Maryland

Birds in Maryland

When the state's notable birds are present through the year, with arrival and departure timing.

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Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina
Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
American Goldfinch Spinus tristis
American Robin Turdus migratorius
Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor
Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus
Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater
Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens
Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina
Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus
Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis
Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum
House Sparrow Passer domesticus

The complete Birds of Maryland

A complete birding reference for the state — every notable species, when it's present, and how to find it.

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