Winter Birds in Montana

Percent of complete checklists in Montana that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (71,265 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Black-billed Magpie54%
2. 2Black-capped Chickadee48%
3. 3Northern Flicker36%
4. 4Common Raven36%
5. 5House Finch28%
6. 6Mallard26%
7. 7Canada Goose24%
8. 8House Sparrow24%
9. 9Eurasian Collared-Dove22%
10. 10Bald Eagle22%
11. 11Red-breasted Nuthatch20%
12. 12Downy Woodpecker20%
13. 13Mountain Chickadee19%
14. 14Red-tailed Hawk16%
15. 15Rock Pigeon16%
16. 16Dark-eyed Junco16%
17. 17American Crow14%
18. 18European Starling14%
19. 19Common Goldeneye14%
20. 20Rough-legged Hawk12%
21. 21Song Sparrow11%
22. 22Townsend's Solitaire11%
23. 23Hairy Woodpecker10%

• Dark-eyed Juncofirst arrivals late February, peaks late March
• Killdeerfirst arrivals late February, peaks early May
• Gadwallfirst arrivals late February, peaks late April
• Ring-billed Gullfirst arrivals late February, peaks early April
• Lesser Scaupfirst arrivals late February, peaks mid April
• Redheadfirst arrivals late February, peaks mid April
• Cassin's Finchfirst arrivals late January, peaks the second week of May
• Horned Larkfirst arrivals late December, peaks the second week of June
• California Gullfirst arrivals late February, peaks early April
• Red-breasted Merganserfirst arrivals late February, peaks the second week of April

• American Cootmost gone by early December
• Western Grebemost gone by early December
• Lesser Scaupmost gone by early December
• Tundra Swanmost gone by early December
• Horned Grebemost gone by the second week of December
• Golden-crowned Kingletmost gone by mid January
• Cackling Goosemost gone by the second week of February

24. 24American Goldfinch8.7%
25. 25American Robin8.7%
26. 26Clark's Nutcracker7.7%
27. 27White-breasted Nuthatch7.7%
28. 28Ring-necked Pheasant7.0%
29. 29Common Merganser6.2%
30. 30Bufflehead6.0%
31. 31Pine Siskin5.8%
32. 32Belted Kingfisher5.6%
33. 33American Tree Sparrow5.5%
34. 34Blue Jay5.5%
35. 35Red-winged Blackbird5.3%
36. 36Steller's Jay5.2%
37. 37Bohemian Waxwing4.6%
38. 38Redpoll4.6%
39. 39Wild Turkey4.5%
40. 40Pileated Woodpecker4.5%
41. 41Red Crossbill4.2%
42. 42Great Blue Heron4.0%
43. 43Ring-necked Duck4.0%
44. 44Trumpeter Swan4.0%
45. 45Hooded Merganser3.7%
46. 46Brown Creeper3.6%
47. 47Northern Harrier3.6%
48. 48American Coot3.5%
49. 49Northern Shrike3.4%
50. 50American Wigeon3.3%
51. 51Green-winged Teal3.1%
52. 52Pygmy Nuthatch3.1%
53. 53Sharp-shinned Hawk3.1%
54. 54Cedar Waxwing3.0%

55. 55Mourning Dove2.7%
56. 56Northern Pintail2.7%
57. 57Barrow's Goldeneye2.6%
58. 58Gadwall2.6%
59. 59Golden Eagle2.6%
60. 60Great Horned Owl2.5%