Birds in Pennsylvania in May

Percent of complete checklists in Pennsylvania that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (288,259 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1American Robin76%
2. 2Northern Cardinal65%
3. 3Gray Catbird62%
4. 4Blue Jay55%
5. 5Song Sparrow55%
6. 6Mourning Dove51%
7. 7Red-winged Blackbird50%
8. 8Red-bellied Woodpecker46%
9. 9American Goldfinch45%
10. 10American Crow42%
11. 11Common Grackle38%
12. 12Tufted Titmouse38%
13. 13Baltimore Oriole38%
14. 14Carolina Wren36%
15. 15European Starling35%
16. 16Red-eyed Vireo34%
17. 17Common Yellowthroat34%
18. 18Northern House Wren34%
19. 19Chipping Sparrow33%
20. 20Wood Thrush31%
21. 21Northern Yellow Warbler31%
22. 22Brown-headed Cowbird31%
23. 23Eastern Towhee30%
24. 24Downy Woodpecker29%
25. 25Canada Goose29%
26. 26Tree Swallow29%
27. 27Northern Flicker29%
28. 28House Finch28%
29. 29Turkey Vulture26%
30. 30House Sparrow25%
31. 31Barn Swallow24%
32. 32Ovenbird24%
33. 33White-breasted Nuthatch23%
34. 34American Redstart22%
35. 35Eastern Bluebird21%
36. 36Chimney Swift20%
37. 37Blue-gray Gnatcatcher20%
38. 38Mallard19%
39. 39Great Crested Flycatcher19%
40. 40Eastern Phoebe19%
41. 41Scarlet Tanager18%
42. 42Indigo Bunting18%
43. 43Carolina Chickadee17%
44. 44White-throated Sparrow15%
45. 45Eastern Wood-Pewee15%
46. 46Black-capped Chickadee15%
47. 47Eastern Warbling Vireo15%
48. 48Rose-breasted Grosbeak15%
49. 49Eastern Kingbird15%
50. 50Yellow-rumped Warbler14%
51. 51Black-and-white Warbler14%
52. 52Cedar Waxwing14%
53. 53Field Sparrow14%
54. 54Red-tailed Hawk13%
55. 55Great Blue Heron13%
56. 56Northern Rough-winged Swallow13%
57. 57Pileated Woodpecker13%
58. 58Northern Mockingbird13%
59. 59Hairy Woodpecker13%
60. 60Northern Parula12%

• Eastern Wood-Peweefirst arrivals early May, peaks early June
• Willow Flycatcherfirst arrivals the second week of May, peaks early June
• Acadian Flycatcherfirst arrivals early May, peaks the second week of June
• Yellow-billed Cuckoofirst arrivals early May, peaks early June
• American Kestrelfirst arrivals late May, peaks early October
• Canada Warblerfirst arrivals early May, peaks mid May
• Bobolinkfirst arrivals early May, peaks early June

• White-throated Sparrowmost gone by the second week of May
• Canada Goosemost gone by the second week of May
• Northern Flickermost gone by late May
• Mallardmost gone by the second week of May
• Ruby-crowned Kingletmost gone by mid May
• Yellow-rumped Warblermost gone by late May
• Fish Crowmost gone by the second week of May
• Solitary Sandpipermost gone by mid May
• Red-breasted Nuthatchmost gone by the second week of May
• Sharp-shinned Hawkmost gone by early May
• White-crowned Sparrowmost gone by mid May
• Northern Waterthrushmost gone by late May