Winter Birds in Maine

Percent of complete checklists in Maine that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (137,389 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Black-capped Chickadee53%
2. 2American Crow51%
3. 3American Herring Gull35%
4. 4Blue Jay31%
5. 5White-breasted Nuthatch30%
6. 6American Goldfinch29%
7. 7Tufted Titmouse27%
8. 8Downy Woodpecker26%
9. 9Northern Cardinal24%
10. 10Mourning Dove24%
11. 11Dark-eyed Junco22%
12. 12Hairy Woodpecker20%
13. 13Mallard20%
14. 14Common Loon19%
15. 15Bufflehead17%
16. 16Common Eider17%
17. 17American Black Duck16%
18. 18Red-breasted Merganser16%
19. 19Ring-billed Gull16%
20. 20Red-breasted Nuthatch16%
21. 21Common Goldeneye15%
22. 22Long-tailed Duck15%
23. 23House Finch13%
24. 24European Starling13%
25. 25Canada Goose12%
26. 26Eastern Bluebird11%
27. 27House Sparrow11%
28. 28Bald Eagle10%

• Red-winged Blackbirdfirst arrivals late February, peaks the second week of May
• Tufted Titmousefirst arrivals late January, peaks early May
• Purple Finchfirst arrivals the second week of February, peaks early May
• Eastern Bluebirdfirst arrivals early February, peaks late March
• Turkey Vulturefirst arrivals mid February, peaks the second week of April
• Red-bellied Woodpeckerfirst arrivals early February, peaks the second week of May
• Ring-necked Duckfirst arrivals late February, peaks early April

• Ring-billed Gullmost gone by the second week of January
• Ring-necked Duckmost gone by early February
• Red-throated Loonmost gone by late December
• White-crowned Sparrowmost gone by late January
• Northern Gannetmost gone by early December
• Northern Harriermost gone by early January
• Cooper's Hawkmost gone by late February

29. 29American Robin9.8%
30. 30Rock Pigeon9.7%
31. 31White-throated Sparrow9.3%
32. 32American Tree Sparrow9.1%
33. 33Great Black-backed Gull9.1%
34. 34Red-bellied Woodpecker8.9%
35. 35Common Raven8.4%
36. 36Song Sparrow8.1%
37. 37Black Scoter7.7%
38. 38Surf Scoter7.2%
39. 39White-winged Scoter6.2%
40. 40Horned Grebe5.6%
41. 41Red-tailed Hawk5.3%
42. 42Brown Creeper5.2%
43. 43Golden-crowned Kinglet5.2%
44. 44Black Guillemot5.1%
45. 45Pileated Woodpecker4.4%
46. 46Great Cormorant4.0%
47. 47Wild Turkey4.0%
48. 48Common Merganser4.0%
49. 49Hooded Merganser4.0%
50. 50Carolina Wren3.7%
51. 51Red-necked Grebe3.6%
52. 52Northern Mockingbird3.6%
53. 53Harlequin Duck3.5%

54. 54Pine Siskin2.5%
55. 55Cooper's Hawk2.1%
56. 56Red-throated Loon2.0%
57. 57Purple Sandpiper2.0%
58. 58Purple Finch2.0%
59. 59Cedar Waxwing1.6%
60. 60Evening Grosbeak1.5%