Spring Birds in Pennsylvania

Percent of complete checklists in Pennsylvania that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (731,434 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1American Robin71%
2. 2Northern Cardinal64%
3. 3Song Sparrow55%
4. 4Mourning Dove50%
5. 5Blue Jay50%
6. 6Red-winged Blackbird48%
7. 7American Crow44%
8. 8Red-bellied Woodpecker43%
9. 9American Goldfinch39%
10. 10Tufted Titmouse39%
11. 11Canada Goose37%
12. 12Carolina Wren36%
13. 13European Starling35%
14. 14Downy Woodpecker33%
15. 15Common Grackle33%
16. 16House Finch30%
17. 17Northern Flicker29%
18. 18White-throated Sparrow28%
19. 19Turkey Vulture28%
20. 20Gray Catbird28%
21. 21White-breasted Nuthatch26%
22. 22Brown-headed Cowbird26%
23. 23Mallard25%
24. 24Chipping Sparrow24%
25. 25House Sparrow24%
26. 26Tree Swallow23%
27. 27Eastern Bluebird22%
28. 28Eastern Towhee21%
29. 29Carolina Chickadee19%
30. 30Dark-eyed Junco19%
31. 31Eastern Phoebe18%
32. 32Black-capped Chickadee17%
33. 33Northern House Wren17%
34. 34Baltimore Oriole16%
35. 35Red-tailed Hawk16%
36. 36Common Yellowthroat15%
37. 37Northern Yellow Warbler14%
38. 38Red-eyed Vireo14%
39. 39Wood Thrush13%
40. 40Barn Swallow13%
41. 41Hairy Woodpecker13%
42. 42Blue-gray Gnatcatcher12%
43. 43Northern Mockingbird12%
44. 44Great Blue Heron12%
45. 45Wood Duck12%
46. 46Pileated Woodpecker11%
47. 47Field Sparrow11%
48. 48Fish Crow11%
49. 49Yellow-rumped Warbler11%
50. 50Ovenbird11%
51. 51Killdeer11%

• American Robinfirst arrivals the second week of March, peaks late April
• Gray Catbirdfirst arrivals mid April, peaks mid May
• Red-winged Blackbirdfirst arrivals early March, peaks late April
• Red-eyed Vireofirst arrivals late April, peaks late May
• Baltimore Oriolefirst arrivals mid April, peaks the second week of May
• Northern Flickerfirst arrivals late March, peaks mid April
• Chipping Sparrowfirst arrivals late March, peaks late April
• Common Yellowthroatfirst arrivals mid April, peaks mid May
• Northern House Wrenfirst arrivals the second week of April, peaks the second week of May
• Wood Thrushfirst arrivals mid April, peaks the second week of May
• Eastern Towheefirst arrivals early March, peaks early May
• Northern Yellow Warblerfirst arrivals mid April, peaks the second week of May

• Dark-eyed Juncomost gone by the second week of April
• 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
• Golden-crowned Kingletmost gone by the second week of April
• Common Mergansermost gone by mid April
• Ring-billed Gullmost gone by the second week of April
• Fish Crowmost gone by the second week of May
• Ring-necked Duckmost gone by mid April

52. 52Northern Rough-winged Swallow9.5%
53. 53Chimney Swift9.5%
54. 54Bald Eagle9.0%
55. 55American Redstart8.9%
56. 56Great Crested Flycatcher8.0%
57. 57Brown Thrasher7.9%
58. 58Ruby-crowned Kinglet7.7%
59. 59Scarlet Tanager7.5%
60. 60Belted Kingfisher7.5%