Summer Birds in Massachusetts

Percent of complete checklists in Massachusetts that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (327,585 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1American Robin58%
2. 2American Goldfinch55%
3. 3Song Sparrow54%
4. 4Gray Catbird53%
5. 5Mourning Dove50%
6. 6Northern Cardinal48%
7. 7Blue Jay48%
8. 8Black-capped Chickadee42%
9. 9Common Grackle40%
10. 10Red-winged Blackbird38%
11. 11American Crow34%
12. 12House Sparrow33%
13. 13Tufted Titmouse32%
14. 14Downy Woodpecker30%
15. 15Cedar Waxwing26%
16. 16White-breasted Nuthatch26%
17. 17Double-crested Cormorant25%
18. 18Chipping Sparrow25%
19. 19Tree Swallow25%
20. 20American Herring Gull25%
21. 21Barn Swallow24%
22. 22Common Yellowthroat24%
23. 23House Finch24%
24. 24European Starling23%
25. 25Carolina Wren23%
26. 26Great Blue Heron21%
27. 27Northern Flicker20%
28. 28Chimney Swift20%
29. 29Eastern Kingbird20%
30. 30Mallard20%
31. 31Red-bellied Woodpecker19%
32. 32Northern Yellow Warbler18%
33. 33Osprey18%
34. 34Baltimore Oriole18%
35. 35Canada Goose18%
36. 36Ruby-throated Hummingbird17%
37. 37Red-eyed Vireo17%
38. 38Eastern Phoebe16%
39. 39Eastern Wood-Pewee15%
40. 40Northern House Wren15%
41. 41Eastern Towhee14%
42. 42Great Black-backed Gull14%
43. 43Great Egret13%
44. 44Northern Mockingbird12%
45. 45Red-tailed Hawk11%
46. 46Great Crested Flycatcher11%
47. 47Brown-headed Cowbird10%
48. 48Common Tern10%
49. 49Killdeer10%
50. 50Pine Warbler10%

• Semipalmated Ploverfirst arrivals the second week of July, peaks mid August
• Least Sandpiperfirst arrivals early July, peaks mid August
• Semipalmated Sandpiperfirst arrivals early July, peaks mid August
• Belted Kingfisherfirst arrivals late July, peaks mid September
• Greater Yellowlegsfirst arrivals late June, peaks late August
• Red-breasted Nuthatchfirst arrivals mid August, peaks the second week of September
• Cooper's Hawkfirst arrivals late August, peaks early October
• Green-winged Tealfirst arrivals mid August, peaks late March
• Brown Creeperfirst arrivals late August, peaks the second week of April
• Black-bellied Ploverfirst arrivals the second week of July, peaks mid August
• Lesser Yellowlegsfirst arrivals early July, peaks mid August
• Sanderlingfirst arrivals the second week of July, peaks late August

• American Robinmost gone by early August
• Red-winged Blackbirdmost gone by late July
• Baltimore Oriolemost gone by early July
• Northern Yellow Warblermost gone by mid July
• Ovenbirdmost gone by early July
• Brown-headed Cowbirdmost gone by the second week of July
• Barn Swallowmost gone by late August
• Great Crested Flycatchermost gone by early August
• Chimney Swiftmost gone by late August
• Eastern Kingbirdmost gone by mid August
• Northern Parulamost gone by early June
• Rose-breasted Grosbeakmost gone by early July

51. 51Eastern Warbling Vireo9.9%
52. 52Ring-billed Gull9.6%
53. 53Ovenbird9.6%
54. 54Eastern Bluebird9.2%
55. 55Laughing Gull9.1%
56. 56Hairy Woodpecker9.1%
57. 57Snowy Egret8.5%
58. 58Least Tern8.3%
59. 59Willet8.3%
60. 60Rock Pigeon7.9%