Birds in Wisconsin in April

Percent of complete checklists in Wisconsin that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (170,207 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1American Robin69%
2. 2Red-winged Blackbird64%
3. 3Canada Goose53%
4. 4Northern Cardinal51%
5. 5Black-capped Chickadee50%
6. 6Mallard48%
7. 7Song Sparrow46%
8. 8American Crow44%
9. 9Mourning Dove44%
10. 10American Goldfinch37%
11. 11Common Grackle36%
12. 12Downy Woodpecker36%
13. 13Blue Jay36%
14. 14Red-bellied Woodpecker32%
15. 15White-breasted Nuthatch31%
16. 16Dark-eyed Junco29%
17. 17Sandhill Crane29%
18. 18Northern Flicker28%
19. 19Brown-headed Cowbird28%
20. 20European Starling26%
21. 21House Finch26%
22. 22Tree Swallow25%
23. 23House Sparrow25%
24. 24Yellow-rumped Warbler21%
25. 25Ring-billed Gull20%
26. 26Blue-winged Teal20%
27. 27Killdeer20%
28. 28Wood Duck20%
29. 29Turkey Vulture19%
30. 30Hairy Woodpecker19%
31. 31Bufflehead17%
32. 32Ruby-crowned Kinglet17%
33. 33Eastern Phoebe16%
34. 34White-throated Sparrow14%
35. 35Pied-billed Grebe13%
36. 36Chipping Sparrow13%
37. 37Golden-crowned Kinglet13%
38. 38Northern Shoveler13%
39. 39Ring-necked Duck12%
40. 40Bald Eagle12%
41. 41Wild Turkey11%
42. 42Red-tailed Hawk11%
43. 43Belted Kingfisher11%
44. 44American Coot11%
45. 45Great Blue Heron10%
46. 46Lesser Scaup10%
47. 47Yellow-bellied Sapsucker10%
48. 48American Herring Gull10%

• Baltimore Oriolefirst arrivals late April, peaks mid May
• Gray Catbirdfirst arrivals late April, peaks mid May
• Common Yellowthroatfirst arrivals late April, peaks late May
• Northern Yellow Warblerfirst arrivals mid April, peaks mid May
• Northern House Wrenfirst arrivals mid April, peaks mid May
• Rose-breasted Grosbeakfirst arrivals late April, peaks mid May
• Barn Swallowfirst arrivals the second week of April, peaks early August
• Chipping Sparrowfirst arrivals early April, peaks late June
• American Redstartfirst arrivals late April, peaks late May
• Great Crested Flycatcherfirst arrivals late April, peaks late May
• Eastern Kingbirdfirst arrivals late April, peaks late July
• Blue-gray Gnatcatcherfirst arrivals mid April, peaks the second week of May

• Dark-eyed Juncomost gone by mid April
• American Tree Sparrowmost gone by mid April
• Common Goldeneyemost gone by early April
• Common Mergansermost gone by mid April
• Fox Sparrowmost gone by late April
• Redpollmost gone by early April
• Tundra Swanmost gone by early April
• Canvasbackmost gone by late April
• Northern Pintailmost gone by late April
• Greater Scaupmost gone by late April
• American Black Duckmost gone by early April
• Rough-legged Hawkmost gone by early April

49. 49American Tree Sparrow9.8%
50. 50Swamp Sparrow9.2%
51. 51Brown Creeper9.2%
52. 52Green-winged Teal9.2%
53. 53Eastern Bluebird9.1%
54. 54Hermit Thrush8.9%
55. 55Red-breasted Merganser8.9%
56. 56Barn Swallow8.3%
57. 57Tufted Titmouse8.2%
58. 58Hooded Merganser8.1%
59. 59Double-crested Cormorant7.7%
60. 60Fox Sparrow7.5%