Winter Birds in Utah

Percent of complete checklists in Utah that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (99,925 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1House Finch38%
2. 2Dark-eyed Junco37%
3. 3European Starling33%
4. 4Mallard31%
5. 5Black-billed Magpie30%
6. 6American Robin29%
7. 7Northern Flicker29%
8. 8Black-capped Chickadee28%
9. 9House Sparrow26%
10. 10Canada Goose26%
11. 11Song Sparrow24%
12. 12Eurasian Collared-Dove23%
13. 13Common Raven22%
14. 14White-crowned Sparrow21%
15. 15Red-tailed Hawk20%
16. 16American Coot20%
17. 17Spotted Towhee16%
18. 18American Kestrel16%
19. 19Lesser Goldfinch15%
20. 20Red-winged Blackbird15%
21. 21Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay14%
22. 22Ring-billed Gull14%
23. 23Downy Woodpecker12%
24. 24Common Goldeneye12%
25. 25American Goldfinch12%
26. 26Northern Harrier11%
27. 27Bald Eagle11%
28. 28Pied-billed Grebe11%
29. 29Mourning Dove11%
30. 30Ruby-crowned Kinglet10%

• Canada Goosefirst arrivals early January, peaks late March
• Red-winged Blackbirdfirst arrivals late February, peaks late April
• Cinnamon Tealfirst arrivals early January, peaks the second week of April
• American Avocetfirst arrivals mid February, peaks the second week of April
• American White Pelicanfirst arrivals mid January, peaks late April
• Double-crested Cormorantfirst arrivals early January, peaks the second week of April
• Sandhill Cranefirst arrivals the second week of February, peaks mid March
• Cassin's Finchfirst arrivals the second week of January, peaks late April
• Mountain Bluebirdfirst arrivals late February, peaks late June
• Hairy Woodpeckerfirst arrivals mid January, peaks early July
• Rock Wrenfirst arrivals mid January, peaks mid May
• Red-breasted Merganserfirst arrivals late February, peaks the second week of April

• Northern Flickermost gone by late February
• Ruby-crowned Kingletmost gone by late December
• American Kestrelmost gone by mid February
• Downy Woodpeckermost gone by late February
• Hermit Thrushmost gone by the second week of December
• Eared Grebemost gone by early December
• Western Grebemost gone by early December
• Common Loonmost gone by early December
• Hairy Woodpeckermost gone by mid December
• Greater Yellowlegsmost gone by the second week of January
• Northern Mockingbirdmost gone by early December
• Red-naped Sapsuckermost gone by the second week of February

31. 31Yellow-rumped Warbler9.9%
32. 32Rock Pigeon9.7%
33. 33American Crow9.2%
34. 34Gadwall8.7%
35. 35Great Blue Heron8.5%
36. 36Northern Shoveler8.4%
37. 37Ring-necked Duck8.4%
38. 38American Wigeon8.4%
39. 39California Gull8.2%
40. 40Green-winged Teal7.0%
41. 41California Quail6.2%
42. 42Mountain Chickadee6.1%
43. 43Pine Siskin6.1%
44. 44Common Merganser5.7%
45. 45Red-breasted Nuthatch5.7%
46. 46Ruddy Duck5.5%
47. 47Cedar Waxwing5.3%
48. 48Townsend's Solitaire4.8%
49. 49Belted Kingfisher4.4%
50. 50Lesser Scaup4.3%
51. 51Northern Pintail4.2%
52. 52Cooper's Hawk4.2%
53. 53Bufflehead4.0%
54. 54Killdeer4.0%
55. 55Steller's Jay4.0%
56. 56Western Meadowlark4.0%
57. 57Hooded Merganser3.9%
58. 58Canvasback3.6%
59. 59Redhead3.4%
60. 60Sharp-shinned Hawk3.4%