Spring Birds in Vermont

Percent of complete checklists in Vermont that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (181,278 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Black-capped Chickadee60%
2. 2American Robin57%
3. 3Song Sparrow53%
4. 4American Crow52%
5. 5Red-winged Blackbird48%
6. 6Blue Jay44%
7. 7Northern Cardinal42%
8. 8American Goldfinch40%
9. 9Canada Goose36%
10. 10Mourning Dove33%
11. 11Tufted Titmouse32%
12. 12Common Grackle29%
13. 13White-breasted Nuthatch27%
14. 14Downy Woodpecker26%
15. 15Eastern Phoebe25%
16. 16Mallard23%
17. 17Dark-eyed Junco22%
18. 18White-throated Sparrow18%
19. 19European Starling18%
20. 20Hairy Woodpecker17%
21. 21Chipping Sparrow17%
22. 22Tree Swallow17%
23. 23Gray Catbird16%
24. 24Common Raven16%
25. 25Common Yellowthroat16%
26. 26Ovenbird15%
27. 27Red-bellied Woodpecker15%
28. 28Northern Flicker15%
29. 29Turkey Vulture14%
30. 30Northern Yellow Warbler14%
31. 31Yellow-bellied Sapsucker14%
32. 32Red-breasted Nuthatch13%
33. 33Yellow-rumped Warbler13%
34. 34Ring-billed Gull12%
35. 35Wood Duck12%
36. 36Common Merganser12%
37. 37Red-eyed Vireo12%
38. 38Northern House Wren12%
39. 39Chestnut-sided Warbler11%
40. 40American Redstart10%
41. 41House Finch10%
42. 42Eastern Bluebird10%
43. 43Swamp Sparrow10%

• American Robinfirst arrivals mid March, peaks the second week of May
• Song Sparrowfirst arrivals early March, peaks mid April
• Red-eyed Vireofirst arrivals early May, peaks the second week of June
• Common Yellowthroatfirst arrivals late April, peaks late May
• Gray Catbirdfirst arrivals late April, peaks late May
• Canada Goosefirst arrivals the second week of March, peaks late March
• Ovenbirdfirst arrivals late April, peaks late May
• Northern Yellow Warblerfirst arrivals late April, peaks late May
• Eastern Phoebefirst arrivals late March, peaks mid April
• Chestnut-sided Warblerfirst arrivals early May, peaks late May
• American Redstartfirst arrivals late April, peaks late May
• Yellow-rumped Warblerfirst arrivals the second week of April, peaks early October

• Canada Goosemost gone by late May
• Dark-eyed Juncomost gone by late April
• Mallardmost gone by the second week of May
• Common Mergansermost gone by the second week of May
• American Tree Sparrowmost gone by early April
• Hooded Mergansermost gone by early May
• American Black Duckmost gone by late April
• House Sparrowmost gone by early April
• Ring-necked Duckmost gone by late April
• Brown Creepermost gone by the second week of May
• Red-tailed Hawkmost gone by mid April
• Common Goldeneyemost gone by the second week of April

44. 44Pileated Woodpecker9.6%
45. 45Black-and-white Warbler9.5%
46. 46Brown-headed Cowbird9.4%
47. 47Ruby-crowned Kinglet9.3%
48. 48Baltimore Oriole9.1%
49. 49Purple Finch9.1%
50. 50Belted Kingfisher8.5%
51. 51Eastern Warbling Vireo8.2%
52. 52House Sparrow8.2%
53. 53Brown Creeper8.2%
54. 54Pine Warbler7.6%
55. 55Veery7.5%
56. 56Hermit Thrush7.3%
57. 57Rose-breasted Grosbeak7.3%
58. 58Black-throated Green Warbler7.2%
59. 59Great Blue Heron7.2%
60. 60Barn Swallow6.9%