Winter Birds in Indiana

Percent of complete checklists in Indiana that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (161,442 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal55%
2. 2Downy Woodpecker45%
3. 3Dark-eyed Junco43%
4. 4Red-bellied Woodpecker40%
5. 5Blue Jay40%
6. 6White-breasted Nuthatch40%
7. 7Tufted Titmouse38%
8. 8American Crow36%
9. 9Carolina Chickadee34%
10. 10Canada Goose34%
11. 11House Sparrow34%
12. 12House Finch33%
13. 13European Starling30%
14. 14American Goldfinch30%
15. 15Mourning Dove30%
16. 16Mallard28%
17. 17Song Sparrow26%
18. 18American Robin25%
19. 19Carolina Wren23%
20. 20White-throated Sparrow18%
21. 21Eastern Bluebird16%
22. 22American Tree Sparrow16%
23. 23Northern Flicker15%
24. 24Hairy Woodpecker15%
25. 25Ring-billed Gull14%
26. 26Red-tailed Hawk13%
27. 27Pileated Woodpecker12%
28. 28Black-capped Chickadee11%
29. 29Red-winged Blackbird11%

• Red-winged Blackbirdfirst arrivals late February, peaks mid April
• Canada Goosefirst arrivals mid February, peaks mid March
• Song Sparrowfirst arrivals late February, peaks the second week of July
• Brown-headed Cowbirdfirst arrivals mid February, peaks late April
• Common Gracklefirst arrivals early February, peaks early June
• Killdeerfirst arrivals early February, peaks the second week of March
• Field Sparrowfirst arrivals late February, peaks mid April
• Double-crested Cormorantfirst arrivals late February, peaks early September
• Wood Duckfirst arrivals mid February, peaks the second week of April
• Sandhill Cranefirst arrivals the second week of February, peaks early March
• Eastern Meadowlarkfirst arrivals the second week of December, peaks early June
• Horned Grebefirst arrivals mid February, peaks mid March

• Ring-billed Gullmost gone by early February
• Belted Kingfishermost gone by early December
• Bonaparte's Gullmost gone by early January
• Winter Wrenmost gone by early February
• Savannah Sparrowmost gone by mid December

30. 30Bald Eagle9.8%
31. 31Great Blue Heron9.3%
32. 32Common Goldeneye8.7%
33. 33Red-shouldered Hawk8.2%
34. 34Hooded Merganser7.7%
35. 35Sandhill Crane6.8%
36. 36Belted Kingfisher6.3%
37. 37Turkey Vulture6.3%
38. 38Gadwall6.2%
39. 39Bufflehead5.9%
40. 40American Coot5.7%
41. 41Brown Creeper5.5%
42. 42Red-headed Woodpecker5.4%
43. 43Mute Swan5.3%
44. 44Eastern Towhee5.2%
45. 45American Kestrel5.2%
46. 46Killdeer5.1%
47. 47Ring-necked Duck4.9%
48. 48White-crowned Sparrow4.8%
49. 49Cooper's Hawk4.8%
50. 50Northern Harrier4.7%
51. 51Redhead4.7%
52. 52Rock Pigeon4.6%
53. 53Northern Mockingbird4.4%
54. 54Horned Lark4.4%
55. 55Red-breasted Nuthatch4.3%
56. 56Greater White-fronted Goose4.1%
57. 57Golden-crowned Kinglet4.1%
58. 58Pied-billed Grebe4.0%
59. 59Lesser Scaup3.9%
60. 60American Herring Gull3.9%