Birds in Montana in October

Percent of complete checklists in Montana that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (25,684 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Black-billed Magpie54%
2. 2Black-capped Chickadee44%
3. 3Northern Flicker41%
4. 4Mallard33%
5. 5Common Raven32%
6. 6Canada Goose31%
7. 7European Starling30%
8. 8American Robin30%
9. 9House Finch26%
10. 10American Crow21%
11. 11Red-breasted Nuthatch20%
12. 12Dark-eyed Junco20%
13. 13American Coot18%
14. 14Eurasian Collared-Dove18%
15. 15Song Sparrow17%
16. 16House Sparrow17%
17. 17Mountain Chickadee16%
18. 18Red-tailed Hawk15%
19. 19White-crowned Sparrow15%
20. 20Ring-billed Gull14%
21. 21Yellow-rumped Warbler14%
22. 22Rock Pigeon14%
23. 23Red-winged Blackbird13%
24. 24Pine Siskin13%
25. 25Downy Woodpecker13%
26. 26Bald Eagle13%
27. 27Belted Kingfisher11%
28. 28Western Grebe11%
29. 29American Wigeon11%
30. 30Gadwall10%

• Common Goldeneyefirst arrivals mid October, peaks late March
• Downy Woodpeckerfirst arrivals late October, peaks early December
• Rough-legged Hawkfirst arrivals early October, peaks the second week of January
• American Tree Sparrowfirst arrivals early October, peaks early November
• Barrow's Goldeneyefirst arrivals the second week of October, peaks the second week of November
• Tundra Swanfirst arrivals mid October, peaks early November
• Bohemian Waxwingfirst arrivals late October, peaks the second week of January
• Redpollfirst arrivals late October, peaks late December
• Northern Shrikefirst arrivals the second week of October, peaks early November
• Cackling Goosefirst arrivals late October, peaks mid November

• American Robinmost gone by early October
• Cedar Waxwingmost gone by early October
• Yellow-rumped Warblermost gone by the second week of October
• Western Meadowlarkmost gone by early October
• Pine Siskinmost gone by early October
• White-crowned Sparrowmost gone by late October
• Killdeermost gone by early October
• Common Gracklemost gone by early October
• Ruby-crowned Kingletmost gone by mid October
• Sandhill Cranemost gone by early October
• Turkey Vulturemost gone by early October
• Double-crested Cormorantmost gone by mid October

31. 31American Goldfinch10%
32. 32Ruby-crowned Kinglet9.9%
33. 33Green-winged Teal9.9%
34. 34Bufflehead9.8%
35. 35Blue Jay9.3%
36. 36Common Merganser9.1%
37. 37Clark's Nutcracker8.9%
38. 38Townsend's Solitaire8.6%
39. 39Pied-billed Grebe8.3%
40. 40Ruddy Duck8.3%
41. 41Ring-necked Duck8.2%
42. 42Cedar Waxwing8.1%
43. 43Hooded Merganser8.1%
44. 44Northern Harrier8.0%
45. 45Eared Grebe7.4%
46. 46Killdeer7.3%
47. 47Hairy Woodpecker7.3%
48. 48Common Loon7.2%
49. 49Lesser Scaup6.9%
50. 50Steller's Jay6.8%
51. 51American Pipit6.4%
52. 52Northern Shoveler6.2%
53. 53White-breasted Nuthatch6.1%
54. 54American Tree Sparrow6.1%
55. 55Ring-necked Pheasant6.0%
56. 56Western Meadowlark5.7%
57. 57Great Blue Heron5.6%
58. 58Evening Grosbeak5.5%
59. 59Northern Pintail5.2%
60. 60Redhead4.7%