Wisconsin

Birds in Wisconsin

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

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American Robin Turdus migratorius
American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina
Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
American Goldfinch Spinus tristis
Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus
Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens
Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
Northern House Wren Troglodytes aedon
Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater
Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia
European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
(Yellow-shafted Flicker) Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus auratus
Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus
Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum

The complete Birds of Wisconsin

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

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