Birds in South Dakota in April

Percent of complete checklists in South Dakota that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (10,865 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1American Robin54%
2. 2Red-winged Blackbird50%
3. 3Canada Goose49%
4. 4Mallard46%
5. 5Common Grackle45%
6. 6Killdeer33%
7. 7Blue-winged Teal33%
8. 8Northern Shoveler32%
9. 9Mourning Dove30%
10. 10Western Meadowlark27%
11. 11European Starling24%
12. 12Northern Flicker24%
13. 13Song Sparrow23%
14. 14Gadwall22%
15. 15Lesser Scaup22%
16. 16American Coot22%
17. 17Ring-necked Pheasant21%
18. 18House Sparrow21%
19. 19Black-capped Chickadee21%
20. 20Ring-billed Gull20%
21. 21Dark-eyed Junco20%
22. 22Downy Woodpecker19%
23. 23House Finch18%
24. 24Blue Jay16%
25. 25Wood Duck16%
26. 26Eurasian Collared-Dove15%
27. 27Green-winged Teal15%
28. 28Northern Cardinal15%
29. 29Bufflehead15%
30. 30Ring-necked Duck15%
31. 31Turkey Vulture14%
32. 32Double-crested Cormorant14%
33. 33Northern Pintail14%
34. 34American Goldfinch13%
35. 35Brown-headed Cowbird13%
36. 36Pied-billed Grebe12%
37. 37Tree Swallow12%
38. 38Lesser Yellowlegs12%
39. 39American Crow12%
40. 40White-breasted Nuthatch11%
41. 41Great Blue Heron11%
42. 42Redhead11%
43. 43American Wigeon11%
44. 44Red-tailed Hawk11%
45. 45American White Pelican11%
46. 46Yellow-rumped Warbler11%
47. 47Chipping Sparrow11%
48. 48Greater Yellowlegs10%
49. 49Yellow-headed Blackbird10%
50. 50Bald Eagle10%

• Northern Yellow Warblerfirst arrivals late April, peaks mid May
• Barn Swallowfirst arrivals mid April, peaks the second week of August
• Brown-headed Cowbirdfirst arrivals early April, peaks mid May
• Chipping Sparrowfirst arrivals the second week of April, peaks the second week of May
• Northern House Wrenfirst arrivals late April, peaks mid May
• Yellow-rumped Warblerfirst arrivals early April, peaks early May
• Baltimore Oriolefirst arrivals late April, peaks mid May
• Tree Swallowfirst arrivals early April, peaks the second week of May
• Ring-necked Pheasantfirst arrivals early April, peaks late April
• American Cootfirst arrivals early April, peaks mid April
• Cliff Swallowfirst arrivals late April, peaks early July
• Gray Catbirdfirst arrivals late April, peaks mid May

• Dark-eyed Juncomost gone by the second week of April
• Bald Eaglemost gone by early April
• Snow Goosemost gone by mid April
• American Tree Sparrowmost gone by the second week of April
• Common Goldeneyemost gone by early April
• Common Mergansermost gone by the second week of April
• Greater White-fronted Goosemost gone by early April
• Cackling Goosemost gone by the second week of April
• Hooded Mergansermost gone by late April
• Horned Larkmost gone by mid April
• Purple Finchmost gone by early April
• American Herring Gullmost gone by the second week of April

51. 51Hairy Woodpecker9.3%
52. 52Ruddy Duck9.0%
53. 53Red-bellied Woodpecker8.2%
54. 54Franklin's Gull8.2%
55. 55Rock Pigeon7.3%
56. 56Northern Harrier7.1%
57. 57American Kestrel6.8%
58. 58Belted Kingfisher6.8%
59. 59Common Merganser6.5%
60. 60Hooded Merganser6.4%