Birds in Pennsylvania
Birds in Pennsylvania in January
The most likely birds in Pennsylvania in January are Northern Cardinal (50%), Dark-eyed Junco (47%), and Downy Woodpecker (40%). 89 species show up on at least 1 in 100 checklists.
Percent of complete checklists in Pennsylvania that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (167,534 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.
Common now
Share of checklists- 1
Northern Cardinal50% - 2
Dark-eyed Junco47% - 3
Downy Woodpecker40% - 4
American Crow39% - 5
White-throated Sparrow39% - 6
Blue Jay38% - 7
Red-bellied Woodpecker36% - 8
White-breasted Nuthatch36% - 9
Tufted Titmouse35% - 10
Mourning Dove34% - 11
Carolina Wren32% - 12
Song Sparrow31% - 13
House Finch30% - 14
Canada Goose29% - 15
European Starling28% - 16
American Goldfinch26% - 17
House Sparrow23% - 18
Black-capped Chickadee20% - 19
Mallard20% - 20
American Robin20% - 21
Carolina Chickadee20% - 22
Red-tailed Hawk17% - 23
Hairy Woodpecker16% - 24
Eastern Bluebird15% - 25
Turkey Vulture14% - 26
Ring-billed Gull12% - 27
Northern Mockingbird12% - 28
Northern Flicker11% - 29
Common Merganser11%
Arriving
New in JanuaryLeaving
Gone by the end of JanuaryLess common
Share of checklists- 30
Bald Eagle9.4% - 31
Rock Pigeon8.7% - 32
Great Blue Heron7.4% - 33
Belted Kingfisher6.9% - 34
Pileated Woodpecker6.3% - 35
Golden-crowned Kinglet6.1% - 36
American Black Duck5.9% - 37
American Tree Sparrow5.6% - 38
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker5.4% - 39
Hooded Merganser5.3% - 40
Cooper's Hawk5.2% - 41
Black Vulture5.1% - 42
Brown Creeper5.1% - 43
American Herring Gull5.1% - 44
Common Raven4.8% - 45
Bufflehead4.8% - 46
Red-winged Blackbird4.5% - 47
Ring-necked Duck3.8% - 48
American Kestrel3.5% - 49
Red-shouldered Hawk3.5% - 50
Gadwall3.0%
Rare but possible
Under 3% of checklists- 51
Red-breasted Nuthatch3.0% - 52
Snow Goose2.9% - 53
Fish Crow2.9% - 54
Ruddy Duck2.8% - 55
Winter Wren2.8% - 56
Ruby-crowned Kinglet2.7% - 57
Swamp Sparrow2.4% - 58Northern Harrier2.4%
- 59
Horned Lark2.3% - 60
Cedar Waxwing2.3%