Birds in Montana in March

Percent of complete checklists in Montana that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (31,515 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Black-billed Magpie49%
2. 2Canada Goose47%
3. 3Black-capped Chickadee44%
4. 4Mallard40%
5. 5Northern Flicker40%
6. 6European Starling38%
7. 7American Robin37%
8. 8Common Raven33%
9. 9Red-winged Blackbird32%
10. 10House Finch26%
11. 11Eurasian Collared-Dove23%
12. 12Dark-eyed Junco23%
13. 13House Sparrow22%
14. 14American Crow21%
15. 15Common Goldeneye20%
16. 16Song Sparrow20%
17. 17Red-tailed Hawk19%
18. 18Bald Eagle19%
19. 19Red-breasted Nuthatch18%
20. 20Rock Pigeon16%
21. 21Downy Woodpecker15%
22. 22Mountain Chickadee15%
23. 23American Wigeon14%
24. 24Killdeer14%
25. 25Northern Pintail13%
26. 26Common Merganser12%
27. 27Ring-billed Gull11%

• American Robinfirst arrivals mid March, peaks late May
• Red-winged Blackbirdfirst arrivals mid March, peaks early May
• Canada Goosefirst arrivals early March, peaks mid April
• Mallardfirst arrivals the second week of March, peaks mid April
• European Starlingfirst arrivals early March, peaks late March
• Tree Swallowfirst arrivals mid March, peaks mid May
• Western Meadowlarkfirst arrivals early March, peaks early May
• Song Sparrowfirst arrivals the second week of March, peaks early May
• Northern Shovelerfirst arrivals the second week of March, peaks mid April
• American Cootfirst arrivals the second week of March, peaks late April
• American Wigeonfirst arrivals mid March, peaks early April
• Sandhill Cranefirst arrivals early March, peaks the second week of April

• Downy Woodpeckermost gone by late March
• Rough-legged Hawkmost gone by mid March
• Townsend's Solitairemost gone by late March
• American Tree Sparrowmost gone by late March
• Clark's Nutcrackermost gone by early March
• Bohemian Waxwingmost gone by mid March
• Redpollmost gone by late March
• Northern Shrikemost gone by mid March
• Brown Creepermost gone by late March
• Merlinmost gone by early March

28. 28Western Meadowlark9.7%
29. 29Bufflehead8.8%
30. 30Ring-necked Duck8.7%
31. 31Ring-necked Pheasant8.6%
32. 32Hairy Woodpecker8.1%
33. 33Pine Siskin8.0%
34. 34Sandhill Crane7.1%
35. 35Trumpeter Swan7.1%
36. 36Green-winged Teal6.8%
37. 37Hooded Merganser6.6%
38. 38White-breasted Nuthatch6.5%
39. 39Townsend's Solitaire6.4%
40. 40Barrow's Goldeneye6.1%
41. 41Lesser Scaup6.0%
42. 42Gadwall6.0%
43. 43American Goldfinch6.0%
44. 44Rough-legged Hawk5.8%
45. 45Great Blue Heron5.7%
46. 46Clark's Nutcracker5.3%
47. 47American Coot5.3%
48. 48Tundra Swan5.2%
49. 49California Gull5.2%
50. 50Blue Jay5.1%
51. 51Mountain Bluebird5.1%
52. 52Redhead5.0%
53. 53Northern Harrier4.8%
54. 54Red Crossbill4.6%
55. 55Pileated Woodpecker4.6%
56. 56Canvasback4.4%
57. 57Horned Lark4.4%
58. 58Belted Kingfisher4.4%
59. 59Steller's Jay4.4%
60. 60Wild Turkey4.4%