Winter Birds in Tennessee

Percent of complete checklists in Tennessee that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (172,809 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal61%
2. 2Carolina Chickadee53%
3. 3Carolina Wren48%
4. 4American Crow46%
5. 5Tufted Titmouse46%
6. 6Blue Jay44%
7. 7American Robin43%
8. 8Red-bellied Woodpecker40%
9. 9White-throated Sparrow38%
10. 10Downy Woodpecker38%
11. 11Mourning Dove37%
12. 12Northern Mockingbird37%
13. 13House Finch35%
14. 14Song Sparrow35%
15. 15Eastern Bluebird34%
16. 16American Goldfinch29%
17. 17European Starling28%
18. 18White-breasted Nuthatch26%
19. 19Yellow-rumped Warbler25%
20. 20Dark-eyed Junco24%
21. 21Eastern Towhee23%
22. 22Great Blue Heron22%
23. 23Canada Goose22%
24. 24Mallard21%
25. 25Northern Flicker19%
26. 26Ring-billed Gull17%
27. 27Turkey Vulture15%
28. 28Black Vulture14%
29. 29Red-winged Blackbird13%
30. 30Ruby-crowned Kinglet13%
31. 31Red-tailed Hawk13%
32. 32Killdeer13%
33. 33Belted Kingfisher13%
34. 34Yellow-bellied Sapsucker12%
35. 35Pied-billed Grebe12%
36. 36Eastern Phoebe12%
37. 37Golden-crowned Kinglet11%
38. 38Red-shouldered Hawk10%

• Canada Goosefirst arrivals late January, peaks mid March
• Red-winged Blackbirdfirst arrivals mid February, peaks the second week of May
• Tree Swallowfirst arrivals mid February, peaks the second week of April
• Ospreyfirst arrivals late February, peaks the second week of August
• Eastern Meadowlarkfirst arrivals mid February, peaks late March
• Wood Duckfirst arrivals early February, peaks late March
• Fish Crowfirst arrivals mid January, peaks late March
• Barred Owlfirst arrivals mid January, peaks late April

• Northern Flickermost gone by late December
• Belted Kingfishermost gone by late January
• Cedar Waxwingmost gone by late December
• Hairy Woodpeckermost gone by early January
• Sandhill Cranemost gone by late February
• Common Goldeneyemost gone by late February
• Lincoln's Sparrowmost gone by early January
• Snow Goosemost gone by late February

39. 39Pileated Woodpecker9.4%
40. 40House Sparrow9.3%
41. 41Field Sparrow9.0%
42. 42Gadwall8.9%
43. 43Common Grackle8.8%
44. 44Hermit Thrush8.7%
45. 45Cedar Waxwing8.2%
46. 46Bald Eagle8.1%
47. 47Swamp Sparrow8.1%
48. 48American Coot7.8%
49. 49Brown Thrasher7.4%
50. 50Bufflehead7.3%
51. 51American Kestrel6.9%
52. 52Eastern Meadowlark6.6%
53. 53Rock Pigeon6.6%
54. 54Ring-necked Duck6.6%
55. 55Brown-headed Cowbird6.4%
56. 56Hairy Woodpecker6.3%
57. 57Purple Finch6.0%
58. 58Bonaparte's Gull5.8%
59. 59Winter Wren5.4%
60. 60Chipping Sparrow5.3%