Birds in Kansas in May

Percent of complete checklists in Kansas that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (52,986 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal62%
2. 2Mourning Dove57%
3. 3American Robin54%
4. 4Blue Jay50%
5. 5Baltimore Oriole42%
6. 6Red-winged Blackbird42%
7. 7Red-bellied Woodpecker40%
8. 8Brown-headed Cowbird40%
9. 9European Starling38%
10. 10Common Grackle37%
11. 11Turkey Vulture37%
12. 12Black-capped Chickadee35%
13. 13Great Crested Flycatcher35%
14. 14American Goldfinch34%
15. 15Tufted Titmouse33%
16. 16Northern Yellow Warbler32%
17. 17American Crow31%
18. 18Canada Goose31%
19. 19Carolina Wren30%
20. 20Indigo Bunting30%
21. 21Downy Woodpecker30%
22. 22House Sparrow30%
23. 23Barn Swallow30%
24. 24Eastern Kingbird26%
25. 25Brown Thrasher26%
26. 26Red-eyed Vireo26%
27. 27House Finch25%
28. 28Eastern Warbling Vireo24%
29. 29Great Blue Heron24%
30. 30Killdeer23%
31. 31Northern House Wren22%
32. 32Eastern Bluebird21%
33. 33Eastern Phoebe21%
34. 34Dickcissel20%
35. 35Eastern Meadowlark20%
36. 36Swainson's Thrush20%
37. 37Chipping Sparrow19%
38. 38Blue-gray Gnatcatcher19%
39. 39Orchard Oriole18%
40. 40White-breasted Nuthatch18%
41. 41Eastern Wood-Pewee18%
42. 42Summer Tanager17%
43. 43Western Kingbird17%
44. 44Gray Catbird17%
45. 45Mallard16%
46. 46Northern Parula16%
47. 47Least Flycatcher15%
48. 48Blue-winged Teal15%
49. 49Chimney Swift15%
50. 50Common Yellowthroat14%
51. 51Ruby-throated Hummingbird14%
52. 52Northern Rough-winged Swallow14%
53. 53Cedar Waxwing13%
54. 54Red-tailed Hawk13%
55. 55Yellow-rumped Warbler13%
56. 56Red-headed Woodpecker13%
57. 57Lark Sparrow12%
58. 58Eurasian Collared-Dove12%
59. 59Spotted Sandpiper12%
60. 60Cliff Swallow12%

• Yellow-billed Cuckoofirst arrivals early May, peaks late June
• Mississippi Kitefirst arrivals early May, peaks mid August
• Common Nighthawkfirst arrivals early May, peaks early June
• Alder Flycatcherfirst arrivals the second week of May, peaks late May
• Yellow-breasted Chatfirst arrivals early May, peaks late May
• Little Blue Heronfirst arrivals mid May, peaks late July
• Chestnut-sided Warblerfirst arrivals early May, peaks mid May
• Magnolia Warblerfirst arrivals early May, peaks mid May
• Acadian Flycatcherfirst arrivals early May, peaks late May

• Canada Goosemost gone by mid May
• Northern Yellow Warblermost gone by late May
• Yellow-rumped Warblermost gone by the second week of May
• Swainson's Thrushmost gone by late May
• Northern Shovelermost gone by mid May
• White-throated Sparrowmost gone by the second week of May
• Harris's Sparrowmost gone by the second week of May
• Pied-billed Grebemost gone by early May
• Ruby-crowned Kingletmost gone by the second week of May
• White-crowned Sparrowmost gone by the second week of May
• American Cootmost gone by the second week of May
• Lincoln's Sparrowmost gone by mid May