Winter Birds in Pennsylvania

Percent of complete checklists in Pennsylvania that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (490,467 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal52%
2. 2Dark-eyed Junco47%
3. 3American Crow41%
4. 4Downy Woodpecker40%
5. 5Blue Jay40%
6. 6White-throated Sparrow39%
7. 7Red-bellied Woodpecker37%
8. 8Tufted Titmouse37%
9. 9Mourning Dove37%
10. 10White-breasted Nuthatch36%
11. 11Song Sparrow33%
12. 12Carolina Wren33%
13. 13House Finch32%
14. 14Canada Goose30%
15. 15European Starling29%
16. 16American Goldfinch27%
17. 17House Sparrow24%
18. 18American Robin23%
19. 19Black-capped Chickadee21%
20. 20Mallard20%
21. 21Carolina Chickadee20%
22. 22Red-tailed Hawk17%
23. 23Eastern Bluebird17%
24. 24Hairy Woodpecker16%
25. 25Turkey Vulture15%
26. 26Northern Flicker12%
27. 27Ring-billed Gull12%
28. 28Northern Mockingbird12%
29. 29Common Merganser11%

• Canada Goosefirst arrivals early February, peaks the second week of March
• Common Gracklefirst arrivals early February, peaks late May
• Brown-headed Cowbirdfirst arrivals the second week of February, peaks late April
• Mallardfirst arrivals mid February, peaks mid March
• Wood Duckfirst arrivals mid February, peaks early April
• Killdeerfirst arrivals the second week of February, peaks the second week of August
• Pied-billed Grebefirst arrivals late February, peaks early April
• Wild Turkeyfirst arrivals early February, peaks late April
• Horned Grebefirst arrivals mid February, peaks late March
• Redheadfirst arrivals early January, peaks early March
• Rusty Blackbirdfirst arrivals late February, peaks the second week of April

• Belted Kingfishermost gone by the second week of December
• Palm Warblermost gone by mid January
• Savannah Sparrowmost gone by the second week of January

30. 30Bald Eagle9.3%
31. 31Red-winged Blackbird8.7%
32. 32Rock Pigeon8.1%
33. 33Great Blue Heron7.5%
34. 34Belted Kingfisher7.0%
35. 35Pileated Woodpecker7.0%
36. 36Golden-crowned Kinglet6.4%
37. 37Hooded Merganser5.7%
38. 38American Black Duck5.7%
39. 39Yellow-bellied Sapsucker5.4%
40. 40American Tree Sparrow5.3%
41. 41Black Vulture5.0%
42. 42Brown Creeper5.0%
43. 43Bufflehead5.0%
44. 44Common Raven4.9%
45. 45Cooper's Hawk4.8%
46. 46American Herring Gull4.4%
47. 47Ring-necked Duck4.2%
48. 48Common Grackle4.0%
49. 49Red-shouldered Hawk3.7%
50. 50Fish Crow3.3%
51. 51Red-breasted Nuthatch3.3%
52. 52Gadwall3.1%
53. 53Snow Goose3.0%

54. 54American Kestrel3.0%
55. 55Winter Wren2.9%
56. 56Ruddy Duck2.8%
57. 57Ruby-crowned Kinglet2.6%
58. 58Swamp Sparrow2.5%
59. 59Cedar Waxwing2.4%
60. 60Hermit Thrush2.3%