Winter Birds in Rhode Island

Percent of complete checklists in Rhode Island that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (44,708 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1American Herring Gull43%
2. 2Song Sparrow41%
3. 3Canada Goose40%
4. 4Black-capped Chickadee39%
5. 5Northern Cardinal33%
6. 6American Crow31%
7. 7Blue Jay30%
8. 8Ring-billed Gull29%
9. 9American Robin29%
10. 10Carolina Wren29%
11. 11White-throated Sparrow28%
12. 12Tufted Titmouse27%
13. 13Mallard27%
14. 14Bufflehead27%
15. 15Red-breasted Merganser26%
16. 16Downy Woodpecker25%
17. 17Dark-eyed Junco24%
18. 18Great Black-backed Gull23%
19. 19White-breasted Nuthatch22%
20. 20American Black Duck21%
21. 21Mourning Dove20%
22. 22House Sparrow20%
23. 23European Starling19%
24. 24Common Loon18%
25. 25Hooded Merganser18%
26. 26Common Eider18%
27. 27House Finch17%
28. 28Common Goldeneye17%
29. 29Red-bellied Woodpecker16%
30. 30American Goldfinch16%
31. 31Mute Swan14%
32. 32Northern Mockingbird13%
33. 33Black Scoter12%
34. 34Red-tailed Hawk12%
35. 35Northern Flicker11%
36. 36Brant10%

• Red-winged Blackbirdfirst arrivals the second week of February, peaks late April
• Common Gracklefirst arrivals early February, peaks the second week of June
• Brown-headed Cowbirdfirst arrivals late February, peaks late April
• Fish Crowfirst arrivals late January, peaks mid July
• Killdeerfirst arrivals the second week of February, peaks late July
• Wood Duckfirst arrivals mid February, peaks early April
• Wild Turkeyfirst arrivals the second week of February, peaks the second week of May
• Pileated Woodpeckerfirst arrivals late January, peaks the second week of May
• American Woodcockfirst arrivals mid February, peaks the second week of March

• Double-crested Cormorantmost gone by early December
• Savannah Sparrowmost gone by late January
• Palm Warblermost gone by the second week of December
• Hairy Woodpeckermost gone by mid December
• Northern Gannetmost gone by late December
• Purple Finchmost gone by early January
• Pine Siskinmost gone by early December
• Sharp-shinned Hawkmost gone by early February
• Snow Buntingmost gone by the second week of February
• Pied-billed Grebemost gone by mid January
• Dunlinmost gone by early February
• Pileated Woodpeckermost gone by the second week of December

37. 37Great Blue Heron9.9%
38. 38Horned Grebe9.4%
39. 39Great Cormorant9.3%
40. 40Greater Scaup9.0%
41. 41Golden-crowned Kinglet8.3%
42. 42Red-throated Loon7.8%
43. 43American Wigeon7.5%
44. 44Surf Scoter7.5%
45. 45Common Merganser7.2%
46. 46Gadwall7.1%
47. 47Harlequin Duck7.0%
48. 48Northern Harrier6.7%
49. 49Red-winged Blackbird6.2%
50. 50Yellow-rumped Warbler6.2%
51. 51Hairy Woodpecker6.0%
52. 52Rock Pigeon5.9%
53. 53White-winged Scoter5.9%
54. 54Double-crested Cormorant5.8%
55. 55Belted Kingfisher5.7%
56. 56Gray Catbird5.5%
57. 57American Tree Sparrow5.1%
58. 58Sanderling4.8%
59. 59Ruddy Duck4.8%
60. 60Long-tailed Duck4.8%