Birds in North Dakota in May

Percent of complete checklists in North Dakota that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (24,069 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1American Robin63%
2. 2Common Grackle57%
3. 3Red-winged Blackbird55%
4. 4Mourning Dove54%
5. 5Mallard48%
6. 6Canada Goose45%
7. 7Chipping Sparrow44%
8. 8Brown-headed Cowbird41%
9. 9Northern Yellow Warbler38%
10. 10American Goldfinch35%
11. 11Song Sparrow34%
12. 12Blue-winged Teal30%
13. 13Black-capped Chickadee29%
14. 14Killdeer28%
15. 15Tree Swallow28%
16. 16Least Flycatcher28%
17. 17Clay-colored Sparrow28%
18. 18Western Meadowlark28%
19. 19Ring-necked Pheasant26%
20. 20House Sparrow24%
21. 21Barn Swallow24%
22. 22American Crow23%
23. 23Northern House Wren23%
24. 24Northern Shoveler22%
25. 25Yellow-rumped Warbler22%
26. 26Swainson's Thrush22%
27. 27Downy Woodpecker21%
28. 28Gadwall20%
29. 29Yellow-headed Blackbird20%
30. 30White-breasted Nuthatch20%
31. 31White-throated Sparrow19%
32. 32House Finch19%
33. 33Gray Catbird18%
34. 34Baltimore Oriole18%
35. 35European Starling17%
36. 36Blue Jay17%
37. 37Northern Flicker16%
38. 38American Redstart16%
39. 39Hairy Woodpecker15%
40. 40Tennessee Warbler15%
41. 41Eastern Kingbird14%
42. 42Northern Pintail14%
43. 43Wood Duck14%
44. 44Orange-crowned Warbler14%
45. 45Ring-billed Gull14%
46. 46Rose-breasted Grosbeak14%
47. 47Double-crested Cormorant13%
48. 48Pine Siskin13%
49. 49Common Yellowthroat13%
50. 50American Coot13%
51. 51Cedar Waxwing13%
52. 52Brown Thrasher12%
53. 53White-crowned Sparrow12%
54. 54Eurasian Collared-Dove12%
55. 55Franklin's Gull11%
56. 56Spotted Sandpiper11%
57. 57American White Pelican11%
58. 58Wilson's Phalarope11%
59. 59Western Kingbird11%
60. 60Harris's Sparrow11%

• American Goldfinchfirst arrivals the second week of May, peaks mid August
• Northern Yellow Warblerfirst arrivals early May, peaks late May
• Eastern Kingbirdfirst arrivals the second week of May, peaks the second week of June
• Least Flycatcherfirst arrivals early May, peaks late May
• Northern House Wrenfirst arrivals early May, peaks late May
• Common Yellowthroatfirst arrivals the second week of May, peaks early July
• Cedar Waxwingfirst arrivals mid May, peaks late August
• Gray Catbirdfirst arrivals early May, peaks late May
• Baltimore Oriolefirst arrivals early May, peaks late May
• Bobolinkfirst arrivals the second week of May, peaks the second week of June
• Western Kingbirdfirst arrivals early May, peaks the second week of June
• American Redstartfirst arrivals early May, peaks late May

• American Tree Sparrowmost gone by early May
• Lincoln's Sparrowmost gone by mid May
• Greater White-fronted Goosemost gone by mid May
• Fox Sparrowmost gone by the second week of May
• Common Mergansermost gone by early May
• Palm Warblermost gone by late May
• Purple Finchmost gone by early May
• Hermit Thrushmost gone by mid May
• Gray-cheeked Thrushmost gone by late May
• Brown Creepermost gone by the second week of May
• Merlinmost gone by late May
• Sharp-shinned Hawkmost gone by the second week of May