Birds in Wisconsin
Birds in Wisconsin in December
The most likely birds in Wisconsin in December are Black-capped Chickadee (56%), Dark-eyed Junco (45%), and American Crow (43%). 71 species show up on at least 1 in 100 checklists.
Percent of complete checklists in Wisconsin that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (79,392 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.
Common now
Share of checklists- 1
Black-capped Chickadee56% - 2
Dark-eyed Junco45% - 3
American Crow43% - 4
Downy Woodpecker43% - 5
White-breasted Nuthatch40% - 6
Northern Cardinal38% - 7
American Goldfinch35% - 8
Blue Jay35% - 9
Red-bellied Woodpecker33% - 10
Mourning Dove30% - 11
House Sparrow28% - 12
Canada Goose27% - 13
Hairy Woodpecker26% - 14
House Finch25% - 15
Mallard23% - 16
American Tree Sparrow18% - 17
European Starling16% - 18
American Herring Gull15% - 19
Red-breasted Nuthatch14% - 20
Bald Eagle13% - 21
Common Goldeneye13% - 22
Red-tailed Hawk12% - 23
Ring-billed Gull11%
Arriving
New in DecemberLeaving
Gone by the end of December- Ring-billed Gull
- Golden-crowned Kinglet
- Red-breasted Nuthatch
- Common Loon
- Winter Wren
- Orange-crowned Warbler
- Horned Grebe
- Merlin
Less common
Share of checklists- 24
American Robin10% - 25
Common Merganser8.7% - 26
Tufted Titmouse8.0% - 27
Bufflehead8.0% - 28
Rock Pigeon7.5% - 29
Pileated Woodpecker6.8% - 30
Red-breasted Merganser6.6% - 31
Wild Turkey5.4% - 32
Tundra Swan4.9% - 33
Pine Siskin4.4% - 34
Brown Creeper4.4% - 35
Cooper's Hawk3.7% - 36
Purple Finch3.5% - 37
Cedar Waxwing3.4% - 38
Common Raven3.4% - 39
White-throated Sparrow3.4% - 40
American Black Duck3.2% - 41
American Coot3.2%
Rare but possible
Under 3% of checklists- 42
Hooded Merganser2.8% - 43
Northern Flicker2.6% - 44
Great Horned Owl2.6% - 45
Lesser Scaup2.5% - 46
American Kestrel2.4% - 47
Greater Scaup2.4% - 48
Belted Kingfisher2.3% - 49
Rough-legged Hawk2.3% - 50
Gadwall2.2% - 51
Redhead2.2% - 52Redpoll2.2%
- 53
Golden-crowned Kinglet2.1% - 54
Song Sparrow2.0% - 55
Canvasback1.9% - 56Northern Harrier1.8%
- 57
Ruddy Duck1.5% - 58
Sandhill Crane1.5% - 59
Trumpeter Swan1.4% - 60
Northern Shrike1.4%