Birds in Maryland in March

Percent of complete checklists in Maryland that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (100,124 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal68%
2. 2American Robin53%
3. 3Carolina Wren51%
4. 4American Crow48%
5. 5White-throated Sparrow48%
6. 6Mourning Dove47%
7. 7Song Sparrow46%
8. 8Tufted Titmouse44%
9. 9Carolina Chickadee44%
10. 10Canada Goose43%
11. 11Red-bellied Woodpecker41%
12. 12Blue Jay40%
13. 13Turkey Vulture40%
14. 14Red-winged Blackbird39%
15. 15Downy Woodpecker38%
16. 16Dark-eyed Junco38%
17. 17European Starling34%
18. 18Eastern Bluebird32%
19. 19House Finch30%
20. 20White-breasted Nuthatch29%
21. 21Mallard29%
22. 22House Sparrow26%
23. 23Northern Mockingbird26%
24. 24Fish Crow25%
25. 25Common Grackle25%
26. 26American Goldfinch23%
27. 27Northern Flicker22%
28. 28Ring-billed Gull19%
29. 29Red-shouldered Hawk18%
30. 30Bald Eagle18%
31. 31Black Vulture17%
32. 32Great Blue Heron16%
33. 33Eastern Phoebe16%
34. 34Brown-headed Cowbird15%
35. 35Pileated Woodpecker14%
36. 36Bufflehead13%
37. 37Double-crested Cormorant13%
38. 38Eastern Towhee12%
39. 39Osprey12%
40. 40Wood Duck11%
41. 41Tree Swallow11%

• Chipping Sparrowfirst arrivals the second week of March, peaks mid April
• Common Gracklefirst arrivals early March, peaks late May
• Blue-gray Gnatcatcherfirst arrivals late March, peaks late April
• Brown-headed Cowbirdfirst arrivals late March, peaks late April
• Fish Crowfirst arrivals the second week of March, peaks the second week of April
• Ospreyfirst arrivals early March, peaks the second week of August
• Double-crested Cormorantfirst arrivals mid March, peaks the second week of April
• Laughing Gullfirst arrivals the second week of March, peaks mid August
• Purple Martinfirst arrivals late March, peaks late July
• Brown Thrasherfirst arrivals the second week of March, peaks mid April
• Great Egretfirst arrivals mid March, peaks the second week of August
• Northern Rough-winged Swallowfirst arrivals mid March, peaks late April

• Yellow-bellied Sapsuckermost gone by late March
• Hooded Mergansermost gone by late March
• American Herring Gullmost gone by the second week of March
• Ruddy Duckmost gone by late March
• Great Black-backed Gullmost gone by late March
• American Black Duckmost gone by late March
• Tundra Swanmost gone by the second week of March
• Red-breasted Nuthatchmost gone by late March
• Gadwallmost gone by late March
• Canvasbackmost gone by the second week of March
• Common Goldeneyemost gone by the second week of March
• American Wigeonmost gone by late March

42. 42Ring-necked Duck10%
43. 43Belted Kingfisher9.8%
44. 44Yellow-rumped Warbler9.7%
45. 45Hairy Woodpecker9.6%
46. 46Red-tailed Hawk9.1%
47. 47Hooded Merganser8.4%
48. 48American Herring Gull7.8%
49. 49Chipping Sparrow7.7%
50. 50Golden-crowned Kinglet7.5%
51. 51Field Sparrow7.3%
52. 52Swamp Sparrow7.1%
53. 53Killdeer7.0%
54. 54Pied-billed Grebe6.5%
55. 55Common Merganser6.4%
56. 56Pine Warbler6.3%
57. 57Ruby-crowned Kinglet6.0%
58. 58Lesser Scaup5.8%
59. 59Horned Grebe5.7%
60. 60Yellow-bellied Sapsucker5.7%