Birds of Connecticut

The birds most often spotted in Connecticut, ranked by recent research-grade observations.

86,007

recent observations

50

species listed

50

birds

Naturalists have logged 86,007 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Connecticut. The most frequently seen is the American Robin, with 3,356 recorded sightings.

Most-observed birds in Connecticut

Turdus migratorius

3,356 observations

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

3,166 observations

Passer domesticus

2,936 observations

Melospiza melodia

2,642 observations

Anas platyrhynchos

2,574 observations

Branta canadensis

2,572 observations

Great Blue Heron

2,524 observations

American Herring Gull

Larus smithsonianus

2,432 observations

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

2,413 observations

Cyanocitta cristata

2,389 observations

Pandion haliaetus

2,385 observations

Meleagris gallopavo

2,334 observations

Downy Woodpecker

Dryobates pubescens

2,322 observations

Tufted Titmouse

Baeolophus bicolor

2,271 observations

Zenaida macroura

2,195 observations

Black-capped Chickadee

Poecile atricapillus

2,158 observations

Double-crested Cormorant

Nannopterum auritum

1,924 observations

American Goldfinch

1,906 observations

Dark-eyed Junco

1,899 observations

Dumetella carolinensis

1,895 observations

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

1,879 observations

Haemorhous mexicanus

1,879 observations

White-throated Sparrow

Zonotrichia albicollis

1,842 observations

Eastern Bluebird

1,788 observations

Red-shouldered Hawk

1,751 observations

1,718 observations

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Melanerpes carolinus

1,587 observations

Thryothorus ludovicianus

1,579 observations

White-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta carolinensis

1,404 observations

Ring-billed Gull

Larus delawarensis

1,373 observations

Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos

1,341 observations

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

1,281 observations

European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

1,261 observations

Chipping Sparrow

Spizella passerina

1,233 observations

Quiscalus quiscula

1,186 observations

1,180 observations · iNaturalist

Sayornis phoebe

1,136 observations

1,108 observations

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

1,105 observations

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Archilochus colubris

1,039 observations

1,036 observations

Branta bernicla

996 observations

976 observations

Tachycineta bicolor

973 observations

Brown-headed Cowbird

942 observations

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Setophaga coronata

884 observations

Pileated Woodpecker

Dryocopus pileatus

848 observations

Baltimore Oriole

Icterus galbula

840 observations

American Oystercatcher

Haematopus palliatus

781 observations

Great Black-backed Gull

768 observations

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