Birds in Nebraska in May

Percent of complete checklists in Nebraska that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (38,956 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1American Robin71%
2. 2Mourning Dove57%
3. 3Common Grackle53%
4. 4Red-winged Blackbird52%
5. 5Northern Cardinal47%
6. 6Blue Jay45%
7. 7Northern House Wren44%
8. 8Brown-headed Cowbird40%
9. 9Baltimore Oriole40%
10. 10Northern Yellow Warbler38%
11. 11American Goldfinch38%
12. 12European Starling37%
13. 13Barn Swallow33%
14. 14House Sparrow32%
15. 15Canada Goose32%
16. 16Gray Catbird30%
17. 17House Finch28%
18. 18Downy Woodpecker26%
19. 19Eastern Kingbird25%
20. 20Chipping Sparrow25%
21. 21Turkey Vulture24%
22. 22Red-bellied Woodpecker24%
23. 23Common Yellowthroat24%
24. 24Eastern Warbling Vireo23%
25. 25Northern Flicker23%
26. 26Killdeer23%
27. 27Mallard22%
28. 28Brown Thrasher22%
29. 29Red-headed Woodpecker20%
30. 30White-breasted Nuthatch20%
31. 31Blue-winged Teal19%
32. 32Eurasian Collared-Dove19%
33. 33Orchard Oriole19%
34. 34Rose-breasted Grosbeak19%
35. 35Western Meadowlark19%
36. 36Black-capped Chickadee19%
37. 37Red-eyed Vireo15%
38. 38Swainson's Thrush15%
39. 39Great Crested Flycatcher14%
40. 40Least Flycatcher14%
41. 41Yellow-rumped Warbler14%
42. 42Tree Swallow14%
43. 43Great Blue Heron14%
44. 44Song Sparrow13%
45. 45American Crow13%
46. 46Western Kingbird13%
47. 47Wood Duck12%
48. 48Cliff Swallow12%
49. 49Chimney Swift12%
50. 50American Redstart12%
51. 51Spotted Sandpiper11%
52. 52Indigo Bunting11%
53. 53Ring-necked Pheasant11%
54. 54Northern Rough-winged Swallow11%
55. 55Lark Sparrow10%
56. 56Wild Turkey10%
57. 57Red-tailed Hawk10%

• Dickcisselfirst arrivals early May, peaks the second week of July
• Orchard Oriolefirst arrivals early May, peaks late June
• Eastern Wood-Peweefirst arrivals early May, peaks late August
• Cedar Waxwingfirst arrivals the second week of May, peaks early June
• Bell's Vireofirst arrivals early May, peaks the second week of June
• Common Nighthawkfirst arrivals the second week of May, peaks the second week of June
• Western Wood-Peweefirst arrivals mid May, peaks the second week of June
• Blue Grosbeakfirst arrivals the second week of May, peaks early August
• Black Ternfirst arrivals early May, peaks mid May
• Blackpoll Warblerfirst arrivals early May, peaks the second week of May
• Yellow-billed Cuckoofirst arrivals the second week of May, peaks the second week of June
• Bobolinkfirst arrivals early May, peaks the second week of June

• Canada Goosemost gone by the second week of May
• Blue-winged Tealmost gone by mid May
• Northern Shovelermost gone by late May
• Mallardmost gone by the second week of May
• Song Sparrowmost gone by the second week of May
• American Cootmost gone by late May
• Green-winged Tealmost gone by the second week of May
• White-throated Sparrowmost gone by the second week of May
• Harris's Sparrowmost gone by the second week of May
• Gadwallmost gone by the second week of May
• Lesser Scaupmost gone by early May
• White-crowned Sparrowmost gone by mid May

58. 58Cedar Waxwing9.6%
59. 59Northern Shoveler9.1%
60. 60Clay-colored Sparrow9.1%