Birds in Rhode Island
Birds in Rhode Island in July
The most likely birds in Rhode Island in July are Song Sparrow (66%), American Robin (56%), and Gray Catbird (56%). 126 species show up on at least 1 in 100 checklists.
Percent of complete checklists in Rhode Island that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (11,424 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.
Common now
Share of checklists- 1
Song Sparrow66% - 2
American Robin56% - 3
Gray Catbird56% - 4
American Goldfinch51% - 5
Red-winged Blackbird49% - 6
Double-crested Cormorant48% - 7
American Herring Gull48% - 8
Mourning Dove45% - 9
Osprey44% - 10
Northern Cardinal42% - 11
Barn Swallow41% - 12
Great Black-backed Gull35% - 13
Common Grackle34% - 14
Great Egret34% - 15
House Sparrow33% - 16
Black-capped Chickadee30% - 17
Carolina Wren30% - 18
American Crow29% - 19
Blue Jay29% - 20
European Starling28% - 21
House Finch27% - 22Northern Yellow Warbler26%
- 23
Common Yellowthroat26% - 24
Common Tern26% - 25
Tree Swallow26% - 26
Great Blue Heron23% - 27
Tufted Titmouse23% - 28
Downy Woodpecker23% - 29
Cedar Waxwing22% - 30
Least Tern21% - 31
Willet21% - 32
Northern Mockingbird21% - 33
Snowy Egret21% - 34
Ring-billed Gull21% - 35
Least Sandpiper20% - 36
Canada Goose19% - 37
Laughing Gull19% - 38
Chimney Swift18% - 39
Mallard18% - 40
Chipping Sparrow17% - 41
Eastern Towhee17% - 42
Semipalmated Sandpiper16% - 43
White-breasted Nuthatch16% - 44
Fish Crow16% - 45
Semipalmated Plover15% - 46
Eastern Kingbird15% - 47
Piping Plover14% - 48Northern House Wren13%
- 49
Spotted Sandpiper13% - 50
Northern Flicker13% - 51
Willow Flycatcher13% - 52
Short-billed Dowitcher12% - 53
Greater Yellowlegs12% - 54
Ruby-throated Hummingbird12% - 55
Green Heron12% - 56
Killdeer12% - 57
Brown-headed Cowbird11% - 58
American Oystercatcher11% - 59
Red-eyed Vireo11%
Arriving
New in July- Great Blue Heron
- Sanderling
- Cooper's Hawk
- Forster's Tern
- Solitary Sandpiper
- Pectoral Sandpiper
- Peregrine Falcon
Leaving
Gone by the end of July- American Robin
- Northern Yellow Warbler
- Brown-headed Cowbird
- Great Crested Flycatcher
- Eastern Towhee
- Ovenbird
- Veery
- Wood Thrush
- Scarlet Tanager
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow
- Prairie Warbler
- Field Sparrow
Less common
Share of checklists- 60
Bank Swallow10%