Birds in North Dakota in December

Percent of complete checklists in North Dakota that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (6,118 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Black-capped Chickadee47%
2. 2White-breasted Nuthatch37%
3. 3House Sparrow32%
4. 4Downy Woodpecker29%
5. 5Blue Jay26%
6. 6Dark-eyed Junco25%
7. 7Hairy Woodpecker24%
8. 8House Finch23%
9. 9Red-breasted Nuthatch19%
10. 10American Crow19%
11. 11Canada Goose15%
12. 12Eurasian Collared-Dove14%
13. 13European Starling13%
14. 14Rock Pigeon12%
15. 15Bald Eagle12%
16. 16Mallard10%

• Bald Eaglemost gone by mid December
• Hooded Mergansermost gone by early December
• Snow Goosemost gone by mid December
• Tundra Swanmost gone by the second week of December
• Bonaparte's Gullmost gone by the second week of December

17. 17Pine Siskin9.3%
18. 18Ring-necked Pheasant9.1%
19. 19American Robin9.0%
20. 20Redpoll8.0%
21. 21American Goldfinch7.1%
22. 22Northern Flicker6.4%
23. 23Black-billed Magpie6.3%
24. 24Common Goldeneye5.9%
25. 25Red-bellied Woodpecker5.8%
26. 26Cedar Waxwing5.8%
27. 27Purple Finch5.8%
28. 28Northern Cardinal4.4%
29. 29Great Horned Owl4.3%
30. 30Common Merganser4.0%
31. 31Northern Shrike4.0%
32. 32Rough-legged Hawk3.8%
33. 33Townsend's Solitaire3.4%
34. 34Common Raven3.1%

35. 35American Herring Gull2.9%
36. 36Sharp-tailed Grouse2.8%
37. 37Brown Creeper2.8%
38. 38Pileated Woodpecker2.6%
39. 39White-winged Crossbill2.5%
40. 40Horned Lark2.4%
41. 41Wild Turkey2.4%
42. 42Red Crossbill2.2%
43. 43Snow Bunting2.2%
44. 44Northern Saw-whet Owl2.0%
45. 45Cackling Goose1.9%
46. 46Ring-billed Gull1.8%
47. 47Iceland Gull1.7%
48. 48Gray Partridge1.6%
49. 49White-throated Sparrow1.6%
50. 50American Coot1.6%
51. 51Lesser Scaup1.6%
52. 52Golden-crowned Kinglet1.5%
53. 53Glaucous Gull1.5%
54. 54Merlin1.4%
55. 55Sharp-shinned Hawk1.3%
56. 56Lapland Longspur1.3%
57. 57American Tree Sparrow1.2%
58. 58Common Grackle1.2%
59. 59Snow Goose1.1%
60. 60Bohemian Waxwing1.0%