Birds in Maine
Birds in Maine in January
The most likely birds in Maine in January are Black-capped Chickadee (50%), American Crow (49%), and American Herring Gull (36%). 68 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 (52,453 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 Chickadee50% - 2
American Crow49% - 3
American Herring Gull36% - 4
Blue Jay29% - 5
White-breasted Nuthatch27% - 6
American Goldfinch27% - 7
Downy Woodpecker24% - 8
Tufted Titmouse24% - 9
Mourning Dove22% - 10
Northern Cardinal21% - 11
Dark-eyed Junco21% - 12
Mallard20% - 13
Common Loon20% - 14
Common Eider19% - 15
Hairy Woodpecker18% - 16
Bufflehead18% - 17
Red-breasted Merganser18% - 18
American Black Duck17% - 19
Long-tailed Duck17% - 20
Common Goldeneye16% - 21
Ring-billed Gull16% - 22
Red-breasted Nuthatch14% - 23
European Starling12% - 24
House Finch12% - 25
Rock Pigeon10% - 26
Canada Goose10% - 27
Bald Eagle10%
Arriving
New in JanuaryLeaving
Gone by the end of JanuaryLess common
Share of checklists- 28
Eastern Bluebird9.8% - 29
House Sparrow9.8% - 30
Great Black-backed Gull9.5% - 31
American Tree Sparrow9.3% - 32
White-throated Sparrow8.9% - 33
American Robin8.8% - 34
Black Scoter8.0% - 35
Red-bellied Woodpecker7.9% - 36
Common Raven7.8% - 37
Surf Scoter7.6% - 38
Song Sparrow7.4% - 39
White-winged Scoter6.6% - 40
Horned Grebe5.9% - 41
Black Guillemot5.7% - 42
Red-tailed Hawk5.0% - 43
Golden-crowned Kinglet4.9% - 44
Brown Creeper4.8% - 45
Great Cormorant4.6% - 46
Common Merganser4.1% - 47
Hooded Merganser4.0% - 48
Harlequin Duck4.0% - 49
Red-necked Grebe3.8% - 50
Pileated Woodpecker3.8% - 51
Northern Mockingbird3.4% - 52
Wild Turkey3.3%
Rare but possible
Under 3% of checklists- 53
Carolina Wren3.0% - 54
Purple Sandpiper2.3% - 55
Pine Siskin2.1% - 56
Cooper's Hawk2.0% - 57
Red-throated Loon2.0% - 58
Razorbill1.7% - 59
Cedar Waxwing1.7% - 60
Purple Finch1.5%