Fall Birds in Missouri

Percent of complete checklists in Missouri that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (111,851 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Blue Jay62%
2. 2Northern Cardinal60%
3. 3Red-bellied Woodpecker50%
4. 4Downy Woodpecker46%
5. 5Tufted Titmouse42%
6. 6American Crow42%
7. 7Carolina Wren40%
8. 8Mourning Dove40%
9. 9American Robin39%
10. 10American Goldfinch38%
11. 11White-breasted Nuthatch34%
12. 12Northern Flicker33%
13. 13Carolina Chickadee28%
14. 14House Finch28%
15. 15European Starling26%
16. 16Eastern Bluebird26%
17. 17Turkey Vulture25%
18. 18White-throated Sparrow24%
19. 19House Sparrow23%
20. 20Dark-eyed Junco23%
21. 21Black-capped Chickadee21%
22. 22Canada Goose20%
23. 23Great Blue Heron17%
24. 24Yellow-rumped Warbler17%
25. 25Ruby-throated Hummingbird15%
26. 26Killdeer15%
27. 27Red-tailed Hawk15%
28. 28Song Sparrow14%
29. 29Red-shouldered Hawk13%
30. 30Mallard13%
31. 31Pileated Woodpecker13%
32. 32Red-winged Blackbird13%
33. 33Eastern Phoebe12%
34. 34Cedar Waxwing12%
35. 35Hairy Woodpecker11%
36. 36Eastern Wood-Pewee11%
37. 37Red-headed Woodpecker11%

• Dark-eyed Juncofirst arrivals the second week of October, peaks the second week of February
• White-throated Sparrowfirst arrivals early October, peaks mid April
• Northern Flickerfirst arrivals mid September, peaks the second week of October
• Canada Goosefirst arrivals mid November, peaks late March
• Yellow-rumped Warblerfirst arrivals mid September, peaks mid October
• Song Sparrowfirst arrivals mid October, peaks mid March
• Ruby-crowned Kingletfirst arrivals mid September, peaks mid April
• Bald Eaglefirst arrivals early November, peaks late January
• White-crowned Sparrowfirst arrivals early October, peaks early May
• Swamp Sparrowfirst arrivals late September, peaks mid October
• Golden-crowned Kingletfirst arrivals late September, peaks mid October
• Northern Shovelerfirst arrivals mid September, peaks late March

• Ruby-throated Hummingbirdmost gone by early October
• Eastern Wood-Peweemost gone by late September
• Blue-gray Gnatcatchermost gone by the second week of September
• Great Crested Flycatchermost gone by early September
• Red-eyed Vireomost gone by mid September
• Eastern Phoebemost gone by mid October
• Chipping Sparrowmost gone by mid October
• Northern Parulamost gone by mid September
• Baltimore Oriolemost gone by the second week of September
• Gray Catbirdmost gone by the second week of October
• Common Yellowthroatmost gone by early October
• Summer Tanagermost gone by early October

38. 38Gray Catbird9.4%
39. 39Northern Mockingbird9.3%
40. 40Common Grackle9.2%
41. 41Belted Kingfisher8.7%
42. 42Ring-billed Gull8.5%
43. 43Bald Eagle8.4%
44. 44Pied-billed Grebe8.2%
45. 45Chimney Swift8.0%
46. 46Double-crested Cormorant8.0%
47. 47Eurasian Tree Sparrow7.8%
48. 48Indigo Bunting7.6%
49. 49Ruby-crowned Kinglet7.2%
50. 50Swamp Sparrow6.5%
51. 51Great Egret6.4%
52. 52Chipping Sparrow6.2%
53. 53American Kestrel6.2%
54. 54Golden-crowned Kinglet6.1%
55. 55White-crowned Sparrow5.9%
56. 56Summer Tanager5.7%
57. 57Red-eyed Vireo4.9%
58. 58Eastern Meadowlark4.9%
59. 59Cooper's Hawk4.8%
60. 60Brown Thrasher4.8%