Birds in Minnesota in April

Percent of complete checklists in Minnesota that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (127,144 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1American Robin62%
2. 2Mallard55%
3. 3Canada Goose55%
4. 4Red-winged Blackbird55%
5. 5Black-capped Chickadee52%
6. 6American Crow45%
7. 7Northern Cardinal43%
8. 8Song Sparrow40%
9. 9Downy Woodpecker35%
10. 10Blue Jay33%
11. 11Common Grackle31%
12. 12Dark-eyed Junco29%
13. 13Wood Duck29%
14. 14White-breasted Nuthatch29%
15. 15Red-bellied Woodpecker26%
16. 16American Goldfinch26%
17. 17Yellow-rumped Warbler23%
18. 18Northern Flicker23%
19. 19Mourning Dove23%
20. 20Bald Eagle21%
21. 21Ring-billed Gull21%
22. 22Blue-winged Teal20%
23. 23House Finch20%
24. 24Hairy Woodpecker20%
25. 25Bufflehead18%
26. 26Ring-necked Duck17%
27. 27Brown-headed Cowbird17%
28. 28Ruby-crowned Kinglet17%
29. 29Hooded Merganser16%
30. 30Tree Swallow16%
31. 31Killdeer16%
32. 32Pied-billed Grebe16%
33. 33House Sparrow16%
34. 34Northern Shoveler15%
35. 35American Coot14%
36. 36European Starling14%
37. 37Turkey Vulture14%
38. 38Lesser Scaup14%
39. 39Great Blue Heron13%
40. 40Trumpeter Swan12%
41. 41Eastern Phoebe12%
42. 42White-throated Sparrow11%
43. 43Chipping Sparrow11%
44. 44Pileated Woodpecker10%
45. 45Sandhill Crane10%

• White-throated Sparrowfirst arrivals early April, peaks early October
• Yellow-rumped Warblerfirst arrivals early April, peaks early October
• Baltimore Oriolefirst arrivals late April, peaks mid May
• Northern Yellow Warblerfirst arrivals late April, peaks mid May
• Gray Catbirdfirst arrivals late April, peaks late May
• Brown-headed Cowbirdfirst arrivals early April, peaks the second week of May
• Mourning Dovefirst arrivals the second week of April, peaks mid July
• Chipping Sparrowfirst arrivals the second week of April, peaks the second week of May
• Northern House Wrenfirst arrivals late April, peaks early July
• Tree Swallowfirst arrivals early April, peaks the second week of May
• Barn Swallowfirst arrivals mid April, peaks late July
• Cedar Waxwingfirst arrivals late April, peaks mid August

• Dark-eyed Juncomost gone by late April
• Bald Eaglemost gone by late April
• American Tree Sparrowmost gone by late April
• Trumpeter Swanmost gone by mid April
• Common Goldeneyemost gone by mid April
• American Herring Gullmost gone by mid April
• Tundra Swanmost gone by mid April
• Greater White-fronted Goosemost gone by early April
• Northern Pintailmost gone by late April
• Rough-legged Hawkmost gone by the second week of April

46. 46Double-crested Cormorant9.5%
47. 47American Tree Sparrow9.4%
48. 48Ring-necked Pheasant9.3%
49. 49Common Loon9.2%
50. 50Fox Sparrow9.0%
51. 51Gadwall8.8%
52. 52Red-tailed Hawk8.8%
53. 53Common Merganser8.8%
54. 54Rock Pigeon8.7%
55. 55Green-winged Teal8.5%
56. 56Belted Kingfisher7.7%
57. 57Redhead7.4%
58. 58Brown Creeper7.3%
59. 59Golden-crowned Kinglet7.3%
60. 60Eastern Bluebird7.2%