Spring Birds in Massachusetts

Percent of complete checklists in Massachusetts that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (549,546 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1American Robin65%
2. 2Northern Cardinal58%
3. 3Song Sparrow57%
4. 4Red-winged Blackbird55%
5. 5Black-capped Chickadee53%
6. 6Blue Jay53%
7. 7Common Grackle48%
8. 8Mourning Dove47%
9. 9Tufted Titmouse46%
10. 10American Goldfinch43%
11. 11American Crow39%
12. 12Canada Goose37%
13. 13Downy Woodpecker36%
14. 14Mallard33%
15. 15Red-bellied Woodpecker32%
16. 16White-breasted Nuthatch31%
17. 17House Sparrow31%
18. 18European Starling26%
19. 19Gray Catbird25%
20. 20Northern Flicker24%
21. 21House Finch24%
22. 22Chipping Sparrow24%
23. 23Carolina Wren23%
24. 24Tree Swallow23%
25. 25Brown-headed Cowbird21%
26. 26White-throated Sparrow20%
27. 27American Herring Gull20%
28. 28Baltimore Oriole20%
29. 29Eastern Phoebe19%
30. 30Northern Yellow Warbler17%
31. 31Red-tailed Hawk16%
32. 32Dark-eyed Junco16%
33. 33Pine Warbler16%
34. 34Yellow-rumped Warbler15%
35. 35Common Yellowthroat15%
36. 36Great Blue Heron14%
37. 37Double-crested Cormorant13%
38. 38Eastern Bluebird13%
39. 39Eastern Towhee12%
40. 40Ovenbird12%
41. 41Wood Duck11%
42. 42Hairy Woodpecker11%
43. 43Black-and-white Warbler11%
44. 44Turkey Vulture11%
45. 45Northern Mockingbird11%
46. 46Mute Swan11%
47. 47Osprey10%
48. 48Northern House Wren10%

• American Robinfirst arrivals mid March, peaks the second week of May
• Gray Catbirdfirst arrivals late April, peaks mid May
• American Goldfinchfirst arrivals the second week of April, peaks the second week of August
• Red-winged Blackbirdfirst arrivals early March, peaks early May
• Baltimore Oriolefirst arrivals late April, peaks mid May
• Northern Yellow Warblerfirst arrivals mid April, peaks mid May
• Common Yellowthroatfirst arrivals late April, peaks late May
• Chipping Sparrowfirst arrivals early April, peaks early May
• Northern Flickerfirst arrivals early April, peaks mid April
• Tree Swallowfirst arrivals mid March, peaks the second week of May
• Double-crested Cormorantfirst arrivals mid March, peaks the second week of August
• Eastern Phoebefirst arrivals the second week of March, peaks the second week of April

• Canada Goosemost gone by mid May
• Dark-eyed Juncomost gone by mid April
• White-throated Sparrowmost gone by the second week of May
• Northern Flickermost gone by late May
• Yellow-rumped Warblermost gone by late May
• Black-and-white Warblermost gone by late May
• Buffleheadmost gone by the second week of April
• Ruby-crowned Kingletmost gone by mid May
• American Black Duckmost gone by the second week of April
• Red-breasted Mergansermost gone by late April
• Common Eidermost gone by the second week of March
• Golden-crowned Kingletmost gone by mid April

49. 49Barn Swallow10%
50. 50Eastern Warbling Vireo9.6%
51. 51Killdeer9.6%
52. 52American Redstart9.1%
53. 53Great Crested Flycatcher9.1%
54. 54Ring-billed Gull9.0%
55. 55Chimney Swift9.0%
56. 56American Black Duck8.9%
57. 57Great Black-backed Gull8.6%
58. 58Bufflehead8.4%
59. 59Eastern Kingbird8.4%
60. 60Northern Parula7.7%