Summer Birds in Pennsylvania

Percent of complete checklists in Pennsylvania that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (443,526 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1American Robin64%
2. 2Northern Cardinal59%
3. 3Gray Catbird56%
4. 4Mourning Dove54%
5. 5American Goldfinch52%
6. 6Song Sparrow50%
7. 7Blue Jay50%
8. 8American Crow39%
9. 9Carolina Wren37%
10. 10Red-winged Blackbird32%
11. 11Red-eyed Vireo31%
12. 12Red-bellied Woodpecker31%
13. 13House Finch30%
14. 14Tufted Titmouse29%
15. 15Downy Woodpecker29%
16. 16European Starling28%
17. 17Common Grackle27%
18. 18Chipping Sparrow26%
19. 19White-breasted Nuthatch26%
20. 20Northern House Wren26%
21. 21House Sparrow25%
22. 22Barn Swallow25%
23. 23Northern Flicker24%
24. 24Common Yellowthroat23%
25. 25Eastern Wood-Pewee23%
26. 26Cedar Waxwing22%
27. 27Eastern Towhee22%
28. 28Turkey Vulture21%
29. 29Indigo Bunting20%
30. 30Chimney Swift19%
31. 31Wood Thrush18%
32. 32Ruby-throated Hummingbird18%
33. 33Eastern Bluebird18%
34. 34Canada Goose17%
35. 35Great Blue Heron16%
36. 36Tree Swallow16%
37. 37Carolina Chickadee15%
38. 38Brown-headed Cowbird14%
39. 39Eastern Kingbird14%
40. 40Eastern Phoebe14%
41. 41Black-capped Chickadee14%
42. 42Mallard13%
43. 43Baltimore Oriole13%
44. 44Northern Mockingbird13%
45. 45Northern Yellow Warbler13%
46. 46Field Sparrow12%
47. 47Red-tailed Hawk11%
48. 48Ovenbird11%
49. 49Scarlet Tanager11%
50. 50Killdeer10%
51. 51Hairy Woodpecker10%

• American Goldfinchfirst arrivals late June, peaks the second week of August
• Great Blue Heronfirst arrivals early July, peaks the second week of August
• Common Merganserfirst arrivals mid July, peaks early March
• Magnolia Warblerfirst arrivals mid August, peaks mid September
• Ring-billed Gullfirst arrivals early July, peaks early March
• Belted Kingfisherfirst arrivals mid July, peaks late September
• Cape May Warblerfirst arrivals early August, peaks mid September
• Least Sandpiperfirst arrivals the second week of July, peaks mid August
• Red-breasted Nuthatchfirst arrivals mid August, peaks late September
• Tennessee Warblerfirst arrivals late August, peaks mid September
• Bay-breasted Warblerfirst arrivals late August, peaks mid September
• Sharp-shinned Hawkfirst arrivals late August, peaks the second week of October

• American Robinmost gone by the second week of August
• Red-winged Blackbirdmost gone by late July
• Baltimore Oriolemost gone by late August
• Common Gracklemost gone by the second week of August
• Brown-headed Cowbirdmost gone by the second week of July
• Wood Thrushmost gone by late July
• Northern Yellow Warblermost gone by mid July
• Tree Swallowmost gone by mid August
• Ovenbirdmost gone by the second week of July
• Indigo Buntingmost gone by the second week of August
• Great Crested Flycatchermost gone by late July
• Eastern Kingbirdmost gone by late August

52. 52Great Crested Flycatcher9.3%
53. 53Wood Duck8.4%
54. 54Pileated Woodpecker8.4%
55. 55Fish Crow8.4%
56. 56Green Heron8.4%
57. 57Belted Kingfisher8.3%
58. 58Blue-gray Gnatcatcher8.2%
59. 59American Redstart7.7%
60. 60Rock Pigeon7.2%