Spring Birds in Rhode Island

Percent of complete checklists in Rhode Island that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (53,239 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1American Robin66%
2. 2Song Sparrow59%
3. 3Northern Cardinal56%
4. 4Red-winged Blackbird53%
5. 5Black-capped Chickadee47%
6. 6Tufted Titmouse45%
7. 7Blue Jay43%
8. 8Mourning Dove39%
9. 9Common Grackle38%
10. 10American Goldfinch38%
11. 11Carolina Wren37%
12. 12American Crow37%
13. 13Canada Goose33%
14. 14Downy Woodpecker31%
15. 15Gray Catbird31%
16. 16American Herring Gull31%
17. 17Red-bellied Woodpecker29%
18. 18White-breasted Nuthatch27%
19. 19Mallard27%
20. 20House Sparrow26%
21. 21Northern Yellow Warbler26%
22. 22Brown-headed Cowbird25%
23. 23Osprey25%
24. 24European Starling24%
25. 25Chipping Sparrow24%
26. 26House Finch23%
27. 27Eastern Towhee22%
28. 28White-throated Sparrow21%
29. 29Double-crested Cormorant21%
30. 30Northern Flicker20%
31. 31Tree Swallow19%
32. 32Baltimore Oriole17%
33. 33Eastern Phoebe17%
34. 34Great Black-backed Gull16%
35. 35Northern House Wren16%
36. 36Common Yellowthroat15%
37. 37Mute Swan14%
38. 38Great Crested Flycatcher13%
39. 39Ring-billed Gull13%
40. 40Northern Mockingbird13%
41. 41Pine Warbler13%
42. 42Red-tailed Hawk13%
43. 43Red-breasted Merganser13%
44. 44Great Blue Heron12%
45. 45Great Egret12%
46. 46Barn Swallow12%
47. 47Turkey Vulture12%
48. 48Ovenbird12%
49. 49Yellow-rumped Warbler11%
50. 50Fish Crow11%
51. 51Blue-gray Gnatcatcher11%
52. 52Black-and-white Warbler11%
53. 53Dark-eyed Junco10%
54. 54Red-eyed Vireo10%
55. 55American Redstart10%

• American Robinfirst arrivals mid March, peaks the second week of May
• Gray Catbirdfirst arrivals mid April, peaks mid May
• Northern Yellow Warblerfirst arrivals mid April, peaks mid May
• American Goldfinchfirst arrivals the second week of April, peaks early August
• 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
• Common Yellowthroatfirst arrivals late April, peaks late May
• Baltimore Oriolefirst arrivals late April, peaks mid May
• Barn Swallowfirst arrivals the second week of April, peaks mid July
• Chipping Sparrowfirst arrivals early April, peaks the second week of May

• Tufted Titmousemost gone by late May
• Canada Goosemost gone by early May
• Yellow-rumped Warblermost gone by mid May
• White-throated Sparrowmost gone by the second week of May
• Red-bellied Woodpeckermost gone by late May
• Dark-eyed Juncomost gone by the second week of April
• Buffleheadmost gone by the second week of April
• Red-breasted Mergansermost gone by mid April
• American Black Duckmost gone by the second week of April
• Common Eidermost gone by the second week of March
• Common Loonmost gone by the second week of April
• Common Goldeneyemost gone by mid March

56. 56Chimney Swift9.5%
57. 57Bufflehead9.3%
58. 58American Black Duck8.6%
59. 59Northern Parula8.6%
60. 60Hairy Woodpecker8.3%