Birds in Montana
Birds in Montana in December
The most likely birds in Montana in December are Black-billed Magpie (57%), Black-capped Chickadee (50%), and Northern Flicker (41%). 79 species show up on at least 1 in 100 checklists.
Percent of complete checklists in Montana that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (20,829 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.
Common now
Share of checklists- 1
Black-billed Magpie57% - 2
Black-capped Chickadee50% - 3
Northern Flicker41% - 4
Common Raven38% - 5
House Finch31% - 6
Mallard27% - 7
Canada Goose25% - 8
House Sparrow23% - 9
Eurasian Collared-Dove23% - 10
Bald Eagle21% - 11
Red-breasted Nuthatch21% - 12
Downy Woodpecker21% - 13
Mountain Chickadee20% - 14
Dark-eyed Junco18% - 15
Red-tailed Hawk16% - 16
Rock Pigeon16% - 17
American Crow14% - 18
Common Goldeneye14% - 19
Townsend's Solitaire13% - 20
European Starling13% - 21
Song Sparrow13% - 22
Rough-legged Hawk11% - 23
American Goldfinch11% - 24
Hairy Woodpecker10% - 25
American Robin10%
Arriving
New in DecemberLeaving
Gone by the end of DecemberLess common
Share of checklists- 26
Clark's Nutcracker8.4% - 27
White-breasted Nuthatch7.7% - 28
Bufflehead6.9% - 29
Ring-necked Pheasant6.9% - 30
Belted Kingfisher6.8% - 31
Common Merganser6.5% - 32
Blue Jay6.4% - 33
Pine Siskin5.7% - 34
American Tree Sparrow5.6% - 35
American Coot5.4% - 36
Steller's Jay5.2% - 37Northern Harrier5.0%
- 38
Wild Turkey5.0% - 39
Pileated Woodpecker4.9% - 40
Hooded Merganser4.7% - 41Redpoll4.7%
- 42
Bohemian Waxwing4.6% - 43
Red Crossbill4.6% - 44
Ring-necked Duck4.5% - 45
Great Blue Heron4.4% - 46
Northern Shrike4.2% - 47
American Wigeon4.2% - 48
Trumpeter Swan4.2% - 49
Brown Creeper4.0% - 50
Cedar Waxwing3.8% - 51
Sharp-shinned Hawk3.4% - 52
Green-winged Teal3.4% - 53
Red-winged Blackbird3.3% - 54
Barrow's Goldeneye3.2% - 55
Gadwall3.2% - 56
Pygmy Nuthatch3.1%
Rare but possible
Under 3% of checklists- 57
Ring-billed Gull3.0% - 58
Mourning Dove2.8% - 59
Northern Pintail2.7% - 60
Merlin2.6%