Birds in Michigan in September

Percent of complete checklists in Michigan that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (115,468 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Blue Jay70%
2. 2Black-capped Chickadee58%
3. 3Northern Cardinal44%
4. 4American Goldfinch43%
5. 5Downy Woodpecker42%
6. 6White-breasted Nuthatch41%
7. 7American Crow41%
8. 8Mourning Dove40%
9. 9American Robin38%
10. 10Canada Goose35%
11. 11Northern Flicker35%
12. 12Red-bellied Woodpecker34%
13. 13Gray Catbird28%
14. 14Mallard28%
15. 15Tufted Titmouse27%
16. 16Ring-billed Gull23%
17. 17Great Blue Heron22%
18. 18Song Sparrow22%
19. 19European Starling21%
20. 20Turkey Vulture21%
21. 21House Finch19%
22. 22Cedar Waxwing19%
23. 23House Sparrow18%
24. 24Hairy Woodpecker18%
25. 25Wood Duck17%
26. 26Ruby-throated Hummingbird16%
27. 27Killdeer16%
28. 28Red-breasted Nuthatch16%
29. 29Belted Kingfisher15%
30. 30Red-winged Blackbird15%
31. 31American Redstart15%
32. 32Common Grackle15%
33. 33Eastern Wood-Pewee15%
34. 34Double-crested Cormorant14%
35. 35Common Yellowthroat14%
36. 36Yellow-rumped Warbler13%
37. 37Red-eyed Vireo13%
38. 38Sandhill Crane13%
39. 39Eastern Phoebe12%
40. 40Great Egret12%
41. 41Magnolia Warbler11%
42. 42Nashville Warbler11%
43. 43White-throated Sparrow11%
44. 44Carolina Wren11%
45. 45Pileated Woodpecker11%
46. 46Eastern Bluebird10%
47. 47Swainson's Thrush10%

• Dark-eyed Juncofirst arrivals late September, peaks the second week of February
• White-throated Sparrowfirst arrivals early September, peaks the second week of October
• Golden-crowned Kingletfirst arrivals the second week of September, peaks the second week of October
• White-crowned Sparrowfirst arrivals the second week of September, peaks the second week of October
• Common Merganserfirst arrivals the second week of September, peaks the second week of March
• Redheadfirst arrivals mid September, peaks the second week of March
• Brown Creeperfirst arrivals early September, peaks the second week of April
• Hermit Thrushfirst arrivals the second week of September, peaks the second week of October
• Red-breasted Merganserfirst arrivals late September, peaks early April
• Gadwallfirst arrivals late September, peaks late March
• Pine Siskinfirst arrivals mid September, peaks mid February
• Rusty Blackbirdfirst arrivals mid September, peaks mid October

• Common Gracklemost gone by early September
• Rose-breasted Grosbeakmost gone by mid September
• Common Yellowthroatmost gone by mid September
• Red-eyed Vireomost gone by the second week of September
• Cedar Waxwingmost gone by mid September
• American Redstartmost gone by late September
• Eastern Wood-Peweemost gone by mid September
• Barn Swallowmost gone by early September
• Ruby-throated Hummingbirdmost gone by late September
• Eastern Warbling Vireomost gone by the second week of September
• Blue-gray Gnatcatchermost gone by the second week of September
• Black-and-white Warblermost gone by late September

48. 48Red-tailed Hawk10%
49. 49Tennessee Warbler9.5%
50. 50American Herring Gull9.5%
51. 51Rose-breasted Grosbeak9.5%
52. 52Bay-breasted Warbler9.2%
53. 53Black-throated Green Warbler9.1%
54. 54Northern House Wren9.1%
55. 55Mute Swan8.7%
56. 56Bald Eagle7.9%
57. 57Chipping Sparrow7.4%
58. 58Blackpoll Warbler7.0%
59. 59Green Heron6.5%
60. 60Black-and-white Warbler6.4%