Birds in North Dakota in October

Percent of complete checklists in North Dakota that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (8,485 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1American Robin44%
2. 2Dark-eyed Junco43%
3. 3Black-capped Chickadee33%
4. 4Canada Goose31%
5. 5Blue Jay29%
6. 6White-breasted Nuthatch28%
7. 7Mallard26%
8. 8Ring-billed Gull26%
9. 9White-throated Sparrow22%
10. 10American Crow20%
11. 11Downy Woodpecker20%
12. 12House Sparrow20%
13. 13Yellow-rumped Warbler19%
14. 14Hairy Woodpecker18%
15. 15European Starling18%
16. 16House Finch18%
17. 17Harris's Sparrow17%
18. 18Red-tailed Hawk16%
19. 19Northern Flicker14%
20. 20Red-winged Blackbird14%
21. 21Double-crested Cormorant14%
22. 22Gadwall14%
23. 23Red-breasted Nuthatch13%
24. 24Northern Shoveler13%
25. 25Common Grackle13%
26. 26American Coot12%
27. 27American Tree Sparrow12%
28. 28Song Sparrow12%
29. 29Ring-necked Pheasant12%
30. 30Ruddy Duck11%
31. 31Redhead11%
32. 32Northern Harrier11%
33. 33Green-winged Teal11%
34. 34Eurasian Collared-Dove10%
35. 35Bufflehead10%

• Black-capped Chickadeefirst arrivals mid October, peaks early February
• Bald Eaglefirst arrivals mid October, peaks mid November
• Redpollfirst arrivals mid October, peaks the second week of February
• Common Goldeneyefirst arrivals mid October, peaks mid November
• Common Merganserfirst arrivals late October, peaks mid November
• Lapland Longspurfirst arrivals early October, peaks late October
• Rough-legged Hawkfirst arrivals mid October, peaks the second week of November
• Northern Shrikefirst arrivals mid October, peaks late December
• Townsend's Solitairefirst arrivals late October, peaks late December
• Snow Buntingfirst arrivals mid October, peaks the second week of November

• American Robinmost gone by mid October
• Common Gracklemost gone by early October
• Chipping Sparrowmost gone by early October
• Northern Flickermost gone by early October
• Yellow-rumped Warblermost gone by mid October
• Western Meadowlarkmost gone by early October
• Song Sparrowmost gone by the second week of October
• Blue-winged Tealmost gone by early October
• Orange-crowned Warblermost gone by mid October
• Ruby-crowned Kingletmost gone by mid October
• Franklin's Gullmost gone by the second week of October
• Wood Duckmost gone by the second week of October

36. 36Bald Eagle9.9%
37. 37Ruby-crowned Kinglet9.6%
38. 38Chipping Sparrow9.5%
39. 39Lesser Scaup9.2%
40. 40Greater Yellowlegs8.9%
41. 41Cedar Waxwing8.8%
42. 42Pied-billed Grebe8.7%
43. 43Western Meadowlark8.6%
44. 44Ring-necked Duck8.5%
45. 45Rock Pigeon8.2%
46. 46American Goldfinch8.0%
47. 47Mourning Dove7.9%
48. 48White-crowned Sparrow7.7%
49. 49American Wigeon7.4%
50. 50Canvasback7.2%
51. 51Pine Siskin7.1%
52. 52Orange-crowned Warbler6.9%
53. 53Northern Pintail6.7%
54. 54Western Grebe6.4%
55. 55Snow Goose6.2%
56. 56Tundra Swan6.1%
57. 57Hooded Merganser6.1%
58. 58Franklin's Gull6.1%
59. 59American Pipit6.0%
60. 60Black-billed Magpie6.0%