Birds in Maryland
Birds in Maryland in December
The most likely birds in Maryland in December are Northern Cardinal (60%), White-throated Sparrow (56%), and Carolina Wren (54%). 110 species show up on at least 1 in 100 checklists.
Percent of complete checklists in Maryland that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (81,300 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.
Common now
Share of checklists- 1
Northern Cardinal60% - 2
White-throated Sparrow56% - 3
Carolina Wren54% - 4
American Crow47% - 5
Carolina Chickadee45% - 6
Dark-eyed Junco44% - 7
Blue Jay42% - 8
Red-bellied Woodpecker42% - 9
Downy Woodpecker42% - 10
Canada Goose41% - 11
Tufted Titmouse39% - 12
Song Sparrow39% - 13
White-breasted Nuthatch35% - 14
Turkey Vulture31% - 15
Mourning Dove29% - 16
American Robin29% - 17
Mallard29% - 18
House Finch28% - 19
Northern Mockingbird27% - 20
European Starling27% - 21
American Goldfinch27% - 22
Eastern Bluebird27% - 23
Ring-billed Gull26% - 24
Northern Flicker25% - 25
House Sparrow22% - 26
Bald Eagle20% - 27
Great Blue Heron19% - 28
Bufflehead19% - 29
Red-winged Blackbird16% - 30
Black Vulture15% - 31
Red-shouldered Hawk14% - 32
Fish Crow14% - 33
Belted Kingfisher14% - 34
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker14% - 35
Pileated Woodpecker14% - 36
Hooded Merganser13% - 37
Hairy Woodpecker12% - 38
Yellow-rumped Warbler12% - 39
American Herring Gull11% - 40
Hermit Thrush11%
Arriving
New in DecemberLeaving
Gone by the end of DecemberLess common
Share of checklists- 41
Ruby-crowned Kinglet10% - 42
Swamp Sparrow9.8% - 43
Golden-crowned Kinglet9.4% - 44
Double-crested Cormorant9.3% - 45
Red-tailed Hawk9.1% - 46
Eastern Towhee9.1% - 47
Ruddy Duck8.8% - 48
Ring-necked Duck8.6% - 49
Winter Wren8.3% - 50
Cedar Waxwing7.4% - 51
Brown Creeper7.2% - 52
American Black Duck7.1% - 53
Great Black-backed Gull6.2% - 54
Field Sparrow6.1% - 55
Rock Pigeon6.1% - 56
Tundra Swan5.5% - 57
Pied-billed Grebe5.3% - 58
Gadwall5.1% - 59
Common Merganser5.1% - 60
Cooper's Hawk4.9%