Fall Birds in Minnesota

Percent of complete checklists in Minnesota that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (221,144 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Black-capped Chickadee60%
2. 2Blue Jay55%
3. 3American Crow45%
4. 4Downy Woodpecker40%
5. 5White-breasted Nuthatch39%
6. 6Canada Goose36%
7. 7American Robin34%
8. 8American Goldfinch33%
9. 9Mallard32%
10. 10Northern Cardinal29%
11. 11Dark-eyed Junco28%
12. 12Red-bellied Woodpecker28%
13. 13Hairy Woodpecker26%
14. 14Ring-billed Gull24%
15. 15White-throated Sparrow24%
16. 16Bald Eagle20%
17. 17Yellow-rumped Warbler17%
18. 18Northern Flicker17%
19. 19House Finch16%
20. 20Song Sparrow15%
21. 21Cedar Waxwing14%
22. 22Wood Duck14%
23. 23House Sparrow13%
24. 24Red-breasted Nuthatch13%
25. 25Red-winged Blackbird13%
26. 26Mourning Dove12%
27. 27Gray Catbird12%
28. 28Pileated Woodpecker11%
29. 29Trumpeter Swan10%

• Dark-eyed Juncofirst arrivals mid September, peaks late October
• American Tree Sparrowfirst arrivals early October, peaks early November
• Redpollfirst arrivals late October, peaks the second week of February
• Common Goldeneyefirst arrivals the second week of October, peaks late November
• Orange-crowned Warblerfirst arrivals early September, peaks early October
• White-crowned Sparrowfirst arrivals early September, peaks the second week of October
• Hermit Thrushfirst arrivals mid September, peaks the second week of October
• Brown Creeperfirst arrivals the second week of September, peaks the second week of April
• Pine Grosbeakfirst arrivals late October, peaks the second week of February
• Harris's Sparrowfirst arrivals the second week of September, peaks the second week of October
• Snow Buntingfirst arrivals mid October, peaks early November
• Rusty Blackbirdfirst arrivals mid September, peaks mid October

• American Goldfinchmost gone by late September
• Song Sparrowmost gone by the second week of October
• White-throated Sparrowmost gone by mid November
• Common Yellowthroatmost gone by the second week of September
• Yellow-rumped Warblermost gone by late October
• Gray Catbirdmost gone by late September
• Common Gracklemost gone by the second week of October
• Mourning Dovemost gone by the second week of September
• American Redstartmost gone by mid September
• Northern House Wrenmost gone by early September
• Northern Flickermost gone by early October
• Red-eyed Vireomost gone by the second week of September

30. 30Rock Pigeon9.6%
31. 31European Starling9.4%
32. 32Ruby-crowned Kinglet9.2%
33. 33Red-tailed Hawk9.1%
34. 34Great Blue Heron9.1%
35. 35Double-crested Cormorant8.2%
36. 36Nashville Warbler7.9%
37. 37Pied-billed Grebe7.6%
38. 38American Tree Sparrow7.6%
39. 39Common Grackle7.1%
40. 40American Coot7.0%
41. 41Turkey Vulture6.8%
42. 42Eastern Bluebird6.8%
43. 43Golden-crowned Kinglet6.7%
44. 44Swamp Sparrow6.6%
45. 45Common Yellowthroat6.6%
46. 46Belted Kingfisher6.5%
47. 47Eastern Phoebe6.5%
48. 48Palm Warbler6.5%
49. 49Ruby-throated Hummingbird6.2%
50. 50Common Raven6.1%
51. 51Hooded Merganser5.9%
52. 52American Redstart5.7%
53. 53Great Egret5.6%
54. 54Chipping Sparrow5.5%
55. 55Killdeer5.4%
56. 56Fox Sparrow5.0%
57. 57Tennessee Warbler4.9%
58. 58Red-eyed Vireo4.8%
59. 59Lincoln's Sparrow4.7%
60. 60Brown Creeper4.6%