Birds in Missouri in March

Percent of complete checklists in Missouri that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (45,877 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal73%
2. 2American Robin59%
3. 3Dark-eyed Junco51%
4. 4Blue Jay48%
5. 5Tufted Titmouse47%
6. 6Mourning Dove46%
7. 7Red-bellied Woodpecker46%
8. 8Downy Woodpecker44%
9. 9American Crow39%
10. 10European Starling39%
11. 11White-throated Sparrow37%
12. 12Canada Goose34%
13. 13Red-winged Blackbird34%
14. 14Carolina Wren33%
15. 15House Finch32%
16. 16Turkey Vulture31%
17. 17Eastern Bluebird30%
18. 18Northern Flicker28%
19. 19American Goldfinch28%
20. 20House Sparrow28%
21. 21White-breasted Nuthatch27%
22. 22Carolina Chickadee26%
23. 23Common Grackle25%
24. 24Song Sparrow25%
25. 25Eastern Phoebe21%
26. 26Black-capped Chickadee20%
27. 27Killdeer20%
28. 28Mallard19%
29. 29Red-tailed Hawk19%
30. 30Brown-headed Cowbird16%
31. 31Red-shouldered Hawk13%
32. 32Eastern Meadowlark13%
33. 33Great Blue Heron12%
34. 34Northern Mockingbird12%
35. 35Yellow-rumped Warbler11%
36. 36Bald Eagle11%
37. 37Hairy Woodpecker11%
38. 38Pileated Woodpecker11%

• Red-winged Blackbirdfirst arrivals early March, peaks mid April
• Common Gracklefirst arrivals the second week of March, peaks late May
• Blue-gray Gnatcatcherfirst arrivals late March, peaks late April
• Barn Swallowfirst arrivals late March, peaks early August
• Chipping Sparrowfirst arrivals mid March, peaks mid April
• Northern Parulafirst arrivals late March, peaks late April
• Brown Thrasherfirst arrivals the second week of March, peaks late April
• Blue-winged Tealfirst arrivals early March, peaks the second week of April
• Northern Mockingbirdfirst arrivals mid March, peaks early July
• Field Sparrowfirst arrivals early March, peaks the second week of April
• Great Egretfirst arrivals late March, peaks the second week of August
• Eastern Meadowlarkfirst arrivals early March, peaks early April

• American Tree Sparrowmost gone by the second week of March
• Common Goldeneyemost gone by early March
• Snow Goosemost gone by the second week of March
• Hooded Mergansermost gone by late March
• Red-breasted Nuthatchmost gone by late March
• Greater White-fronted Goosemost gone by the second week of March
• Common Mergansermost gone by the second week of March
• American Woodcockmost gone by mid March
• Northern Pintailmost gone by late March
• American Herring Gullmost gone by the second week of March
• Redheadmost gone by late March

39. 39Northern Shoveler8.9%
40. 40Gadwall8.6%
41. 41Wood Duck8.0%
42. 42Eurasian Tree Sparrow7.9%
43. 43Ring-billed Gull7.7%
44. 44Eastern Towhee7.2%
45. 45Red-headed Woodpecker7.1%
46. 46Pied-billed Grebe7.0%
47. 47Green-winged Teal6.9%
48. 48Blue-winged Teal6.8%
49. 49Field Sparrow6.7%
50. 50White-crowned Sparrow6.5%
51. 51American Coot6.5%
52. 52Double-crested Cormorant6.5%
53. 53Purple Finch6.4%
54. 54Fox Sparrow6.3%
55. 55Lesser Scaup5.9%
56. 56American Kestrel5.9%
57. 57Fish Crow5.9%
58. 58Bufflehead5.6%
59. 59Belted Kingfisher5.6%
60. 60Swamp Sparrow5.5%