Spring Birds in Maine

Percent of complete checklists in Maine that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (238,617 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1American Crow56%
2. 2Black-capped Chickadee55%
3. 3Song Sparrow49%
4. 4American Goldfinch46%
5. 5American Robin45%
6. 6Blue Jay38%
7. 7Northern Cardinal36%
8. 8Mourning Dove35%
9. 9Red-winged Blackbird34%
10. 10Tufted Titmouse29%
11. 11American Herring Gull28%
12. 12Mallard26%
13. 13Downy Woodpecker25%
14. 14Eastern Phoebe24%
15. 15White-breasted Nuthatch24%
16. 16Canada Goose23%
17. 17Chipping Sparrow23%
18. 18Common Grackle23%
19. 19Gray Catbird18%
20. 20Hairy Woodpecker17%
21. 21White-throated Sparrow17%
22. 22Common Yellowthroat16%
23. 23Black-and-white Warbler16%
24. 24Red-breasted Nuthatch16%
25. 25Yellow-rumped Warbler15%
26. 26Dark-eyed Junco15%
27. 27Tree Swallow15%
28. 28Ovenbird15%
29. 29European Starling15%
30. 30House Finch15%
31. 31Northern Parula14%
32. 32Black-throated Green Warbler14%
33. 33Double-crested Cormorant14%
34. 34Northern Yellow Warbler14%
35. 35Eastern Bluebird14%
36. 36Northern Flicker13%
37. 37Pine Warbler13%
38. 38Common Loon12%
39. 39Purple Finch11%
40. 40American Redstart11%
41. 41House Sparrow11%
42. 42American Black Duck11%
43. 43Common Eider11%
44. 44Hermit Thrush10%

• Song Sparrowfirst arrivals late March, peaks the second week of April
• American Robinfirst arrivals late March, peaks the second week of May
• Common Yellowthroatfirst arrivals late April, peaks late May
• Red-eyed Vireofirst arrivals the second week of May, peaks the second week of June
• Gray Catbirdfirst arrivals late April, peaks mid May
• Chipping Sparrowfirst arrivals early April, peaks the second week of May
• Eastern Phoebefirst arrivals late March, peaks mid April
• Double-crested Cormorantfirst arrivals early April, peaks the second week of September
• Yellow-rumped Warblerfirst arrivals the second week of April, peaks the second week of October
• Ovenbirdfirst arrivals late April, peaks late May
• Black-and-white Warblerfirst arrivals mid April, peaks the second week of May
• Northern Yellow Warblerfirst arrivals late April, peaks mid May

• Tufted Titmousemost gone by mid May
• Mallardmost gone by mid May
• Canada Goosemost gone by mid May
• Dark-eyed Juncomost gone by mid April
• American Black Duckmost gone by the second week of April
• Buffleheadmost gone by mid April
• Red-breasted Mergansermost gone by mid April
• Common Goldeneyemost gone by early April
• Long-tailed Duckmost gone by late March
• Eastern Bluebirdmost gone by mid May
• Red-bellied Woodpeckermost gone by late May
• Hooded Mergansermost gone by late April

45. 45Red-bellied Woodpecker10%
46. 46Turkey Vulture9.8%
47. 47Osprey9.7%
48. 48Bald Eagle9.3%
49. 49Red-eyed Vireo9.2%
50. 50Blue-headed Vireo8.8%
51. 51Ring-billed Gull8.7%
52. 52Brown-headed Cowbird8.7%
53. 53Common Raven8.6%
54. 54Chestnut-sided Warbler8.4%
55. 55Pileated Woodpecker8.3%
56. 56Great Black-backed Gull7.3%
57. 57Ruby-crowned Kinglet7.3%
58. 58Yellow-bellied Sapsucker7.1%
59. 59Bufflehead7.1%
60. 60Wild Turkey7.0%