Spring Birds in South Dakota

Percent of complete checklists in South Dakota that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (35,325 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1American Robin54%
2. 2Red-winged Blackbird48%
3. 3Canada Goose44%
4. 4Common Grackle43%
5. 5Mallard39%
6. 6Mourning Dove33%
7. 7Killdeer27%
8. 8Western Meadowlark26%
9. 9European Starling25%
10. 10Blue-winged Teal23%
11. 11Black-capped Chickadee23%
12. 12House Sparrow23%
13. 13American Goldfinch22%
14. 14Brown-headed Cowbird21%
15. 15Blue Jay21%
16. 16Downy Woodpecker20%
17. 17Northern Shoveler19%
18. 18Chipping Sparrow19%
19. 19House Finch19%
20. 20Ring-necked Pheasant19%
21. 21Song Sparrow19%
22. 22Northern Flicker19%
23. 23Northern Cardinal16%
24. 24Barn Swallow16%
25. 25Northern Yellow Warbler16%
26. 26Gadwall16%
27. 27Eurasian Collared-Dove16%
28. 28Tree Swallow15%
29. 29Northern House Wren14%
30. 30Dark-eyed Junco14%
31. 31American Crow14%
32. 32Turkey Vulture14%
33. 33White-breasted Nuthatch14%
34. 34Ring-billed Gull14%
35. 35American Coot13%
36. 36Yellow-rumped Warbler13%
37. 37Wood Duck12%
38. 38Lesser Scaup12%
39. 39Yellow-headed Blackbird11%
40. 40Northern Pintail10%
41. 41Red-tailed Hawk10%
42. 42Hairy Woodpecker10%

• Common Gracklefirst arrivals early March, peaks the second week of May
• Mourning Dovefirst arrivals mid March, peaks the second week of May
• Mallardfirst arrivals early March, peaks the second week of April
• Northern Yellow Warblerfirst arrivals late April, peaks mid May
• Blue-winged Tealfirst arrivals mid March, peaks late April
• Barn Swallowfirst arrivals mid April, peaks the second week of August
• Brown-headed Cowbirdfirst arrivals early April, peaks mid May
• American Goldfinchfirst arrivals early May, peaks the second week of August
• Chipping Sparrowfirst arrivals the second week of April, peaks the second week of May
• Killdeerfirst arrivals early March, peaks the second week of April
• Northern Shovelerfirst arrivals early March, peaks mid April
• Western Meadowlarkfirst arrivals early March, peaks early June

• Canada Goosemost gone by mid May
• Mallardmost gone by mid May
• Dark-eyed Juncomost gone by the second week of April
• Downy Woodpeckermost gone by late March
• Northern Shovelermost gone by mid May
• White-breasted Nuthatchmost gone by the second week of March
• Lesser Scaupmost gone by mid May
• Gadwallmost gone by early May
• Ring-necked Pheasantmost gone by late May
• American Cootmost gone by early May
• Bald Eaglemost gone by early April
• Hairy Woodpeckermost gone by the second week of March

43. 43Baltimore Oriole10%
44. 44Double-crested Cormorant9.6%
45. 45Bald Eagle9.5%
46. 46Red-bellied Woodpecker9.3%
47. 47Great Blue Heron8.9%
48. 48Green-winged Teal8.7%
49. 49Gray Catbird8.6%
50. 50Redhead8.6%
51. 51Eastern Kingbird8.5%
52. 52Ring-necked Duck8.2%
53. 53Brown Thrasher8.1%
54. 54American White Pelican8.0%
55. 55Common Yellowthroat7.8%
56. 56Least Flycatcher7.7%
57. 57Bufflehead7.5%
58. 58Red-breasted Nuthatch7.5%
59. 59Clay-colored Sparrow7.3%
60. 60Rock Pigeon7.1%