Summer Birds in Missouri

Percent of complete checklists in Missouri that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (102,416 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal71%
2. 2Mourning Dove57%
3. 3American Robin46%
4. 4Blue Jay46%
5. 5American Goldfinch42%
6. 6Indigo Bunting40%
7. 7Carolina Wren40%
8. 8Tufted Titmouse39%
9. 9Downy Woodpecker36%
10. 10Red-bellied Woodpecker36%
11. 11Ruby-throated Hummingbird34%
12. 12House Finch33%
13. 13American Crow32%
14. 14Eastern Wood-Pewee31%
15. 15House Sparrow31%
16. 16Turkey Vulture28%
17. 17European Starling27%
18. 18Barn Swallow27%
19. 19White-breasted Nuthatch27%
20. 20Red-winged Blackbird25%
21. 21Eastern Bluebird24%
22. 22Common Grackle22%
23. 23Brown-headed Cowbird22%
24. 24Carolina Chickadee21%
25. 25Great Blue Heron19%
26. 26Eastern Kingbird18%
27. 27Eastern Phoebe17%
28. 28Killdeer17%
29. 29Blue-gray Gnatcatcher17%
30. 30Yellow-billed Cuckoo17%
31. 31Black-capped Chickadee16%
32. 32Chipping Sparrow16%
33. 33Chimney Swift15%
34. 34Great Crested Flycatcher15%
35. 35Red-eyed Vireo15%
36. 36Common Yellowthroat15%
37. 37Northern House Wren14%
38. 38Canada Goose14%
39. 39Northern Mockingbird14%
40. 40Summer Tanager13%
41. 41Song Sparrow13%
42. 42Dickcissel12%
43. 43Gray Catbird11%
44. 44Northern Flicker11%
45. 45Field Sparrow11%
46. 46Great Egret11%
47. 47Brown Thrasher11%
48. 48Northern Parula10%

• Cedar Waxwingfirst arrivals mid August, peaks the second week of November
• Red-headed Woodpeckerfirst arrivals late August, peaks the second week of September
• Pied-billed Grebefirst arrivals mid August, peaks early November
• Ring-billed Gullfirst arrivals the second week of July, peaks late November
• Magnolia Warblerfirst arrivals late August, peaks mid September
• Belted Kingfisherfirst arrivals late August, peaks early October
• Black-throated Green Warblerfirst arrivals late August, peaks late September
• Least Sandpiperfirst arrivals early July, peaks mid August
• Cooper's Hawkfirst arrivals mid June, peaks early October
• Pectoral Sandpiperfirst arrivals mid July, peaks mid August
• American White Pelicanfirst arrivals late June, peaks late March
• Ospreyfirst arrivals mid July, peaks mid September

• Brown-headed Cowbirdmost gone by the second week of July
• Indigo Buntingmost gone by late August
• Red-winged Blackbirdmost gone by late July
• Common Gracklemost gone by the second week of July
• Barn Swallowmost gone by late August
• Eastern Kingbirdmost gone by late August
• Rose-breasted Grosbeakmost gone by the second week of July
• American Redstartmost gone by mid June
• Northern Mockingbirdmost gone by early August
• Eastern Meadowlarkmost gone by mid July
• Dickcisselmost gone by the second week of August
• Purple Martinmost gone by the second week of August

49. 49Red-shouldered Hawk10%
50. 50Purple Martin9.6%
51. 51Red-tailed Hawk9.6%
52. 52Pileated Woodpecker9.5%
53. 53Red-headed Woodpecker9.5%
54. 54White-eyed Vireo9.4%
55. 55Mallard9.0%
56. 56Eurasian Tree Sparrow8.8%
57. 57Eastern Meadowlark8.8%
58. 58Eastern Warbling Vireo8.0%
59. 59Eastern Towhee8.0%
60. 60Fish Crow7.9%