Birds of Wisconsin

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

Most-observed birds in Wisconsin

Anas platyrhynchos

8,836 observations

Turdus migratorius

8,621 observations

Branta canadensis

8,208 observations

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

6,727 observations

Antigone canadensis

6,125 observations

Meleagris gallopavo

5,705 observations

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

5,529 observations

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

5,477 observations

Black-capped Chickadee

Poecile atricapillus

5,245 observations

American Goldfinch

4,782 observations

Passer domesticus

4,438 observations

Downy Woodpecker

Dryobates pubescens

4,224 observations

Zenaida macroura

4,057 observations

Dark-eyed Junco

3,793 observations

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

3,608 observations

Great Blue Heron

3,547 observations

Cyanocitta cristata

3,451 observations

Melospiza melodia

3,377 observations

Haemorhous mexicanus

3,113 observations

Ring-billed Gull

Larus delawarensis

3,029 observations

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Melanerpes carolinus

2,880 observations

Baltimore Oriole

Icterus galbula

2,756 observations

White-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta carolinensis

2,631 observations

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Setophaga coronata

2,617 observations

Quiscalus quiscula

2,545 observations

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Pheucticus ludovicianus

2,500 observations

American White Pelican

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

2,350 observations

Bombycilla cedrorum

2,324 observations

Dumetella carolinensis

2,285 observations

2,251 observations

Corvus brachyrhynchos

2,188 observations

2,096 observations

Cygnus buccinator

2,092 observations

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

2,069 observations

European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

2,028 observations

Tachycineta bicolor

2,001 observations

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Archilochus colubris

1,965 observations

Charadrius vociferus

1,931 observations

Eastern Bluebird

1,868 observations

Pileated Woodpecker

Dryocopus pileatus

1,808 observations

White-throated Sparrow

Zonotrichia albicollis

1,796 observations

Brown-headed Cowbird

1,780 observations

American Herring Gull

Larus smithsonianus

1,723 observations · iNaturalist

Eastern Kingbird

Tyrannus tyrannus

1,698 observations

Sayornis phoebe

1,685 observations

Hairy Woodpecker

Leuconotopicus villosus

1,681 observations · iNaturalist

Chipping Sparrow

Spizella passerina

1,586 observations

1,533 observations · iNaturalist

American Redstart

Setophaga ruticilla

1,509 observations

Butorides virescens

1,459 observations