Birds of Maine

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

Most-observed birds in Maine

American Herring Gull

Larus smithsonianus

4,803 observations · iNaturalist

Somateria mollissima

4,044 observations

3,296 observations

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

3,045 observations

Double-crested Cormorant

Nannopterum auritum

2,907 observations

Anas platyrhynchos

2,901 observations

Melospiza melodia

2,825 observations

Meleagris gallopavo

2,620 observations

Black-capped Chickadee

Poecile atricapillus

2,572 observations

Black Guillemot

2,160 observations

Turdus migratorius

2,136 observations

Great Blue Heron

2,120 observations

American Goldfinch

1,991 observations

Atlantic Puffin

Fratercula arctica

1,911 observations

Branta canadensis

1,816 observations

Sayornis phoebe

1,593 observations

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Setophaga coronata

1,521 observations

Pandion haliaetus

1,516 observations

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

1,504 observations

Cyanocitta cristata

1,495 observations

Great Black-backed Gull

1,486 observations

Ring-billed Gull

Larus delawarensis

1,429 observations

Dark-eyed Junco

1,423 observations

Downy Woodpecker

Dryobates pubescens

1,406 observations

Eastern Bluebird

1,362 observations

Chipping Sparrow

Spizella passerina

1,320 observations

Bombycilla cedrorum

1,314 observations

Dumetella carolinensis

1,294 observations

Corvus brachyrhynchos

1,293 observations

Zenaida macroura

1,254 observations

Hairy Woodpecker

Leuconotopicus villosus

1,233 observations · iNaturalist

1,202 observations

White-throated Sparrow

Zonotrichia albicollis

1,182 observations

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta canadensis

1,112 observations

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

1,103 observations

Common Yellowthroat

Geothlypis trichas

1,094 observations

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Archilochus colubris

1,077 observations

Pileated Woodpecker

Dryocopus pileatus

1,062 observations

Haemorhous purpureus

1,045 observations

Passer domesticus

1,013 observations

White-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta carolinensis

933 observations

Common Merganser

Mergus merganser

907 observations

905 observations

Catharus guttatus

891 observations

Black-throated Green Warbler

Setophaga virens

885 observations

Red-breasted Merganser

Mergus serrator

874 observations

Semipalmated Plover

Charadrius semipalmatus

839 observations

Black-and-white Warbler

Mniotilta varia

825 observations

Haemorhous mexicanus

808 observations

American Black Duck

798 observations