Birds in Maryland
Birds in Maryland in May
The most likely birds in Maryland in May are Northern Cardinal (76%), American Robin (59%), and Carolina Wren (58%). 146 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 (150,093 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.
Common now
Share of checklists- 1
Northern Cardinal76% - 2
American Robin59% - 3
Carolina Wren58% - 4
Mourning Dove53% - 5
Gray Catbird51% - 6
Blue Jay49% - 7
Red-bellied Woodpecker49% - 8
Tufted Titmouse46% - 9
Red-winged Blackbird45% - 10
American Crow45% - 11
American Goldfinch44% - 12
Carolina Chickadee40% - 13
European Starling39% - 14
Common Grackle39% - 15
Red-eyed Vireo39% - 16
Chipping Sparrow37% - 17
Great Crested Flycatcher36% - 18
Common Yellowthroat35% - 19
Brown-headed Cowbird33% - 20
Canada Goose33% - 21
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher32% - 22
Downy Woodpecker32% - 23
Turkey Vulture32% - 24
Eastern Bluebird31% - 25
House Sparrow30% - 26
Northern Mockingbird30% - 27
House Finch30% - 28
Song Sparrow29% - 29
Indigo Bunting28% - 30
Barn Swallow28% - 31Northern House Wren26%
- 32
Chimney Swift26% - 33
Eastern Wood-Pewee25% - 34
Tree Swallow24% - 35
White-breasted Nuthatch24% - 36
Northern Parula23% - 37
Fish Crow23% - 38
Wood Thrush22% - 39
Eastern Kingbird22% - 40
Eastern Towhee21% - 41
Mallard21% - 42
Baltimore Oriole20% - 43
Cedar Waxwing20% - 44
Great Blue Heron19% - 45
American Redstart19% - 46
Osprey19% - 47
Ovenbird18% - 48
Pileated Woodpecker18% - 49
Scarlet Tanager17% - 50
Orchard Oriole16% - 51
Northern Flicker16% - 52
White-throated Sparrow16% - 53
Eastern Phoebe16% - 54
Red-shouldered Hawk15% - 55
Black Vulture15% - 56Northern Yellow Warbler14%
- 57
Acadian Flycatcher14% - 58
Yellow-rumped Warbler14% - 59
Brown Thrasher13% - 60
Black-and-white Warbler13%