Summer Birds in Kansas

Percent of complete checklists in Kansas that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (64,642 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Mourning Dove63%
2. 2Northern Cardinal59%
3. 3Blue Jay44%
4. 4American Robin43%
5. 5Barn Swallow33%
6. 6American Goldfinch33%
7. 7Black-capped Chickadee32%
8. 8House Sparrow31%
9. 9Indigo Bunting31%
10. 10Turkey Vulture30%
11. 11Carolina Wren30%
12. 12Red-winged Blackbird29%
13. 13American Crow29%
14. 14House Finch28%
15. 15Red-bellied Woodpecker27%
16. 16European Starling27%
17. 17Dickcissel27%
18. 18Great Blue Heron26%
19. 19Common Grackle26%
20. 20Killdeer25%
21. 21Tufted Titmouse24%
22. 22Downy Woodpecker23%
23. 23Eastern Kingbird23%
24. 24Baltimore Oriole22%
25. 25Brown-headed Cowbird21%
26. 26Great Crested Flycatcher20%
27. 27Eastern Bluebird19%
28. 28Yellow-billed Cuckoo19%
29. 29Eastern Wood-Pewee18%
30. 30Canada Goose17%
31. 31Red-eyed Vireo16%
32. 32Ruby-throated Hummingbird16%
33. 33Eastern Meadowlark16%
34. 34Western Kingbird16%
35. 35Eastern Phoebe15%
36. 36Eurasian Collared-Dove15%
37. 37Brown Thrasher14%
38. 38White-breasted Nuthatch14%
39. 39Purple Martin14%
40. 40Northern Bobwhite13%
41. 41Northern House Wren13%
42. 42Mississippi Kite13%
43. 43Chimney Swift12%
44. 44Red-tailed Hawk12%
45. 45Cliff Swallow12%
46. 46Eastern Warbling Vireo11%
47. 47Orchard Oriole11%
48. 48Mallard11%
49. 49Northern Mockingbird11%
50. 50Chipping Sparrow10%

• Ring-billed Gullfirst arrivals the second week of July, peaks the second week of November
• Franklin's Gullfirst arrivals early July, peaks the second week of October
• Northern Shovelerfirst arrivals the second week of August, peaks early April
• Pied-billed Grebefirst arrivals late July, peaks early November
• Double-crested Cormorantfirst arrivals mid July, peaks late October
• Red-headed Woodpeckerfirst arrivals the second week of August, peaks the second week of September
• Cedar Waxwingfirst arrivals mid August, peaks mid May
• Green-winged Tealfirst arrivals late August, peaks late March
• Orange-crowned Warblerfirst arrivals late August, peaks the second week of October
• Northern Harrierfirst arrivals late August, peaks the second week of November
• American White Pelicanfirst arrivals early July, peaks early November
• Wilson's Warblerfirst arrivals late August, peaks the second week of September

• Red-winged Blackbirdmost gone by mid July
• Common Gracklemost gone by early August
• Brown-headed Cowbirdmost gone by mid July
• Dickcisselmost gone by the second week of August
• Indigo Buntingmost gone by mid August
• Eastern Meadowlarkmost gone by late July
• Yellow-billed Cuckoomost gone by mid August
• Orchard Oriolemost gone by late July
• Purple Martinmost gone by mid August
• Western Kingbirdmost gone by the second week of August
• Northern Parulamost gone by the second week of July
• Least Flycatchermost gone by early June

51. 51Great Egret9.8%
52. 52Red-headed Woodpecker9.8%
53. 53Summer Tanager9.2%
54. 54Northern Flicker8.9%
55. 55Blue-gray Gnatcatcher8.6%
56. 56Lark Sparrow8.3%
57. 57Common Nighthawk7.8%
58. 58Common Yellowthroat7.7%
59. 59Field Sparrow7.7%
60. 60Northern Rough-winged Swallow7.6%