Spring Birds in Kansas

Percent of complete checklists in Kansas that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (132,546 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal59%
2. 2American Robin54%
3. 3Mourning Dove49%
4. 4Blue Jay43%
5. 5Red-winged Blackbird42%
6. 6Red-bellied Woodpecker37%
7. 7European Starling36%
8. 8Canada Goose35%
9. 9Black-capped Chickadee35%
10. 10American Crow33%
11. 11Turkey Vulture33%
12. 12Tufted Titmouse31%
13. 13Common Grackle30%
14. 14Downy Woodpecker30%
15. 15Brown-headed Cowbird29%
16. 16American Goldfinch28%
17. 17House Sparrow28%
18. 18Carolina Wren27%
19. 19House Finch26%
20. 20Killdeer25%
21. 21Great Blue Heron22%
22. 22Eastern Bluebird21%
23. 23Blue-winged Teal20%
24. 24Eastern Phoebe20%
25. 25Mallard19%
26. 26Eastern Meadowlark19%
27. 27Baltimore Oriole19%
28. 28Barn Swallow18%
29. 29Brown Thrasher17%
30. 30Red-tailed Hawk17%
31. 31Northern Flicker17%
32. 32White-breasted Nuthatch16%
33. 33Great Crested Flycatcher15%
34. 34Yellow-rumped Warbler15%
35. 35Dark-eyed Junco15%
36. 36Chipping Sparrow15%
37. 37Northern Shoveler14%
38. 38Northern Yellow Warbler14%
39. 39Harris's Sparrow14%
40. 40Indigo Bunting13%
41. 41White-throated Sparrow13%
42. 42Blue-gray Gnatcatcher13%
43. 43Northern House Wren12%
44. 44Eastern Kingbird12%
45. 45Eurasian Collared-Dove12%
46. 46Eastern Warbling Vireo12%
47. 47Tree Swallow11%
48. 48Red-eyed Vireo11%
49. 49Northern Parula10%
50. 50Northern Rough-winged Swallow10%
51. 51American Coot10%

• Mourning Dovefirst arrivals early April, peaks mid July
• Red-winged Blackbirdfirst arrivals early March, peaks mid April
• Baltimore Oriolefirst arrivals mid April, peaks mid May
• Turkey Vulturefirst arrivals the second week of March, peaks mid April
• Brown-headed Cowbirdfirst arrivals early March, peaks the second week of May
• Barn Swallowfirst arrivals early April, peaks early August
• Great Crested Flycatcherfirst arrivals mid April, peaks mid May
• Dickcisselfirst arrivals late April, peaks the second week of June
• Northern Yellow Warblerfirst arrivals mid April, peaks the second week of May
• Indigo Buntingfirst arrivals mid April, peaks the second week of July
• Blue-winged Tealfirst arrivals early March, peaks mid April
• Eastern Kingbirdfirst arrivals mid April, peaks mid May

• Dark-eyed Juncomost gone by early April
• Canada Goosemost gone by mid May
• Northern Yellow Warblermost gone by late May
• Yellow-rumped Warblermost gone by the second week of May
• Mallardmost gone by early April
• Ring-billed Gullmost gone by the second week of April
• Song Sparrowmost gone by mid April
• 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
• American Tree Sparrowmost gone by the second week of March

52. 52Double-crested Cormorant10%
53. 53Song Sparrow9.7%
54. 54White-crowned Sparrow9.2%
55. 55Swainson's Thrush9.1%
56. 56Cedar Waxwing8.8%
57. 57Wood Duck8.5%
58. 58Ring-billed Gull8.5%
59. 59Northern Mockingbird8.5%
60. 60Dickcissel8.4%