Birds in Rhode Island in March

Percent of complete checklists in Rhode Island that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (14,285 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Song Sparrow56%
2. 2American Robin50%
3. 3Northern Cardinal45%
4. 4Red-winged Blackbird43%
5. 5Black-capped Chickadee43%
6. 6Canada Goose41%
7. 7American Crow39%
8. 8American Herring Gull37%
9. 9Tufted Titmouse35%
10. 10Mourning Dove34%
11. 11Blue Jay34%
12. 12Carolina Wren32%
13. 13Mallard31%
14. 14Common Grackle29%
15. 15Downy Woodpecker27%
16. 16Red-breasted Merganser25%
17. 17White-breasted Nuthatch25%
18. 18Ring-billed Gull24%
19. 19White-throated Sparrow23%
20. 20House Sparrow23%
21. 21Dark-eyed Junco23%
22. 22Bufflehead22%
23. 23European Starling22%
24. 24House Finch22%
25. 25American Black Duck20%
26. 26Red-bellied Woodpecker19%
27. 27Great Black-backed Gull19%
28. 28Mute Swan18%
29. 29American Goldfinch15%
30. 30Northern Flicker15%
31. 31Red-tailed Hawk14%
32. 32Common Loon13%
33. 33Northern Mockingbird13%
34. 34Common Goldeneye12%
35. 35Brant11%
36. 36Common Eider11%
37. 37Hooded Merganser11%
38. 38Great Blue Heron10%
39. 39Fish Crow10%

• American Robinfirst arrivals mid March, peaks the second week of May
• Tufted Titmousefirst arrivals late March, peaks early May
• Double-crested Cormorantfirst arrivals the second week of March, peaks early August
• Ospreyfirst arrivals mid March, peaks early August
• Mourning Dovefirst arrivals early March, peaks the second week of July
• Great Egretfirst arrivals mid March, peaks mid July
• Tree Swallowfirst arrivals mid March, peaks mid June
• Eastern Phoebefirst arrivals the second week of March, peaks early October
• Pine Warblerfirst arrivals mid March, peaks mid April
• Greater Yellowlegsfirst arrivals mid March, peaks the second week of August
• Turkey Vulturefirst arrivals mid March, peaks late April
• Piping Ploverfirst arrivals the second week of March, peaks the second week of July

• Common Eidermost gone by the second week of March
• Common Goldeneyemost gone by mid March
• Hooded Mergansermost gone by mid March
• Black Scotermost gone by late March
• American Wigeonmost gone by late March
• Harlequin Duckmost gone by late March
• Surf Scotermost gone by mid March
• White-winged Scotermost gone by early March
• American Tree Sparrowmost gone by mid March
• Long-tailed Duckmost gone by mid March
• American Cootmost gone by the second week of March
• Horned Larkmost gone by early March

40. 40Turkey Vulture9.5%
41. 41Brown-headed Cowbird9.3%
42. 42Black Scoter8.7%
43. 43Great Cormorant8.4%
44. 44Osprey8.1%
45. 45Killdeer7.6%
46. 46Eastern Phoebe7.6%
47. 47Common Merganser7.4%
48. 48Wood Duck7.4%
49. 49Double-crested Cormorant7.1%
50. 50Golden-crowned Kinglet7.0%
51. 51Eastern Bluebird6.9%
52. 52Hairy Woodpecker6.9%
53. 53Gadwall6.7%
54. 54Ring-necked Duck6.5%
55. 55Horned Grebe6.5%
56. 56Greater Scaup6.4%
57. 57Green-winged Teal5.7%
58. 58Belted Kingfisher5.5%
59. 59American Wigeon5.4%
60. 60Rock Pigeon5.3%