Birds in Minnesota
Birds in Minnesota in July
The most likely birds in Minnesota in July are American Robin (59%), American Goldfinch (57%), and Song Sparrow (48%). 134 species show up on at least 1 in 100 checklists.
Percent of complete checklists in Minnesota that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (73,739 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.
Common now
Share of checklists- 1
American Robin59% - 2
American Goldfinch57% - 3
Song Sparrow48% - 4
Black-capped Chickadee48% - 5
Red-winged Blackbird46% - 6
Blue Jay39% - 7
American Crow38% - 8
Common Yellowthroat38% - 9
Northern Cardinal37% - 10
Mourning Dove33% - 11
Barn Swallow30% - 12
Gray Catbird30% - 13Northern House Wren29%
- 14
Downy Woodpecker29% - 15
White-breasted Nuthatch29% - 16
Chipping Sparrow28% - 17
Cedar Waxwing24% - 18
Red-eyed Vireo24% - 19
Mallard23% - 20
Common Grackle22% - 21
House Finch21% - 22
Eastern Kingbird21% - 23
House Sparrow20% - 24
Indigo Bunting18% - 25
Tree Swallow18% - 26
Eastern Wood-Pewee18% - 27
Canada Goose17% - 28
Great Blue Heron17% - 29
Wood Duck16% - 30
Hairy Woodpecker16% - 31Northern Yellow Warbler16%
- 32
Red-bellied Woodpecker16% - 33
Killdeer16% - 34
Brown-headed Cowbird15% - 35
Great Crested Flycatcher15% - 36
Northern Flicker15% - 37
Ruby-throated Hummingbird15% - 38
American Redstart14% - 39
Swamp Sparrow13% - 40
Baltimore Oriole13% - 41
Ring-billed Gull12% - 42
Green Heron11% - 43
European Starling11% - 44
Eastern Bluebird11% - 45
Turkey Vulture11% - 46
Double-crested Cormorant10% - 47
Great Egret10% - 48
Rose-breasted Grosbeak10%
Arriving
New in July- Common Merganser
- Least Sandpiper
- Franklin's Gull
- Solitary Sandpiper
- Pectoral Sandpiper
- Semipalmated Sandpiper
Leaving
Gone by the end of July- Northern Yellow Warbler
- Brown-headed Cowbird
- Tree Swallow
- Veery
- Ring-necked Pheasant
- Clay-colored Sparrow
- Dickcissel
- Bobolink
- Blackburnian Warbler
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow
- Eastern Meadowlark
- Black-throated Green Warbler
Less common
Share of checklists- 49
Bald Eagle10% - 50
Eastern Phoebe9.8% - 51Eastern Warbling Vireo9.8%
- 52
Chimney Swift9.0% - 53
Rock Pigeon8.9% - 54
Clay-colored Sparrow8.4% - 55
Sedge Wren8.4% - 56
Common Loon8.3% - 57
Cliff Swallow8.1% - 58
Field Sparrow7.9% - 59
Dickcissel7.4% - 60
Marsh Wren7.0%