Winter Birds in Kansas

Percent of complete checklists in Kansas that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (77,556 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Dark-eyed Junco56%
2. 2Northern Cardinal51%
3. 3Black-capped Chickadee39%
4. 4Canada Goose39%
5. 5Red-bellied Woodpecker38%
6. 6Blue Jay38%
7. 7American Crow38%
8. 8Downy Woodpecker36%
9. 9American Robin34%
10. 10House Finch29%
11. 11European Starling29%
12. 12Northern Flicker28%
13. 13Red-tailed Hawk28%
14. 14Mallard27%
15. 15American Goldfinch26%
16. 16Tufted Titmouse26%
17. 17House Sparrow26%
18. 18Carolina Wren23%
19. 19Mourning Dove22%
20. 20White-breasted Nuthatch20%
21. 21Ring-billed Gull20%
22. 22Harris's Sparrow18%
23. 23American Tree Sparrow17%
24. 24Eastern Bluebird17%
25. 25Song Sparrow15%
26. 26White-throated Sparrow15%
27. 27Bald Eagle15%
28. 28Red-winged Blackbird14%
29. 29Common Goldeneye14%
30. 30Cackling Goose11%
31. 31Yellow-rumped Warbler11%

• Common Gracklefirst arrivals mid February, peaks early June
• Killdeerfirst arrivals the second week of February, peaks mid March
• Wood Duckfirst arrivals mid February, peaks late April
• Horned Larkfirst arrivals mid January, peaks the second week of April
• Barred Owlfirst arrivals late January, peaks the second week of May
• Wild Turkeyfirst arrivals early December, peaks mid April
• Ring-necked Pheasantfirst arrivals mid January, peaks late April

• Northern Flickermost gone by early January
• Double-crested Cormorantmost gone by mid December
• Belted Kingfishermost gone by mid December
• American Kestrelmost gone by early February
• Bonaparte's Gullmost gone by the second week of January
• Ring-necked Pheasantmost gone by mid December
• Sandhill Cranemost gone by early December
• American Pipitmost gone by early December
• Common Loonmost gone by the second week of January
• Horned Grebemost gone by early December

32. 32Northern Harrier9.5%
33. 33Gadwall9.5%
34. 34Great Blue Heron9.3%
35. 35Snow Goose9.2%
36. 36White-crowned Sparrow8.9%
37. 37Eurasian Collared-Dove8.8%
38. 38Hairy Woodpecker8.0%
39. 39Hooded Merganser7.9%
40. 40American Kestrel7.1%
41. 41Bufflehead6.5%
42. 42Greater White-fronted Goose6.3%
43. 43Rock Pigeon6.3%
44. 44Cedar Waxwing6.3%
45. 45Common Merganser6.2%
46. 46American Herring Gull6.1%
47. 47Ring-necked Duck6.0%
48. 48Red-shouldered Hawk5.9%
49. 49Horned Lark5.6%
50. 50Northern Shoveler5.1%
51. 51Belted Kingfisher5.1%
52. 52American Coot5.1%
53. 53Western Meadowlark4.9%
54. 54Red-breasted Nuthatch4.8%
55. 55Brown Creeper4.7%
56. 56Fox Sparrow4.5%
57. 57Lesser Scaup4.4%
58. 58Purple Finch4.2%
59. 59Northern Mockingbird4.1%
60. 60Pied-billed Grebe3.9%