Spring Birds in Montana

Percent of complete checklists in Montana that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (130,432 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1American Robin57%
2. 2Canada Goose46%
3. 3Red-winged Blackbird45%
4. 4Mallard43%
5. 5Black-billed Magpie42%
6. 6European Starling39%
7. 7Black-capped Chickadee37%
8. 8Northern Flicker36%
9. 9Common Raven30%
10. 10Tree Swallow25%
11. 11Song Sparrow25%
12. 12Western Meadowlark24%
13. 13House Finch24%
14. 14Eurasian Collared-Dove22%
15. 15American Crow21%
16. 16House Sparrow21%
17. 17Killdeer21%
18. 18Red-tailed Hawk19%
19. 19Dark-eyed Junco17%
20. 20Red-breasted Nuthatch16%
21. 21Mourning Dove14%
22. 22Yellow-rumped Warbler14%
23. 23Bald Eagle14%
24. 24American Coot14%
25. 25Northern Shoveler13%
26. 26Rock Pigeon13%
27. 27Gadwall13%
28. 28Brown-headed Cowbird13%
29. 29Northern Yellow Warbler13%
30. 30American Wigeon13%
31. 31Sandhill Crane12%
32. 32Pine Siskin12%
33. 33Downy Woodpecker12%
34. 34Ring-necked Pheasant12%
35. 35American Goldfinch12%
36. 36Mountain Chickadee12%
37. 37Ring-billed Gull11%
38. 38Common Goldeneye11%
39. 39Ruby-crowned Kinglet10%
40. 40Great Blue Heron10%

• 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
• Northern Yellow Warblerfirst arrivals early May, peaks early June
• European Starlingfirst arrivals early March, peaks late March
• Tree Swallowfirst arrivals mid March, peaks mid May
• Cedar Waxwingfirst arrivals the second week of May, peaks mid August
• Brown-headed Cowbirdfirst arrivals late April, peaks late May
• Yellow-rumped Warblerfirst arrivals mid April, peaks late September
• Western Meadowlarkfirst arrivals early March, peaks early May
• Eastern Kingbirdfirst arrivals the second week of May, peaks the second week of August

• Canada Goosemost gone by mid May
• Mallardmost gone by mid May
• Dark-eyed Juncomost gone by mid April
• Bald Eaglemost gone by mid April
• Common Goldeneyemost gone by late April
• Downy Woodpeckermost gone by late March
• American Wigeonmost gone by early May
• Buffleheadmost gone by mid May
• Green-winged Tealmost gone by mid May
• Common Mergansermost gone by late April
• Rough-legged Hawkmost gone by mid March
• Ring-necked Duckmost gone by late May

41. 41Common Merganser9.9%
42. 42Chipping Sparrow9.5%
43. 43Common Grackle9.3%
44. 44Bufflehead9.3%
45. 45Osprey9.2%
46. 46Yellow-headed Blackbird9.1%
47. 47Ring-necked Duck8.9%
48. 48Northern House Wren8.8%
49. 49Green-winged Teal8.7%
50. 50Cinnamon Teal8.6%
51. 51Lesser Scaup8.3%
52. 52Northern Harrier8.0%
53. 53Northern Pintail7.6%
54. 54Evening Grosbeak7.3%
55. 55Turkey Vulture7.2%
56. 56American Kestrel7.1%
57. 57Mountain Bluebird7.0%
58. 58Savannah Sparrow7.0%
59. 59Barn Swallow6.8%
60. 60Vesper Sparrow6.6%