Birds in Minnesota in October

Percent of complete checklists in Minnesota that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (79,447 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Black-capped Chickadee59%
2. 2Blue Jay53%
3. 3American Crow47%
4. 4American Robin44%
5. 5Dark-eyed Junco42%
6. 6White-breasted Nuthatch38%
7. 7Downy Woodpecker38%
8. 8White-throated Sparrow37%
9. 9Canada Goose35%
10. 10Mallard32%
11. 11Red-bellied Woodpecker29%
12. 12Northern Cardinal28%
13. 13American Goldfinch26%
14. 14Ring-billed Gull26%
15. 15Yellow-rumped Warbler26%
16. 16Hairy Woodpecker24%
17. 17Bald Eagle20%
18. 18Red-winged Blackbird19%
19. 19Song Sparrow19%
20. 20House Finch17%
21. 21Ruby-crowned Kinglet16%
22. 22Wood Duck15%
23. 23Cedar Waxwing14%
24. 24House Sparrow14%
25. 25Golden-crowned Kinglet13%
26. 26Northern Flicker13%
27. 27Red-breasted Nuthatch12%
28. 28Fox Sparrow10%
29. 29European Starling10%
30. 30Red-tailed Hawk10%

• 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
• Pine Grosbeakfirst arrivals late October, peaks the second week of February
• Snow Buntingfirst arrivals mid October, peaks early November
• Northern Shrikefirst arrivals mid October, peaks the second week of January
• Rough-legged Hawkfirst arrivals mid October, peaks early November

• Song Sparrowmost gone by the second week of October
• Yellow-rumped Warblermost gone by late October
• Common Gracklemost gone by the second week of October
• Northern Flickermost gone by early October
• Wood Duckmost gone by late October
• Cedar Waxwingmost gone by late October
• Blue-winged Tealmost gone by the second week of October
• Great Blue Heronmost gone by the second week of October
• Nashville Warblermost gone by the second week of October
• Killdeermost gone by early October
• Turkey Vulturemost gone by the second week of October
• Double-crested Cormorantmost gone by mid October

31. 31Pied-billed Grebe9.8%
32. 32Eastern Bluebird9.7%
33. 33Swamp Sparrow9.6%
34. 34Trumpeter Swan9.6%
35. 35Common Grackle9.5%
36. 36Pileated Woodpecker9.3%
37. 37American Coot9.3%
38. 38Rock Pigeon9.2%
39. 39Mourning Dove9.0%
40. 40American Tree Sparrow8.9%
41. 41White-crowned Sparrow7.9%
42. 42Great Blue Heron7.6%
43. 43Double-crested Cormorant7.6%
44. 44Hermit Thrush6.8%
45. 45Lincoln's Sparrow6.8%
46. 46Common Raven6.7%
47. 47Orange-crowned Warbler6.4%
48. 48Brown Creeper5.9%
49. 49Palm Warbler5.8%
50. 50Purple Finch5.7%
51. 51Green-winged Teal5.6%
52. 52Turkey Vulture5.5%
53. 53Killdeer5.2%
54. 54Chipping Sparrow5.2%
55. 55Belted Kingfisher5.0%
56. 56Harris's Sparrow4.9%
57. 57Hooded Merganser4.9%
58. 58Pine Siskin4.8%
59. 59Savannah Sparrow4.7%
60. 60Common Loon4.6%