Birds in Maine
When the state's notable birds are present through the year, with arrival and departure timing.
Species recorded in Maine on the USGS Breeding Bird Survey, ordered by how consistently they appear on survey routes. Monthly presence describes typical seasonal timing modeled from regional patterns, not month-by-month survey counts. The chart below shows when each is present through the year.
Data updated: August 2026Sources & method · Corrections
- Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
- Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla
- American Robin Turdus migratorius
- Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
- Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
- American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
- Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus
- Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
- Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina
- American Goldfinch Spinus tristis
- American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
- Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
- Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe
- Chestnut-sided Warbler Setophaga pensylvanica
- Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus
- Northern Parula Setophaga americana
- Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
- Veery Catharus fuscescens
- Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
- Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius
- White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
- Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
- Black-throated Green Warbler Setophaga virens
| Species | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus | January: absent | February: absent | March: scarce | April: common | May: abundant | June: abundant | July: abundant | August: abundant | September: common | October: scarce | November: absent | December: absent |
| Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla | January: absent | February: absent | March: scarce | April: common | May: abundant | June: abundant | July: abundant | August: abundant | September: common | October: scarce | November: absent | December: absent |
| American Robin Turdus migratorius | January: scarce | February: scarce | March: common | April: abundant | May: abundant | June: abundant | July: abundant | August: abundant | September: abundant | October: common | November: scarce | December: scarce |
| Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas | January: absent | February: absent | March: scarce | April: common | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: common | October: scarce | November: absent | December: absent |
| Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata | January: common | February: common | March: common | April: common | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: common | October: common | November: common | December: common |
| American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos | January: abundant | February: abundant | March: abundant | April: abundant | May: abundant | June: abundant | July: abundant | August: abundant | September: abundant | October: abundant | November: abundant | December: abundant |
| Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus | January: common | February: common | March: common | April: common | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: common | October: common | November: common | December: common |
| Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia | January: scarce | February: scarce | March: common | April: common | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: common | October: common | November: scarce | December: scarce |
| Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina | January: scarce | February: scarce | March: common | April: common | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: common | October: common | November: scarce | December: scarce |
| American Goldfinch Spinus tristis | January: common | February: common | March: common | April: common | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: common | October: common | November: common | December: common |
| American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla | January: absent | February: absent | March: scarce | April: scarce | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: scarce | October: scarce | November: absent | December: absent |
| Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura | January: common | February: common | March: common | April: common | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: common | October: common | November: common | December: common |
| Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe | January: scarce | February: scarce | March: scarce | April: common | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: common | October: scarce | November: scarce | December: scarce |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler Setophaga pensylvanica | January: absent | February: absent | March: scarce | April: scarce | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: scarce | October: scarce | November: absent | December: absent |
| Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus | January: scarce | February: scarce | March: scarce | April: common | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: common | October: scarce | November: scarce | December: scarce |
| Northern Parula Setophaga americana | January: absent | February: absent | March: scarce | April: scarce | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: scarce | October: scarce | November: absent | December: absent |
| Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula | January: scarce | February: scarce | March: scarce | April: common | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: common | October: scarce | November: scarce | December: scarce |
| Veery Catharus fuscescens | January: scarce | February: scarce | March: scarce | April: common | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: common | October: scarce | November: scarce | December: scarce |
| Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia | January: absent | February: absent | March: scarce | April: scarce | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: scarce | October: scarce | November: absent | December: absent |
| Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis | January: absent | February: absent | March: scarce | April: scarce | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: scarce | October: scarce | November: absent | December: absent |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius | January: common | February: common | March: common | April: common | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: common | October: common | November: common | December: common |
| White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis | January: common | February: common | March: scarce | April: scarce | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: scarce | October: scarce | November: common | December: common |
| Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum | January: scarce | February: scarce | March: scarce | April: common | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: common | October: scarce | November: scarce | December: scarce |
| Black-throated Green Warbler Setophaga virens | January: absent | February: absent | March: scarce | April: scarce | May: common | June: common | July: common | August: common | September: scarce | October: scarce | November: absent | December: absent |
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