Birds in Minnesota in May

Percent of complete checklists in Minnesota that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (165,668 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1American Robin66%
2. 2Red-winged Blackbird60%
3. 3Black-capped Chickadee51%
4. 4American Goldfinch48%
5. 5Blue Jay47%
6. 6Song Sparrow45%
7. 7Canada Goose45%
8. 8Mallard44%
9. 9Northern Cardinal44%
10. 10American Crow43%
11. 11Brown-headed Cowbird35%
12. 12Common Grackle35%
13. 13Baltimore Oriole33%
14. 14Downy Woodpecker33%
15. 15Northern Yellow Warbler33%
16. 16Tree Swallow31%
17. 17Red-bellied Woodpecker31%
18. 18Chipping Sparrow31%
19. 19Gray Catbird30%
20. 20White-breasted Nuthatch29%
21. 21Mourning Dove28%
22. 22Common Yellowthroat28%
23. 23Northern House Wren27%
24. 24Yellow-rumped Warbler26%
25. 25American Redstart25%
26. 26Barn Swallow24%
27. 27Wood Duck23%
28. 28Rose-breasted Grosbeak22%
29. 29White-throated Sparrow21%
30. 30Hairy Woodpecker21%
31. 31House Finch19%
32. 32Great Crested Flycatcher17%
33. 33House Sparrow16%
34. 34Northern Flicker16%
35. 35Great Blue Heron15%
36. 36Tennessee Warbler15%
37. 37Least Flycatcher15%
38. 38Red-eyed Vireo15%
39. 39Nashville Warbler15%
40. 40Killdeer15%
41. 41Palm Warbler14%
42. 42Eastern Warbling Vireo14%
43. 43Bald Eagle14%
44. 44Black-and-white Warbler14%
45. 45Turkey Vulture14%
46. 46European Starling13%
47. 47Blue-winged Teal13%
48. 48Ovenbird12%
49. 49Swamp Sparrow12%
50. 50Ruby-throated Hummingbird12%
51. 51Eastern Kingbird11%
52. 52Pileated Woodpecker11%
53. 53Chestnut-sided Warbler11%
54. 54Eastern Phoebe11%
55. 55Ruby-crowned Kinglet11%
56. 56Double-crested Cormorant10%
57. 57Swainson's Thrush10%
58. 58Eastern Bluebird10%

• American Goldfinchfirst arrivals early May, peaks the second week of August
• Common Yellowthroatfirst arrivals early May, peaks early June
• American Redstartfirst arrivals early May, peaks late May
• Red-eyed Vireofirst arrivals early May, peaks early June
• Ruby-throated Hummingbirdfirst arrivals early May, peaks late August
• Great Crested Flycatcherfirst arrivals early May, peaks early June
• Eastern Wood-Peweefirst arrivals the second week of May, peaks mid August
• Eastern Kingbirdfirst arrivals early May, peaks mid July
• Indigo Buntingfirst arrivals early May, peaks early July
• Chestnut-sided Warblerfirst arrivals early May, peaks late May
• Veeryfirst arrivals early May, peaks late June
• Yellow-throated Vireofirst arrivals early May, peaks late May

• Buffleheadmost gone by the second week of May
• Palm Warblermost gone by late May
• Ring-necked Duckmost gone by the second week of May
• Lesser Scaupmost gone by mid May
• Common Mergansermost gone by early May
• Fox Sparrowmost gone by early May
• Northern Waterthrushmost gone by late May
• Pine Siskinmost gone by late May
• Gadwallmost gone by the second week of May
• Green-winged Tealmost gone by late May
• Brown Creepermost gone by early May
• Lesser Yellowlegsmost gone by late May

59. 59Ring-necked Pheasant9.9%
60. 60Ring-billed Gull9.7%