Birds in Maryland in November

Percent of complete checklists in Maryland that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (75,931 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal59%
2. 2White-throated Sparrow59%
3. 3Carolina Wren56%
4. 4American Crow51%
5. 5Blue Jay49%
6. 6Carolina Chickadee45%
7. 7Red-bellied Woodpecker45%
8. 8Song Sparrow43%
9. 9Dark-eyed Junco41%
10. 10Downy Woodpecker40%
11. 11American Robin39%
12. 12Tufted Titmouse38%
13. 13Turkey Vulture37%
14. 14Canada Goose36%
15. 15White-breasted Nuthatch35%
16. 16American Goldfinch34%
17. 17Northern Flicker31%
18. 18Eastern Bluebird31%
19. 19Northern Mockingbird31%
20. 20Mourning Dove30%
21. 21House Finch30%
22. 22European Starling29%
23. 23Mallard28%
24. 24House Sparrow23%
25. 25Ring-billed Gull22%
26. 26Great Blue Heron22%
27. 27Red-winged Blackbird20%
28. 28Bald Eagle20%
29. 29Yellow-rumped Warbler18%
30. 30Black Vulture18%
31. 31Double-crested Cormorant16%
32. 32Belted Kingfisher16%
33. 33Fish Crow16%
34. 34Ruby-crowned Kinglet16%
35. 35Red-shouldered Hawk16%
36. 36Bufflehead15%
37. 37Pileated Woodpecker14%
38. 38Swamp Sparrow14%
39. 39Golden-crowned Kinglet13%
40. 40Yellow-bellied Sapsucker12%
41. 41Hermit Thrush12%
42. 42Cedar Waxwing12%
43. 43American Herring Gull12%
44. 44Hairy Woodpecker11%
45. 45Red-tailed Hawk11%
46. 46Eastern Towhee11%

• Common Merganserfirst arrivals mid November, peaks late January
• Lesser Scaupfirst arrivals early November, peaks early March
• Tundra Swanfirst arrivals early November, peaks early March
• Horned Grebefirst arrivals early November, peaks mid March
• Canvasbackfirst arrivals late November, peaks early February
• Long-tailed Duckfirst arrivals mid November, peaks late January
• Greater Scaupfirst arrivals mid November, peaks late January
• Redheadfirst arrivals mid November, peaks late January
• Red-breasted Merganserfirst arrivals mid November, peaks the second week of March

• Northern Flickermost gone by mid November
• Chipping Sparrowmost gone by early November
• Eastern Phoebemost gone by early November
• Laughing Gullmost gone by late November
• Wood Duckmost gone by the second week of November
• Field Sparrowmost gone by the second week of November
• Killdeermost gone by the second week of November
• Cooper's Hawkmost gone by late November
• Forster's Ternmost gone by late November
• Cape May Warblermost gone by mid November
• Blue-headed Vireomost gone by early November
• Lesser Yellowlegsmost gone by the second week of November

47. 47Field Sparrow9.2%
48. 48Winter Wren8.7%
49. 49Common Grackle8.6%
50. 50Chipping Sparrow8.6%
51. 51Ruddy Duck8.3%
52. 52Hooded Merganser7.8%
53. 53Laughing Gull7.7%
54. 54Great Black-backed Gull7.6%
55. 55Ring-necked Duck7.5%
56. 56Pied-billed Grebe7.4%
57. 57Rock Pigeon7.1%
58. 58American Black Duck7.1%
59. 59Brown Creeper6.8%
60. 60Purple Finch6.4%