Spring Birds in North Dakota

Percent of complete checklists in North Dakota that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (49,678 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1American Robin55%
2. 2Canada Goose48%
3. 3Mallard45%
4. 4Common Grackle42%
5. 5Red-winged Blackbird42%
6. 6Mourning Dove35%
7. 7Black-capped Chickadee30%
8. 8American Crow25%
9. 9House Sparrow25%
10. 10Killdeer24%
11. 11Song Sparrow24%
12. 12Chipping Sparrow24%
13. 13Western Meadowlark23%
14. 14Brown-headed Cowbird22%
15. 15Ring-necked Pheasant21%
16. 16Downy Woodpecker21%
17. 17White-breasted Nuthatch21%
18. 18Blue-winged Teal21%
19. 19American Goldfinch20%
20. 20House Finch20%
21. 21Ring-billed Gull19%
22. 22Northern Shoveler19%
23. 23Northern Yellow Warbler19%
24. 24Dark-eyed Junco18%
25. 25European Starling17%
26. 26Gadwall17%
27. 27Blue Jay16%
28. 28Tree Swallow16%
29. 29Hairy Woodpecker16%
30. 30Northern Flicker16%
31. 31Northern Pintail16%
32. 32Yellow-rumped Warbler15%
33. 33Clay-colored Sparrow14%
34. 34Least Flycatcher14%
35. 35Pine Siskin13%
36. 36Eurasian Collared-Dove13%
37. 37Yellow-headed Blackbird12%
38. 38White-throated Sparrow12%
39. 39Barn Swallow12%
40. 40Lesser Scaup12%
41. 41Wood Duck12%
42. 42Northern House Wren11%
43. 43Redhead11%
44. 44Swainson's Thrush11%
45. 45American Coot10%

• American Robinfirst arrivals late March, peaks the second week of May
• Mourning Dovefirst arrivals early April, peaks early August
• Red-winged Blackbirdfirst arrivals the second week of March, peaks the second week of June
• Common Gracklefirst arrivals mid March, peaks late May
• Canada Goosefirst arrivals the second week of March, peaks early April
• Mallardfirst arrivals mid March, peaks late April
• American Goldfinchfirst arrivals the second week of May, peaks mid August
• Northern Yellow Warblerfirst arrivals early May, peaks late May
• Chipping Sparrowfirst arrivals mid April, peaks the second week of May
• Brown-headed Cowbirdfirst arrivals mid April, peaks late May
• Western Meadowlarkfirst arrivals the second week of March, peaks mid June
• Eastern Kingbirdfirst arrivals the second week of May, peaks the second week of June

• Black-capped Chickadeemost gone by mid March
• Dark-eyed Juncomost gone by late April
• White-breasted Nuthatchmost gone by mid March
• Downy Woodpeckermost gone by early April
• Red-breasted Nuthatchmost gone by mid March
• American Tree Sparrowmost gone by early May
• Redpollmost gone by early April
• Common Goldeneyemost gone by late April
• Lincoln's Sparrowmost gone by mid May
• Greater White-fronted Goosemost gone by mid May
• Cackling Goosemost gone by the second week of April
• Fox Sparrowmost gone by the second week of May

46. 46Double-crested Cormorant10%
47. 47Horned Lark9.8%
48. 48Canvasback9.2%
49. 49Franklin's Gull9.0%
50. 50Gray Catbird8.8%
51. 51Northern Harrier8.8%
52. 52Baltimore Oriole8.7%
53. 53Rock Pigeon8.7%
54. 54Green-winged Teal8.6%
55. 55Red-tailed Hawk8.4%
56. 56Ruby-crowned Kinglet8.2%
57. 57Cedar Waxwing8.1%
58. 58Bald Eagle7.9%
59. 59Orange-crowned Warbler7.9%
60. 60American Wigeon7.7%