Spring Birds in Iowa

Percent of complete checklists in Iowa that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (103,836 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1American Robin69%
2. 2Northern Cardinal60%
3. 3Red-winged Blackbird59%
4. 4Canada Goose53%
5. 5Blue Jay42%
6. 6Black-capped Chickadee41%
7. 7Red-bellied Woodpecker39%
8. 8Downy Woodpecker38%
9. 9Mourning Dove36%
10. 10American Crow36%
11. 11House Sparrow32%
12. 12White-breasted Nuthatch32%
13. 13American Goldfinch32%
14. 14Brown-headed Cowbird32%
15. 15Turkey Vulture32%
16. 16Song Sparrow32%
17. 17European Starling31%
18. 18Mallard30%
19. 19Northern House Wren28%
20. 20Common Grackle28%
21. 21Killdeer26%
22. 22Gray Catbird23%
23. 23House Finch23%
24. 24Baltimore Oriole22%
25. 25Chipping Sparrow21%
26. 26Northern Flicker20%
27. 27Blue-winged Teal20%
28. 28Tree Swallow19%
29. 29Rose-breasted Grosbeak18%
30. 30Wood Duck17%
31. 31Bald Eagle17%
32. 32Dark-eyed Junco16%
33. 33Common Yellowthroat16%
34. 34Barn Swallow16%
35. 35Eastern Bluebird15%
36. 36Northern Shoveler15%
37. 37White-throated Sparrow15%
38. 38Eastern Meadowlark15%
39. 39Hairy Woodpecker15%
40. 40Ring-necked Pheasant15%
41. 41Yellow-rumped Warbler14%
42. 42Red-headed Woodpecker14%
43. 43Great Blue Heron14%
44. 44Northern Yellow Warbler13%
45. 45Indigo Bunting13%
46. 46American Coot13%
47. 47Eastern Phoebe13%
48. 48American Redstart13%
49. 49Red-tailed Hawk12%
50. 50Tufted Titmouse12%
51. 51Ring-billed Gull12%
52. 52Great Crested Flycatcher12%
53. 53Eastern Warbling Vireo11%
54. 54Lesser Scaup10%
55. 55Brown Thrasher10%
56. 56Blue-gray Gnatcatcher10%

• Gray Catbirdfirst arrivals late April, peaks mid May
• Northern House Wrenfirst arrivals mid April, peaks early July
• Baltimore Oriolefirst arrivals late April, peaks mid May
• Mourning Dovefirst arrivals early April, peaks early August
• Brown-headed Cowbirdfirst arrivals the second week of March, peaks the second week of May
• Common Yellowthroatfirst arrivals late April, peaks late May
• Eastern Wood-Peweefirst arrivals early May, peaks late August
• Rose-breasted Grosbeakfirst arrivals mid April, peaks mid May
• Indigo Buntingfirst arrivals late April, peaks late June
• Barn Swallowfirst arrivals the second week of April, peaks the second week of August
• Turkey Vulturefirst arrivals the second week of March, peaks mid April
• Eastern Kingbirdfirst arrivals late April, peaks early August

• Canada Goosemost gone by mid May
• Dark-eyed Juncomost gone by the second week of April
• White-throated Sparrowmost gone by mid May
• Mallardmost gone by late April
• Blue-winged Tealmost gone by the second week of May
• Bald Eaglemost gone by late March
• Ring-billed Gullmost gone by mid April
• Northern Shovelermost gone by the second week of May
• American Cootmost gone by late May
• American Tree Sparrowmost gone by early April
• Lesser Scaupmost gone by early May
• Red-tailed Hawkmost gone by early April

57. 57Eastern Kingbird9.9%
58. 58American White Pelican9.5%
59. 59Ruby-crowned Kinglet9.5%
60. 60Field Sparrow9.4%