, peaks mid May
• Northern Flickerfirst arrivals late March, peaks the second week of April
• Indigo Buntingfirst arrivals late April, peaks early July
• Eastern Wood-Peweefirst arrivals early May, peaks late May
• Blue-gray Gnatcatcherfirst arrivals early April, peaks the second week of May
• Great Blue Heronfirst arrivals early April, peaks the second week of August

• Dark-eyed Juncomost gone by the second week of April
• Yellow-rumped Warblermost gone by late May
• White-throated Sparrowmost gone by mid May
• Northern Flickermost gone by mid May
• Ruby-crowned Kingletmost gone by late May
• White-crowned Sparrowmost gone by late May
• American Tree Sparrowmost gone by early April
• Nashville Warblermost gone by late May
• Common Goldeneyemost gone by the second week of March
• Tennessee Warblermost gone by late May
• Black-and-white Warblermost gone by late May
• American Herring Gullmost gone by mid March

54. 54Blue-winged Teal10%
55. 55American Redstart9.7%
56. 56Brown Thrasher9.5%
57. 57Swamp Sparrow9.4%
58. 58Great Crested Flycatcher9.3%
59. 59Carolina Wren9.3%
60. 60Eastern Meadowlark9.1%