Birds in Maine
Birds in Maine in December
The most likely birds in Maine in December are Black-capped Chickadee (56%), American Crow (53%), and American Herring Gull (36%). 73 species show up on at least 1 in 100 checklists.
Percent of complete checklists in Maine that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (40,227 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.
Common now
Share of checklists- 1
Black-capped Chickadee56% - 2
American Crow53% - 3
American Herring Gull36% - 4
American Goldfinch35% - 5
Blue Jay35% - 6
White-breasted Nuthatch32% - 7
Tufted Titmouse28% - 8
Downy Woodpecker27% - 9
Mourning Dove26% - 10
Northern Cardinal26% - 11
Dark-eyed Junco25% - 12
Hairy Woodpecker21% - 13
Mallard20% - 14
Common Loon19% - 15
Ring-billed Gull18% - 16
Bufflehead17% - 17
Common Eider17% - 18
Red-breasted Nuthatch17% - 19
American Black Duck16% - 20
Red-breasted Merganser16% - 21
Long-tailed Duck16% - 22
House Finch15% - 23
Canada Goose13% - 24
European Starling13% - 25
Common Goldeneye13% - 26
House Sparrow11% - 27
Eastern Bluebird11% - 28
White-throated Sparrow11% - 29
Song Sparrow11% - 30
Red-bellied Woodpecker10% - 31
Great Black-backed Gull10%
Leaving
Gone by the end of DecemberLess common
Share of checklists- 32
American Tree Sparrow9.9% - 33
Rock Pigeon9.8% - 34
Bald Eagle9.6% - 35
Common Raven9.0% - 36
Black Scoter7.9% - 37
Golden-crowned Kinglet7.8% - 38
American Robin7.8% - 39
Surf Scoter7.4% - 40
White-winged Scoter6.6% - 41
Horned Grebe6.2% - 42
Brown Creeper6.0% - 43
Red-tailed Hawk5.6% - 44
Black Guillemot5.4% - 45
Wild Turkey5.0% - 46
Carolina Wren4.7% - 47
Red-necked Grebe4.6% - 48
Northern Mockingbird4.5% - 49
Pileated Woodpecker4.5% - 50
Hooded Merganser4.4% - 51
Great Cormorant3.8% - 52
Harlequin Duck3.5% - 53
Common Merganser3.3%
Rare but possible
Under 3% of checklists- 54
Red-throated Loon3.0% - 55
Cooper's Hawk2.6% - 56
Evening Grosbeak2.2% - 57
Purple Sandpiper2.1% - 58
Pine Siskin1.9% - 59
Purple Finch1.8% - 60
Belted Kingfisher1.6%