Summer Birds in North Dakota

Percent of complete checklists in North Dakota that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (36,682 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Mourning Dove55%
2. 2American Robin49%
3. 3Red-winged Blackbird45%
4. 4American Goldfinch42%
5. 5Common Grackle36%
6. 6Northern Yellow Warbler34%
7. 7Eastern Kingbird33%
8. 8Barn Swallow31%
9. 9Killdeer31%
10. 10Western Meadowlark29%
11. 11Song Sparrow29%
12. 12Chipping Sparrow28%
13. 13Mallard27%
14. 14Brown-headed Cowbird26%
15. 15Northern House Wren26%
16. 16Common Yellowthroat24%
17. 17House Sparrow21%
18. 18Canada Goose21%
19. 19Cedar Waxwing20%
20. 20Black-capped Chickadee19%
21. 21Western Kingbird19%
22. 22Blue-winged Teal19%
23. 23Clay-colored Sparrow18%
24. 24Ring-billed Gull18%
25. 25Least Flycatcher17%
26. 26American Crow17%
27. 27Yellow-headed Blackbird16%
28. 28Gray Catbird16%
29. 29Northern Flicker16%
30. 30Ring-necked Pheasant16%
31. 31Tree Swallow15%
32. 32White-breasted Nuthatch15%
33. 33American White Pelican15%
34. 34Red-eyed Vireo14%
35. 35Cliff Swallow14%
36. 36Bobolink13%
37. 37Gadwall13%
38. 38Double-crested Cormorant13%
39. 39House Finch13%
40. 40Eastern Warbling Vireo12%
41. 41European Starling12%
42. 42Downy Woodpecker12%
43. 43Savannah Sparrow12%
44. 44Marsh Wren12%
45. 45Northern Shoveler12%
46. 46Grasshopper Sparrow11%
47. 47Red-tailed Hawk11%
48. 48Orchard Oriole11%
49. 49Black Tern11%
50. 50Blue Jay11%
51. 51Eurasian Collared-Dove11%
52. 52American Coot11%
53. 53American Redstart11%
54. 54Vesper Sparrow10%
55. 55Horned Lark10%

• Northern Flickerfirst arrivals late August, peaks mid September
• Yellow-rumped Warblerfirst arrivals late August, peaks late September
• White-breasted Nuthatchfirst arrivals mid August, peaks late January
• Blue Jayfirst arrivals late August, peaks late September
• White-throated Sparrowfirst arrivals late August, peaks early October
• Orange-crowned Warblerfirst arrivals late August, peaks mid September
• Ruby-crowned Kingletfirst arrivals late August, peaks late September
• Red-breasted Nuthatchfirst arrivals the second week of July, peaks mid December
• Pine Siskinfirst arrivals late July, peaks mid February
• Lesser Yellowlegsfirst arrivals mid June, peaks early August
• Wilson's Warblerfirst arrivals the second week of August, peaks early September
• Least Sandpiperfirst arrivals early July, peaks early August

• Red-winged Blackbirdmost gone by early August
• Canada Goosemost gone by early June
• Mallardmost gone by mid June
• Brown-headed Cowbirdmost gone by the second week of July
• Eastern Kingbirdmost gone by late August
• Common Yellowthroatmost gone by early August
• Tree Swallowmost gone by early August
• Ring-necked Pheasantmost gone by early July
• Swainson's Thrushmost gone by early June
• Yellow-headed Blackbirdmost gone by early August
• Bobolinkmost gone by the second week of July
• Western Kingbirdmost gone by the second week of August

56. 56Hairy Woodpecker9.9%
57. 57Baltimore Oriole9.5%
58. 58Franklin's Gull9.3%
59. 59Spotted Towhee9.1%
60. 60Lark Sparrow8.9%