Summer Birds in Minnesota

Percent of complete checklists in Minnesota that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (237,610 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1American Robin54%
2. 2American Goldfinch54%
3. 3Black-capped Chickadee47%
4. 4Song Sparrow42%
5. 5Blue Jay41%
6. 6Red-winged Blackbird41%
7. 7American Crow39%
8. 8Northern Cardinal36%
9. 9Common Yellowthroat33%
10. 10Mourning Dove31%
11. 11Gray Catbird31%
12. 12Downy Woodpecker29%
13. 13White-breasted Nuthatch29%
14. 14Barn Swallow27%
15. 15Mallard26%
16. 16Northern House Wren26%
17. 17Red-eyed Vireo25%
18. 18Chipping Sparrow24%
19. 19Cedar Waxwing24%
20. 20Common Grackle23%
21. 21Eastern Wood-Pewee21%
22. 22Canada Goose20%
23. 23Northern Yellow Warbler19%
24. 24House Finch19%
25. 25Tree Swallow19%
26. 26American Redstart18%
27. 27Eastern Kingbird18%
28. 28Red-bellied Woodpecker18%
29. 29Ruby-throated Hummingbird18%
30. 30House Sparrow18%
31. 31Hairy Woodpecker18%
32. 32Baltimore Oriole17%
33. 33Wood Duck17%
34. 34Great Blue Heron17%
35. 35Brown-headed Cowbird16%
36. 36Great Crested Flycatcher16%
37. 37Indigo Bunting15%
38. 38Killdeer15%
39. 39Northern Flicker14%
40. 40Ring-billed Gull13%
41. 41Rose-breasted Grosbeak12%
42. 42European Starling12%
43. 43Turkey Vulture11%
44. 44Double-crested Cormorant11%
45. 45Green Heron11%
46. 46Eastern Warbling Vireo11%
47. 47Bald Eagle10%
48. 48Great Egret10%

• Northern Flickerfirst arrivals late August, peaks mid September
• Red-breasted Nuthatchfirst arrivals mid August, peaks the second week of September
• Common Merganserfirst arrivals mid July, peaks late March
• Magnolia Warblerfirst arrivals the second week of August, peaks early September
• Lincoln's Sparrowfirst arrivals late August, peaks early October
• Pine Siskinfirst arrivals late August, peaks late February
• Least Sandpiperfirst arrivals early July, peaks the second week of August
• Sharp-shinned Hawkfirst arrivals mid August, peaks late September
• Franklin's Gullfirst arrivals mid July, peaks late September
• Common Nighthawkfirst arrivals early August, peaks late August
• Blue-headed Vireofirst arrivals late August, peaks mid September
• Canada Warblerfirst arrivals the second week of August, peaks late August

• American Robinmost gone by the second week of August
• Red-winged Blackbirdmost gone by the second week of August
• Canada Goosemost gone by early June
• Mallardmost gone by early June
• Baltimore Oriolemost gone by late August
• Northern Yellow Warblermost gone by the second week of July
• Brown-headed Cowbirdmost gone by the second week of July
• Chipping Sparrowmost gone by late August
• Tree Swallowmost gone by late July
• Great Crested Flycatchermost gone by late August
• Ruby-crowned Kingletmost gone by early June
• Eastern Kingbirdmost gone by mid August

49. 49Eastern Bluebird9.9%
50. 50Swamp Sparrow9.7%
51. 51Eastern Phoebe9.6%
52. 52Rock Pigeon8.9%
53. 53Chimney Swift8.6%
54. 54Ovenbird7.7%
55. 55Pileated Woodpecker7.7%
56. 56Red-breasted Nuthatch7.6%
57. 57Common Loon7.1%
58. 58Black-and-white Warbler7.0%
59. 59Field Sparrow7.0%
60. 60Clay-colored Sparrow6.9%