Birds in Pennsylvania in March

Percent of complete checklists in Pennsylvania that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (198,181 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1American Robin59%
2. 2Northern Cardinal57%
3. 3Song Sparrow53%
4. 4American Crow49%
5. 5Mourning Dove47%
6. 6Canada Goose44%
7. 7Red-winged Blackbird43%
8. 8Blue Jay39%
9. 9Dark-eyed Junco38%
10. 10Red-bellied Woodpecker36%
11. 11Tufted Titmouse36%
12. 12Downy Woodpecker34%
13. 13European Starling33%
14. 14Carolina Wren31%
15. 15White-throated Sparrow31%
16. 16Mallard30%
17. 17House Finch30%
18. 18White-breasted Nuthatch29%
19. 19Turkey Vulture28%
20. 20Common Grackle27%
21. 21American Goldfinch23%
22. 22Eastern Bluebird23%
23. 23House Sparrow23%
24. 24Black-capped Chickadee19%
25. 25Carolina Chickadee18%
26. 26Red-tailed Hawk18%
27. 27Northern Flicker17%
28. 28Common Merganser15%
29. 29Ring-necked Duck13%
30. 30Hairy Woodpecker12%
31. 31Ring-billed Gull12%
32. 32Brown-headed Cowbird12%
33. 33Eastern Phoebe12%
34. 34Wood Duck12%
35. 35Killdeer11%
36. 36Northern Mockingbird11%
37. 37Bald Eagle11%
38. 38Fish Crow11%
39. 39Bufflehead10%

• American Robinfirst arrivals the second week of March, peaks late April
• Red-winged Blackbirdfirst arrivals early March, peaks late April
• Northern Flickerfirst arrivals late March, peaks mid April
• Chipping Sparrowfirst arrivals late March, peaks late April
• Eastern Towheefirst arrivals early March, peaks early May
• Tree Swallowfirst arrivals the second week of March, peaks late April
• Eastern Phoebefirst arrivals the second week of March, peaks early April
• Northern Rough-winged Swallowfirst arrivals mid March, peaks late April
• Field Sparrowfirst arrivals the second week of March, peaks mid April
• Fish Crowfirst arrivals the second week of March, peaks the second week of April
• Brown Thrasherfirst arrivals late March, peaks late April
• Double-crested Cormorantfirst arrivals the second week of March, peaks the second week of April

• American Tree Sparrowmost gone by mid March
• Tundra Swanmost gone by late March
• Snow Goosemost gone by late March
• Redheadmost gone by late March

40. 40Hooded Merganser9.9%
41. 41Great Blue Heron9.3%
42. 42Pileated Woodpecker8.4%
43. 43Tree Swallow8.0%
44. 44Belted Kingfisher7.7%
45. 45Rock Pigeon7.1%
46. 46Green-winged Teal6.3%
47. 47Golden-crowned Kinglet6.2%
48. 48American Black Duck6.0%
49. 49American Wigeon5.6%
50. 50Black Vulture5.6%
51. 51Gadwall4.9%
52. 52Common Raven4.9%
53. 53Eastern Towhee4.6%
54. 54Double-crested Cormorant4.6%
55. 55Lesser Scaup4.5%
56. 56Field Sparrow4.4%
57. 57Cooper's Hawk4.2%
58. 58Fox Sparrow4.2%
59. 59Red-shouldered Hawk4.2%
60. 60American Kestrel3.9%