Spring Birds in Nebraska

Percent of complete checklists in Nebraska that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (87,982 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1American Robin68%
2. 2Red-winged Blackbird51%
3. 3Mourning Dove44%
4. 4Northern Cardinal44%
5. 5Common Grackle43%
6. 6Canada Goose39%
7. 7Blue Jay36%
8. 8European Starling35%
9. 9House Sparrow30%
10. 10American Goldfinch29%
11. 11Mallard27%
12. 12Brown-headed Cowbird27%
13. 13House Finch26%
14. 14Downy Woodpecker25%
15. 15Killdeer25%
16. 16Northern Flicker24%
17. 17Blue-winged Teal22%
18. 18Northern House Wren22%
19. 19Red-bellied Woodpecker21%
20. 20Eurasian Collared-Dove19%
21. 21Turkey Vulture19%
22. 22Baltimore Oriole18%
23. 23Barn Swallow18%
24. 24White-breasted Nuthatch18%
25. 25Northern Shoveler18%
26. 26Northern Yellow Warbler17%
27. 27Western Meadowlark17%
28. 28Black-capped Chickadee17%
29. 29Song Sparrow16%
30. 30Chipping Sparrow15%
31. 31Dark-eyed Junco15%
32. 32American Crow14%
33. 33Gray Catbird14%
34. 34Red-tailed Hawk14%
35. 35Brown Thrasher12%
36. 36Great Blue Heron12%
37. 37Wood Duck12%
38. 38Eastern Kingbird11%
39. 39Tree Swallow11%
40. 40American Coot11%
41. 41Gadwall11%
42. 42Common Yellowthroat11%
43. 43Green-winged Teal11%
44. 44Eastern Warbling Vireo11%
45. 45Ring-billed Gull10%
46. 46Yellow-rumped Warbler10%

• American Robinfirst arrivals early March, peaks early May
• Mourning Dovefirst arrivals the second week of April, peaks the second week of July
• Red-winged Blackbirdfirst arrivals early March, peaks late April
• Common Gracklefirst arrivals early March, peaks early June
• Barn Swallowfirst arrivals the second week of April, peaks the second week of August
• Northern House Wrenfirst arrivals mid April, peaks mid May
• Baltimore Oriolefirst arrivals late April, peaks mid May
• Northern Yellow Warblerfirst arrivals late April, peaks mid May
• Eastern Kingbirdfirst arrivals late April, peaks early August
• Brown-headed Cowbirdfirst arrivals mid March, peaks the second week of May
• Blue-winged Tealfirst arrivals the second week of March, peaks mid April
• Dickcisselfirst arrivals early May, peaks the second week of July

• Dark-eyed Juncomost gone by early April
• 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
• Red-bellied Woodpeckermost gone by early March
• Ring-billed Gullmost gone by late April
• Song Sparrowmost gone by the second week of May
• American Tree Sparrowmost gone by late March
• Snow Goosemost gone by the second week of April
• American Crowmost gone by mid March
• American Cootmost gone by late May

47. 47Red-headed Woodpecker9.8%
48. 48Ring-necked Pheasant9.6%
49. 49Bald Eagle9.6%
50. 50Eastern Meadowlark9.2%
51. 51Lesser Scaup9.0%
52. 52Double-crested Cormorant8.7%
53. 53Rose-breasted Grosbeak8.5%
54. 54Orchard Oriole8.4%
55. 55Harris's Sparrow8.4%
56. 56Wild Turkey8.2%
57. 57Eastern Phoebe7.5%
58. 58Ring-necked Duck7.4%
59. 59American Wigeon7.4%
60. 60Bufflehead7.3%