Birds in Ohio in March

Percent of complete checklists in Ohio that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (150,454 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1American Robin63%
2. 2Northern Cardinal62%
3. 3Canada Goose56%
4. 4Red-winged Blackbird55%
5. 5Song Sparrow53%
6. 6Blue Jay44%
7. 7American Crow42%
8. 8Mourning Dove41%
9. 9Mallard40%
10. 10Red-bellied Woodpecker39%
11. 11Downy Woodpecker37%
12. 12European Starling35%
13. 13Tufted Titmouse34%
14. 14Turkey Vulture34%
15. 15White-breasted Nuthatch31%
16. 16House Sparrow30%
17. 17Common Grackle29%
18. 18Dark-eyed Junco27%
19. 19House Finch27%
20. 20Killdeer26%
21. 21Carolina Chickadee23%
22. 22American Goldfinch22%
23. 23Carolina Wren22%
24. 24Ring-billed Gull21%
25. 25Eastern Bluebird19%
26. 26Black-capped Chickadee18%
27. 27Northern Flicker18%
28. 28Great Blue Heron17%
29. 29Red-tailed Hawk16%
30. 30White-throated Sparrow16%
31. 31Ring-necked Duck15%
32. 32Bald Eagle15%
33. 33Bufflehead14%
34. 34Wood Duck13%
35. 35Brown-headed Cowbird13%
36. 36Lesser Scaup13%
37. 37Tree Swallow11%
38. 38Hairy Woodpecker10%
39. 39Eastern Towhee10%
40. 40American Tree Sparrow10%
41. 41Gadwall10%

• American Robinfirst arrivals the second week of March, peaks the second week of June
• Song Sparrowfirst arrivals early March, peaks the second week of July
• Tree Swallowfirst arrivals the second week of March, peaks the second week of May
• Great Blue Heronfirst arrivals late March, peaks mid August
• Chipping Sparrowfirst arrivals mid March, peaks mid April
• Eastern Towheefirst arrivals late March, peaks mid April
• Ruby-crowned Kingletfirst arrivals late March, peaks late April
• Great Egretfirst arrivals mid March, peaks the second week of May
• Eastern Phoebefirst arrivals early March, peaks the second week of April
• Palm Warblerfirst arrivals late March, peaks early May
• Field Sparrowfirst arrivals early March, peaks mid April
• Purple Martinfirst arrivals late March, peaks late July

• Redheadmost gone by late March
• Northern Pintailmost gone by late March
• Common Goldeneyemost gone by the second week of March
• American Black Duckmost gone by late March
• Canvasbackmost gone by mid March
• Tundra Swanmost gone by mid March

42. 42Northern Shoveler9.9%
43. 43Red-breasted Merganser9.9%
44. 44Hooded Merganser9.8%
45. 45Eastern Phoebe9.1%
46. 46American Herring Gull8.9%
47. 47American Coot8.5%
48. 48Red-shouldered Hawk8.2%
49. 49Belted Kingfisher8.0%
50. 50Pileated Woodpecker7.9%
51. 51Pied-billed Grebe7.9%
52. 52American Wigeon7.7%
53. 53Double-crested Cormorant7.5%
54. 54Redhead7.5%
55. 55Horned Grebe6.8%
56. 56Green-winged Teal6.6%
57. 57Golden-crowned Kinglet6.6%
58. 58Ruddy Duck6.3%
59. 59Northern Mockingbird5.7%
60. 60Eastern Meadowlark5.6%