Winter Birds in Maryland

Percent of complete checklists in Maryland that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (277,802 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal59%
2. 2White-throated Sparrow52%
3. 3Carolina Wren49%
4. 4American Crow44%
5. 5Carolina Chickadee43%
6. 6Dark-eyed Junco41%
7. 7Canada Goose40%
8. 8Downy Woodpecker39%
9. 9Red-bellied Woodpecker39%
10. 10Tufted Titmouse39%
11. 11Blue Jay38%
12. 12Song Sparrow37%
13. 13Mourning Dove33%
14. 14White-breasted Nuthatch32%
15. 15Turkey Vulture30%
16. 16American Robin29%
17. 17European Starling28%
18. 18House Finch28%
19. 19Mallard28%
20. 20Eastern Bluebird25%
21. 21Ring-billed Gull25%
22. 22Northern Mockingbird24%
23. 23American Goldfinch24%
24. 24House Sparrow23%
25. 25Northern Flicker20%
26. 26Red-winged Blackbird19%
27. 27Bald Eagle18%
28. 28Bufflehead18%
29. 29Great Blue Heron15%
30. 30Black Vulture15%
31. 31Red-shouldered Hawk14%
32. 32Fish Crow14%
33. 33Hooded Merganser13%
34. 34Pileated Woodpecker12%
35. 35American Herring Gull11%
36. 36Belted Kingfisher11%
37. 37Hairy Woodpecker11%

• Red-winged Blackbirdfirst arrivals late February, peaks late April
• Eastern Phoebefirst arrivals mid February, peaks the second week of October
• Tree Swallowfirst arrivals late February, peaks late April
• Wood Duckfirst arrivals early February, peaks early April
• Killdeerfirst arrivals early February, peaks mid August
• Pine Warblerfirst arrivals late February, peaks the second week of April
• Common Goldeneyefirst arrivals early December, peaks late January
• Barred Owlfirst arrivals the second week of December, peaks late April
• Eastern Meadowlarkfirst arrivals mid February, peaks early June
• Red-headed Woodpeckerfirst arrivals mid February, peaks the second week of September

• Belted Kingfishermost gone by early January
• Palm Warblermost gone by early January
• Least Sandpipermost gone by the second week of December
• Pine Siskinmost gone by late February

38. 38Yellow-bellied Sapsucker9.8%
39. 39Ring-necked Duck9.4%
40. 40Yellow-rumped Warbler9.2%
41. 41Red-tailed Hawk8.5%
42. 42Common Grackle8.3%
43. 43Ruddy Duck8.2%
44. 44Eastern Towhee7.7%
45. 45Hermit Thrush7.7%
46. 46Double-crested Cormorant7.5%
47. 47Swamp Sparrow7.4%
48. 48Common Merganser7.3%
49. 49Ruby-crowned Kinglet6.9%
50. 50American Black Duck6.7%
51. 51Golden-crowned Kinglet6.6%
52. 52Great Black-backed Gull6.1%
53. 53Brown Creeper6.1%
54. 54Rock Pigeon6.0%
55. 55Winter Wren5.6%
56. 56Tundra Swan5.4%
57. 57Gadwall5.4%
58. 58Lesser Scaup5.1%
59. 59Field Sparrow4.9%
60. 60Cedar Waxwing4.8%