Birds in Montana in July

Percent of complete checklists in Montana that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (37,473 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1American Robin61%
2. 2Northern Yellow Warbler31%
3. 3Cedar Waxwing29%
4. 4Northern Flicker28%
5. 5Black-capped Chickadee28%
6. 6Red-winged Blackbird28%
7. 7Pine Siskin26%
8. 8Western Wood-Pewee25%
9. 9Tree Swallow25%
10. 10Song Sparrow23%
11. 11Mourning Dove22%
12. 12Eastern Kingbird21%
13. 13Black-billed Magpie21%
14. 14American Goldfinch21%
15. 15Chipping Sparrow21%
16. 16European Starling20%
17. 17Northern House Wren18%
18. 18Common Raven18%
19. 19House Sparrow17%
20. 20Red-breasted Nuthatch17%
21. 21Swainson's Thrush17%
22. 22Western Warbling Vireo17%
23. 23Eurasian Collared-Dove17%
24. 24House Finch16%
25. 25Mallard16%
26. 26Yellow-rumped Warbler16%
27. 27Western Tanager16%
28. 28Gray Catbird16%
29. 29Western Meadowlark15%
30. 30American Crow15%
31. 31Killdeer15%
32. 32Brown-headed Cowbird15%
33. 33Mountain Chickadee14%
34. 34Canada Goose14%
35. 35Spotted Sandpiper13%
36. 36Dark-eyed Junco13%
37. 37Cliff Swallow13%
38. 38Common Yellowthroat13%
39. 39Red-tailed Hawk12%
40. 40Barn Swallow12%
41. 41Lazuli Bunting12%
42. 42Vesper Sparrow11%
43. 43Savannah Sparrow11%
44. 44Violet-green Swallow11%
45. 45Osprey10%
46. 46Brewer's Blackbird10%

• Northern Pintailfirst arrivals late July, peaks late March
• Hooded Merganserfirst arrivals mid July, peaks the second week of November
• American Pipitfirst arrivals the second week of July, peaks late September
• Blue Jayfirst arrivals late July, peaks the second week of November
• Greater Yellowlegsfirst arrivals early July, peaks mid August
• Steller's Jayfirst arrivals early July, peaks early November
• Solitary Sandpiperfirst arrivals mid July, peaks mid August
• Trumpeter Swanfirst arrivals mid July, peaks mid March
• Lesser Yellowlegsfirst arrivals the second week of July, peaks the second week of August
• Baird's Sandpiperfirst arrivals late July, peaks mid August
• Least Sandpiperfirst arrivals mid July, peaks mid August
• Semipalmated Sandpiperfirst arrivals mid July, peaks the second week of August

• Red-winged Blackbirdmost gone by the second week of July
• Tree Swallowmost gone by late July
• Brown-headed Cowbirdmost gone by mid July
• Bullock's Oriolemost gone by late July
• Hammond's Flycatchermost gone by mid July
• Long-billed Curlewmost gone by early July
• Townsend's Warblermost gone by mid July
• Veerymost gone by mid July
• Bobolinkmost gone by early July
• Nashville Warblermost gone by the second week of July
• Yellow-breasted Chatmost gone by mid July
• Ruffed Grousemost gone by early July

47. 47Great Blue Heron9.4%
48. 48Red Crossbill9.2%
49. 49Rufous Hummingbird9.2%
50. 50Black-headed Grosbeak9.1%
51. 51Ruby-crowned Kinglet8.7%
52. 52Rock Pigeon8.7%
53. 53Common Grackle8.6%
54. 54Calliope Hummingbird8.0%
55. 55Spotted Towhee7.7%
56. 56Downy Woodpecker7.6%
57. 57Ring-billed Gull7.6%
58. 58Common Nighthawk7.6%
59. 59Red-naped Sapsucker7.5%
60. 60MacGillivray's Warbler7.5%