Birds in South Dakota
Birds in South Dakota in June
The most likely birds in South Dakota in June are American Robin (59%), Red-winged Blackbird (46%), and Common Grackle (43%). 161 species show up on at least 1 in 100 checklists.
Percent of complete checklists in South Dakota that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (13,536 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.
Common now
Share of checklists- 1
American Robin59% - 2
Red-winged Blackbird46% - 3
Common Grackle43% - 4
Mourning Dove39% - 5
Western Meadowlark32% - 6
Brown-headed Cowbird29% - 7
Barn Swallow28% - 8
Turkey Vulture25% - 9Northern House Wren25%
- 10
Chipping Sparrow24% - 11Northern Yellow Warbler23%
- 12
American Goldfinch23% - 13
Eastern Kingbird23% - 14
Killdeer22% - 15
Mallard21% - 16
Black-capped Chickadee20% - 17
Song Sparrow20% - 18
Northern Flicker19% - 19
Cliff Swallow18% - 20
House Sparrow18% - 21
Common Yellowthroat18% - 22
Canada Goose17% - 23
European Starling16% - 24
Spotted Towhee15% - 25
Western Wood-Pewee15% - 26
Tree Swallow14% - 27
Blue Jay13% - 28
American Crow13% - 29
Orchard Oriole13% - 30
Red-breasted Nuthatch12% - 31
Dickcissel12% - 32
Eurasian Collared-Dove12% - 33
Violet-green Swallow11% - 34
Red-headed Woodpecker11% - 35
House Finch11% - 36
Cedar Waxwing11% - 37
Ring-necked Pheasant10% - 38
Baltimore Oriole10% - 39
Black-headed Grosbeak10% - 40
Blue-winged Teal10%
Arriving
New in JuneLeaving
Gone by the end of June- Least Flycatcher
- Green-winged Teal
- Redhead
- Black-and-white Warbler
- White-rumped Sandpiper
- Cooper's Hawk
- Stilt Sandpiper
Less common
Share of checklists- 41
Great Blue Heron10% - 42
Western Kingbird9.9% - 43
Common Nighthawk9.8% - 44
Gray Catbird9.8% - 45
Yellow-rumped Warbler9.7% - 46
Downy Woodpecker9.6% - 47
Yellow-headed Blackbird9.4% - 48
White-breasted Nuthatch9.3% - 49
Red-eyed Vireo8.9% - 50
Brown Thrasher8.7% - 51
American Redstart8.7% - 52
Lark Sparrow8.4% - 53
Hairy Woodpecker8.1% - 54
Northern Cardinal8.0% - 55Western Flycatcher7.7%
- 56
Rock Pigeon7.7% - 57Eastern Warbling Vireo7.4%
- 58
Red-tailed Hawk7.2% - 59
Mountain Bluebird7.2% - 60
Dark-eyed Junco6.9%