Birds in Michigan in January

Percent of complete checklists in Michigan that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (117,974 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Black-capped Chickadee51%
2. 2Downy Woodpecker42%
3. 3Northern Cardinal41%
4. 4Blue Jay40%
5. 5Dark-eyed Junco39%
6. 6White-breasted Nuthatch38%
7. 7American Crow34%
8. 8American Goldfinch32%
9. 9Mourning Dove32%
10. 10Red-bellied Woodpecker32%
11. 11Tufted Titmouse29%
12. 12House Sparrow26%
13. 13Mallard25%
14. 14Canada Goose23%
15. 15House Finch22%
16. 16American Tree Sparrow21%
17. 17European Starling19%
18. 18Hairy Woodpecker18%
19. 19Common Goldeneye13%
20. 20American Robin13%
21. 21Red-tailed Hawk12%
22. 22Mute Swan12%
23. 23Ring-billed Gull11%
24. 24American Herring Gull11%
25. 25Red-breasted Nuthatch11%
26. 26Bald Eagle10%

• Red-breasted Nuthatchmost gone by early January
• American Herring Gullmost gone by the second week of January
• Winter Wrenmost gone by early January
• Merlinmost gone by late January

27. 27Common Merganser9.1%
28. 28Eastern Bluebird7.4%
29. 29Pileated Woodpecker7.2%
30. 30Rock Pigeon6.6%
31. 31Bufflehead6.5%
32. 32Northern Flicker6.4%
33. 33Carolina Wren6.1%
34. 34Hooded Merganser5.7%
35. 35Song Sparrow5.1%
36. 36Redhead5.0%
37. 37Red-breasted Merganser4.8%
38. 38Cooper's Hawk4.7%
39. 39White-throated Sparrow4.7%
40. 40American Black Duck4.7%
41. 41Brown Creeper4.6%
42. 42Trumpeter Swan4.5%
43. 43Pine Siskin4.1%
44. 44Common Raven3.7%
45. 45Belted Kingfisher3.6%
46. 46Wild Turkey3.4%
47. 47Great Blue Heron3.4%
48. 48Greater Scaup3.2%
49. 49Long-tailed Duck3.2%
50. 50Cedar Waxwing3.0%

51. 51American Kestrel2.9%
52. 52Horned Lark2.8%
53. 53Sandhill Crane2.7%
54. 54Gadwall2.5%
55. 55Golden-crowned Kinglet2.4%
56. 56Redpoll2.4%
57. 57Canvasback2.4%
58. 58Great Black-backed Gull2.3%
59. 59Ring-necked Duck2.1%
60. 60Rough-legged Hawk2.1%