Summer Birds in Nebraska

Percent of complete checklists in Nebraska that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (43,425 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Mourning Dove65%
2. 2American Robin61%
3. 3Red-winged Blackbird41%
4. 4American Goldfinch40%
5. 5Barn Swallow39%
6. 6Northern Cardinal39%
7. 7Blue Jay38%
8. 8Northern House Wren37%
9. 9Eastern Kingbird37%
10. 10Common Grackle35%
11. 11House Sparrow32%
12. 12European Starling28%
13. 13Killdeer27%
14. 14Dickcissel27%
15. 15House Finch25%
16. 16Brown-headed Cowbird25%
17. 17Northern Flicker24%
18. 18Eurasian Collared-Dove23%
19. 19Baltimore Oriole23%
20. 20Gray Catbird23%
21. 21Red-headed Woodpecker23%
22. 22Common Yellowthroat21%
23. 23Turkey Vulture21%
24. 24Northern Yellow Warbler20%
25. 25Downy Woodpecker19%
26. 26Great Blue Heron18%
27. 27Orchard Oriole18%
28. 28Western Meadowlark18%
29. 29Western Kingbird17%
30. 30Cliff Swallow17%
31. 31Chipping Sparrow16%
32. 32White-breasted Nuthatch16%
33. 33Black-capped Chickadee15%
34. 34Canada Goose14%
35. 35Eastern Warbling Vireo14%
36. 36Mallard14%
37. 37Brown Thrasher13%
38. 38Chimney Swift13%
39. 39Red-bellied Woodpecker12%
40. 40Red-eyed Vireo12%
41. 41Song Sparrow11%

• Blue Jayfirst arrivals the second week of August, peaks the second week of September
• American Goldfinchfirst arrivals late June, peaks mid August
• Northern Flickerfirst arrivals late August, peaks early October
• Ring-billed Gullfirst arrivals early July, peaks the second week of November
• Green-winged Tealfirst arrivals the second week of August, peaks early April
• Gadwallfirst arrivals mid August, peaks late March
• Orange-crowned Warblerfirst arrivals mid August, peaks early October
• Lincoln's Sparrowfirst arrivals late August, peaks the second week of October
• Franklin's Gullfirst arrivals mid July, peaks early October
• Wilson's Warblerfirst arrivals mid August, peaks the second week of September
• Hairy Woodpeckerfirst arrivals late August, peaks late December
• Nashville Warblerfirst arrivals mid August, peaks mid September

• American Robinmost gone by the second week of August
• Red-winged Blackbirdmost gone by early August
• Common Gracklemost gone by early August
• Northern Yellow Warblermost gone by the second week of July
• Brown-headed Cowbirdmost gone by late July
• Dickcisselmost gone by the second week of August
• Common Yellowthroatmost gone by the second week of August
• Western Meadowlarkmost gone by mid July
• Orchard Oriolemost gone by early August
• Western Kingbirdmost gone by the second week of August
• Cliff Swallowmost gone by late August
• Rose-breasted Grosbeakmost gone by mid July

42. 42Red-tailed Hawk10%
43. 43Indigo Bunting9.9%
44. 44Lark Sparrow9.8%
45. 45Cedar Waxwing9.8%
46. 46Eastern Wood-Pewee9.6%
47. 47American Crow9.4%
48. 48Wood Duck9.4%
49. 49Great Crested Flycatcher9.3%
50. 50Northern Bobwhite9.0%
51. 51Tree Swallow8.5%
52. 52Purple Martin8.0%
53. 53Eastern Meadowlark7.7%
54. 54Belted Kingfisher7.6%
55. 55Field Sparrow7.6%
56. 56Common Nighthawk6.9%
57. 57Grasshopper Sparrow6.9%
58. 58Bell's Vireo6.6%
59. 59Northern Rough-winged Swallow6.6%
60. 60Rock Pigeon6.4%