Birds in Vermont in March

Percent of complete checklists in Vermont that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (44,452 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Black-capped Chickadee59%
2. 2American Crow58%
3. 3Northern Cardinal40%
4. 4Blue Jay39%
5. 5Canada Goose37%
6. 6Red-winged Blackbird36%
7. 7American Robin35%
8. 8Tufted Titmouse33%
9. 9Dark-eyed Junco31%
10. 10White-breasted Nuthatch31%
11. 11Mourning Dove30%
12. 12Song Sparrow27%
13. 13Downy Woodpecker27%
14. 14American Goldfinch26%
15. 15Mallard25%
16. 16Common Grackle21%
17. 17Hairy Woodpecker19%
18. 18European Starling18%
19. 19Common Merganser17%
20. 20Common Raven14%
21. 21Ring-billed Gull14%
22. 22Red-bellied Woodpecker13%
23. 23Red-breasted Nuthatch13%
24. 24House Finch12%
25. 25American Black Duck11%
26. 26Hooded Merganser11%
27. 27Eastern Bluebird11%
28. 28American Tree Sparrow11%
29. 29House Sparrow10%

• American Robinfirst arrivals mid March, peaks the second week of May
• Song Sparrowfirst arrivals early March, peaks mid April
• Canada Goosefirst arrivals the second week of March, peaks late March
• Eastern Phoebefirst arrivals late March, peaks mid April
• Mallardfirst arrivals the second week of March, peaks early April
• Tree Swallowfirst arrivals late March, peaks the second week of May
• Northern Flickerfirst arrivals early March, peaks late April
• Great Blue Heronfirst arrivals mid March, peaks late August
• Yellow-bellied Sapsuckerfirst arrivals late March, peaks early May
• Wood Duckfirst arrivals early March, peaks the second week of April
• Turkey Vulturefirst arrivals early March, peaks the second week of April
• Belted Kingfisherfirst arrivals the second week of March, peaks the second week of September

• Snow Buntingmost gone by the second week of March
• Great Black-backed Gullmost gone by mid March

30. 30Red-tailed Hawk9.6%
31. 31Common Goldeneye9.2%
32. 32Turkey Vulture9.2%
33. 33Wood Duck8.7%
34. 34Rock Pigeon8.1%
35. 35Ring-necked Duck7.7%
36. 36Bald Eagle7.7%
37. 37Pine Siskin7.6%
38. 38Bufflehead6.6%
39. 39Brown Creeper6.5%
40. 40Pileated Woodpecker6.5%
41. 41Carolina Wren6.0%
42. 42Purple Finch5.7%
43. 43White-throated Sparrow4.9%
44. 44Green-winged Teal4.7%
45. 45Wild Turkey4.4%
46. 46American Herring Gull3.9%
47. 47Killdeer3.7%
48. 48Redpoll3.2%
49. 49Northern Pintail3.1%
50. 50Brown-headed Cowbird3.1%
51. 51American Wigeon3.1%

52. 52Cedar Waxwing2.7%
53. 53Lesser Scaup2.5%
54. 54Great Blue Heron2.4%
55. 55Barred Owl2.4%
56. 56Northern Flicker2.4%
57. 57Golden-crowned Kinglet2.3%
58. 58Eastern Phoebe2.2%
59. 59Northern Harrier2.1%
60. 60Greater Scaup2.1%