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Birds in Wyoming

Winter Birds in Wyoming

The most likely birds in Wyoming in winter are House Sparrow (32%), House Finch (32%), and Eurasian Collared-Dove (31%). 65 species show up on at least 1 in 100 checklists.

Percent of complete checklists in Wyoming that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (25,248 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

Common this season

Share of checklists
  1. 1House Sparrow32%
  2. 2House Finch32%
  3. 3Eurasian Collared-Dove31%
  4. 4Black-billed Magpie30%
  5. 5Black-capped Chickadee27%
  6. 6Common Raven26%
  7. 7American Crow25%
  8. 8European Starling23%
  9. 9Mallard22%
  10. 10Northern Flicker21%
  11. 11Canada Goose17%
  12. 12Dark-eyed Junco16%
  13. 13Mountain Chickadee16%
  14. 14Rock Pigeon12%
  15. 15Red-breasted Nuthatch11%
  16. 16Bald Eagle11%
  17. 17Downy Woodpecker10%
  18. 18American Robin10%

Arriving

New in winter
  • Red-winged Blackbirdfirst arrivals mid February, peaks late April
  • European Starlingfirst arrivals the second week of February, peaks mid March
  • Dark-eyed Juncofirst arrivals the second week of February, peaks the second week of April
  • Gadwallfirst arrivals late February, peaks mid April
  • Green-winged Tealfirst arrivals the second week of February, peaks the second week of April
  • American Wigeonfirst arrivals late February, peaks early April
  • Mountain Bluebirdfirst arrivals late February, peaks mid June
  • Lesser Scaupfirst arrivals late February, peaks mid April
  • Ring-necked Duckfirst arrivals the second week of February, peaks mid April
  • Redheadfirst arrivals late February, peaks early April
  • Cassin's Finchfirst arrivals the second week of January, peaks the second week of May
  • Northern Pintailfirst arrivals mid February, peaks early April

Leaving

Gone by the end of winter
  • American Cootmost gone by early December
  • Ring-billed Gullmost gone by early December
  • Redheadmost gone by early December
  • Western Grebemost gone by early December
  • Common Loonmost gone by early December
  • Snow Goosemost gone by late December
  • Tundra Swanmost gone by early December

Less common

Share of checklists
  1. 19Common Goldeneye9.8%
  2. 20American Goldfinch9.1%
  3. 21Townsend's Solitaire8.3%
  4. 22Red-tailed Hawk8.1%
  5. 23Rough-legged Hawk7.3%
  6. 24American Tree Sparrow5.7%
  7. 25Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch5.5%
  8. 26Blue Jay5.4%
  9. 27White-breasted Nuthatch5.3%
  10. 28Hairy Woodpecker4.9%
  11. 29Common Merganser4.5%
  12. 30Pine Siskin4.4%
  13. 31Barrow's Goldeneye4.2%
  14. 32Belted Kingfisher4.0%
  15. 33Golden Eagle4.0%
  16. 34Trumpeter Swan3.8%
  17. 35Clark's Nutcracker3.7%
  18. 36American Dipper3.7%
  19. 37Song Sparrow3.4%
  20. 38Brown Creeper3.4%
  21. 39Northern Harrier3.1%

Rare but possible

Under 3% of checklists
  1. 40Bufflehead3.0%
  2. 41Wild Turkey3.0%
  3. 42Ring-necked Pheasant2.8%
  4. 43Horned Lark2.8%
  5. 44Green-winged Teal2.7%
  6. 45Sharp-shinned Hawk2.6%
  7. 46American Kestrel2.6%
  8. 47Cackling Goose2.4%
  9. 48Northern Shrike2.4%
  10. 49Gadwall2.4%
  11. 50Great Horned Owl2.4%
  12. 51American Wigeon2.2%
  13. 52Black Rosy-Finch2.1%
  14. 53Steller's Jay2.1%
  15. 54Cedar Waxwing2.0%
  16. 55Red-winged Blackbird2.0%
  17. 56Ring-necked Duck2.0%
  18. 57Evening Grosbeak2.0%
  19. 58Red Crossbill1.7%
  20. 59Hooded Merganser1.6%
  21. 60Cassin's Finch1.5%