Winter Birds in Michigan

Percent of complete checklists in Michigan that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (324,642 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Black-capped Chickadee53%
2. 2Northern Cardinal43%
3. 3Downy Woodpecker43%
4. 4Blue Jay42%
5. 5Dark-eyed Junco40%
6. 6White-breasted Nuthatch40%
7. 7American Crow36%
8. 8Mourning Dove34%
9. 9Red-bellied Woodpecker34%
10. 10American Goldfinch33%
11. 11Tufted Titmouse31%
12. 12House Sparrow28%
13. 13Mallard26%
14. 14Canada Goose25%
15. 15House Finch25%
16. 16European Starling21%
17. 17American Tree Sparrow20%
18. 18Hairy Woodpecker19%
19. 19American Robin15%
20. 20Ring-billed Gull12%
21. 21Common Goldeneye12%
22. 22Red-tailed Hawk12%
23. 23Red-breasted Nuthatch12%
24. 24Mute Swan11%
25. 25American Herring Gull11%

• Red-winged Blackbirdfirst arrivals the second week of February, peaks early May
• Canada Goosefirst arrivals late February, peaks late March
• Common Gracklefirst arrivals mid February, peaks the second week of May
• Turkey Vulturefirst arrivals late February, peaks mid April
• Killdeerfirst arrivals mid February, peaks mid April
• Sandhill Cranefirst arrivals late February, peaks late March
• Wood Duckfirst arrivals late February, peaks mid April
• Mute Swanfirst arrivals mid February, peaks mid March
• Northern Shovelerfirst arrivals late February, peaks early April
• American Wigeonfirst arrivals mid February, peaks mid March
• American Cootfirst arrivals late February, peaks the second week of April
• Green-winged Tealfirst arrivals late February, peaks the second week of April

• Ring-billed Gullmost gone by the second week of December
• White-crowned Sparrowmost gone by late February
• Red-breasted Nuthatchmost gone by early January
• American Herring Gullmost gone by the second week of January
• Bonaparte's Gullmost gone by mid December
• Purple Finchmost gone by early February
• American Pipitmost gone by the second week of December
• Snow Buntingmost gone by late February
• Winter Wrenmost gone by early January
• Merlinmost gone by late January

26. 26Bald Eagle9.9%
27. 27Common Merganser9.1%
28. 28Eastern Bluebird8.4%
29. 29Pileated Woodpecker7.5%
30. 30Carolina Wren6.8%
31. 31Bufflehead6.8%
32. 32Northern Flicker6.6%
33. 33Rock Pigeon6.4%
34. 34Song Sparrow5.6%
35. 35Hooded Merganser5.6%
36. 36Redhead5.1%
37. 37White-throated Sparrow4.8%
38. 38Brown Creeper4.7%
39. 39Sandhill Crane4.6%
40. 40Red-breasted Merganser4.5%
41. 41Cooper's Hawk4.5%
42. 42Pine Siskin4.4%
43. 43Trumpeter Swan4.2%
44. 44Red-winged Blackbird4.1%
45. 45American Black Duck4.0%
46. 46Belted Kingfisher3.6%
47. 47Common Raven3.6%
48. 48Wild Turkey3.5%
49. 49Great Blue Heron3.5%
50. 50Cedar Waxwing3.1%
51. 51Horned Lark3.1%
52. 52Long-tailed Duck3.0%

53. 53Greater Scaup2.9%
54. 54Redpoll2.6%
55. 55Gadwall2.6%
56. 56Golden-crowned Kinglet2.5%
57. 57American Kestrel2.5%
58. 58Ring-necked Duck2.4%
59. 59Canvasback2.3%
60. 60Lesser Scaup2.1%