Spring Birds in Tennessee

Percent of complete checklists in Tennessee that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (210,413 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal73%
2. 2Carolina Wren55%
3. 3Tufted Titmouse55%
4. 4American Robin54%
5. 5Carolina Chickadee52%
6. 6Blue Jay49%
7. 7American Crow49%
8. 8Mourning Dove46%
9. 9Red-bellied Woodpecker45%
10. 10Northern Mockingbird41%
11. 11Eastern Bluebird40%
12. 12Downy Woodpecker37%
13. 13Eastern Towhee37%
14. 14House Finch35%
15. 15European Starling34%
16. 16American Goldfinch31%
17. 17Brown-headed Cowbird30%
18. 18Red-winged Blackbird30%
19. 19Song Sparrow29%
20. 20Canada Goose28%
21. 21White-throated Sparrow25%
22. 22Blue-gray Gnatcatcher24%
23. 23Turkey Vulture24%
24. 24Common Grackle23%
25. 25Brown Thrasher23%
26. 26White-breasted Nuthatch23%
27. 27Great Blue Heron23%
28. 28Eastern Phoebe22%
29. 29Chipping Sparrow21%
30. 30Tree Swallow20%
31. 31Yellow-rumped Warbler20%
32. 32Field Sparrow20%
33. 33Mallard18%
34. 34Indigo Bunting17%
35. 35Red-eyed Vireo17%
36. 36Barn Swallow17%
37. 37Black Vulture16%
38. 38White-eyed Vireo16%
39. 39Pileated Woodpecker16%
40. 40Northern Rough-winged Swallow15%
41. 41Northern Parula15%
42. 42Killdeer14%
43. 43Chimney Swift12%
44. 44Eastern Meadowlark12%
45. 45Northern Flicker12%
46. 46Great Crested Flycatcher11%
47. 47Double-crested Cormorant11%
48. 48House Sparrow11%
49. 49Eastern Kingbird11%
50. 50Red-tailed Hawk11%
51. 51Red-shouldered Hawk10%
52. 52Common Yellowthroat10%
53. 53Ruby-throated Hummingbird10%

• Ruby-throated Hummingbirdfirst arrivals early April, peaks the second week of September
• Blue-gray Gnatcatcherfirst arrivals mid March, peaks mid April
• Indigo Buntingfirst arrivals the second week of April, peaks early July
• Brown-headed Cowbirdfirst arrivals mid March, peaks mid April
• Red-eyed Vireofirst arrivals early April, peaks the second week of May
• Barn Swallowfirst arrivals mid March, peaks mid July
• Eastern Wood-Peweefirst arrivals mid April, peaks the second week of September
• Common Gracklefirst arrivals early March, peaks late May
• Chipping Sparrowfirst arrivals mid March, peaks the second week of April
• White-eyed Vireofirst arrivals late March, peaks late April
• Brown Thrasherfirst arrivals mid March, peaks early May
• Great Crested Flycatcherfirst arrivals the second week of April, peaks the second week of May

• White-throated Sparrowmost gone by late April
• Song Sparrowmost gone by early May
• Yellow-rumped Warblermost gone by early May
• Canada Goosemost gone by mid May
• Dark-eyed Juncomost gone by late March
• Ruby-crowned Kingletmost gone by late April
• Ring-billed Gullmost gone by the second week of March
• Golden-crowned Kingletmost gone by early April
• Pied-billed Grebemost gone by early April
• Yellow-bellied Sapsuckermost gone by late March
• Swamp Sparrowmost gone by late April
• Hermit Thrushmost gone by the second week of April

54. 54Summer Tanager9.8%
55. 55Wood Duck9.7%
56. 56Wood Thrush9.5%
57. 57Cedar Waxwing9.4%
58. 58Osprey9.4%
59. 59Eastern Wood-Pewee9.2%
60. 60Ruby-crowned Kinglet8.8%