Summer Birds in South Dakota

Percent of complete checklists in South Dakota that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (31,876 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1American Robin52%
2. 2Mourning Dove43%
3. 3Red-winged Blackbird36%
4. 4Barn Swallow32%
5. 5Common Grackle30%
6. 6American Goldfinch28%
7. 7Eastern Kingbird25%
8. 8Western Meadowlark25%
9. 9Killdeer24%
10. 10Turkey Vulture23%
11. 11Northern House Wren23%
12. 12Black-capped Chickadee22%
13. 13Chipping Sparrow22%
14. 14House Sparrow21%
15. 15Song Sparrow20%
16. 16Northern Flicker20%
17. 17Brown-headed Cowbird20%
18. 18Mallard19%
19. 19Northern Yellow Warbler18%
20. 20Blue Jay17%
21. 21Canada Goose16%
22. 22Cliff Swallow16%
23. 23Common Yellowthroat16%
24. 24European Starling14%
25. 25Eurasian Collared-Dove14%
26. 26Red-headed Woodpecker13%
27. 27House Finch13%
28. 28Great Blue Heron13%
29. 29Spotted Towhee12%
30. 30Red-breasted Nuthatch12%
31. 31Cedar Waxwing12%
32. 32Western Wood-Pewee12%
33. 33American Crow12%
34. 34Downy Woodpecker12%
35. 35White-breasted Nuthatch12%
36. 36Dickcissel11%
37. 37Tree Swallow11%
38. 38Gray Catbird11%
39. 39Orchard Oriole10%

• Blue Jayfirst arrivals mid August, peaks late September
• Northern Flickerfirst arrivals mid June, peaks mid September
• Red-breasted Nuthatchfirst arrivals the second week of August, peaks the second week of September
• Ruby-crowned Kingletfirst arrivals the second week of August, peaks early October
• Pectoral Sandpiperfirst arrivals the second week of July, peaks the second week of August
• Savannah Sparrowfirst arrivals late August, peaks early October
• Wilson's Warblerfirst arrivals mid August, peaks early September
• Least Sandpiperfirst arrivals early July, peaks the second week of August
• Nashville Warblerfirst arrivals mid August, peaks the second week of September
• Great Horned Owlfirst arrivals the second week of August, peaks mid December
• Semipalmated Sandpiperfirst arrivals the second week of July, peaks the second week of August
• Cooper's Hawkfirst arrivals early July, peaks late April

• Red-winged Blackbirdmost gone by early August
• Northern Yellow Warblermost gone by late August
• Brown-headed Cowbirdmost gone by mid July
• Eastern Kingbirdmost gone by late August
• Tree Swallowmost gone by the second week of August
• Cliff Swallowmost gone by the second week of August
• Common Yellowthroatmost gone by early August
• Least Flycatchermost gone by early June
• Clay-colored Sparrowmost gone by late July
• Yellow-headed Blackbirdmost gone by late August
• Dickcisselmost gone by early August
• Green-winged Tealmost gone by early June

40. 40Northern Cardinal9.4%
41. 41Western Kingbird9.4%
42. 42Blue-winged Teal9.3%
43. 43Common Nighthawk9.0%
44. 44Baltimore Oriole8.7%
45. 45Violet-green Swallow8.6%
46. 46Red-tailed Hawk8.5%
47. 47Hairy Woodpecker8.3%
48. 48Ring-billed Gull8.2%
49. 49Ring-necked Pheasant8.1%
50. 50Rock Pigeon8.0%
51. 51Yellow-headed Blackbird8.0%
52. 52Red-eyed Vireo7.9%
53. 53American White Pelican7.5%
54. 54Double-crested Cormorant7.2%
55. 55Brown Thrasher7.0%
56. 56Yellow-rumped Warbler6.9%
57. 57American Redstart6.7%
58. 58Black-headed Grosbeak6.7%
59. 59Wood Duck6.7%
60. 60Lark Sparrow6.6%