Birds of Lincoln County, Montana is a list of the most common birds observed in the county. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.
42% |
Common Raven
Corvus corax Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
40% |
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Sittidae |
33% |
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
32% |
Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus Order: Passeriformes Family: Paridae |
28% |
American Robin
Turdus migratorius Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
22% |
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
21% |
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
20% |
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
19% |
Pine Siskin
Spinus pinus Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
19% |
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
17% |
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
16% |
Mountain Chickadee
Poecile gambeli Order: Passeriformes Family: Paridae |
13% |
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
13% |
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Pandionidae |
12% |
Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
12% |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Corthylio calendula Order: Passeriformes Family: Regulidae |
11% |
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
11% |
Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
11% |
Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
10% |
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
10% |
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
9.8% |
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae |
9.6% |
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
9.5% |
Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
9.3% |
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
9.1% |
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
8.9% |
Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum Order: Passeriformes Family: Bombycillidae |
8.8% |
Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
8.3% |
Downy Woodpecker
Dryobates pubescens Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
8.3% |
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Poecile rufescens Order: Passeriformes Family: Paridae |
8.2% |
Hairy Woodpecker
Dryobates villosus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
8.0% |
Black-billed Magpie
Pica hudsonia Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
7.8% |
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
7.6% |
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus satrapa Order: Passeriformes Family: Regulidae |
7.3% |
American Dipper
Cinclus mexicanus Order: Passeriformes Family: Cinclidae |
7.1% |
Townsend's Solitaire
Myadestes townsendi Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
6.9% |
Warbling Vireo
Vireo gilvus Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
6.5% |
Ruffed Grouse
Bonasa umbellus Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae |
6.4% |
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura Order: Cathartiformes Family: Cathartidae |
6.0% |
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
5.6% |
Common Loon
Gavia immer Order: Gaviiformes Family: Gaviidae |
5.6% |
Canada Jay
Perisoreus canadensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
5.5% |
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
5.5% |
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
5.4% |
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
5.4% |
Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
5.3% |
Pacific Wren
Troglodytes pacificus Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
5.3% |
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
5.2% |
Western Meadowlark
Sturnella neglecta Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
5.1% |
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
5.1% |
Varied Thrush
Ixoreus naevius Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
4.9% |
Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
4.9% |
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
4.7% |
Townsend's Warbler
Setophaga townsendi Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
4.6% |
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
4.4% |
Brown Creeper
Certhia americana Order: Passeriformes Family: Certhiidae |
4.4% |
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
4.4% |
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
4.4% |
Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Mimidae |
4.3% |
Cassin's Vireo
Vireo cassinii Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
4.3% |
American Wigeon
Mareca americana Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
4.1% |
Red-naped Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus nuchalis Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
4.1% |
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
4.1% |
MacGillivray's Warbler
Geothlypis tolmiei Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
4.0% |
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
3.9% |
Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
3.8% |
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
3.7% |
Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
3.6% |
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Sittidae |
3.5% |
Violet-green Swallow
Tachycineta thalassina Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
3.4% |
Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
3.3% |
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
3.3% |
Western Wood-Pewee
Contopus sordidulus Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
3.3% |
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
3.2% |
Mountain Bluebird
Sialia currucoides Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
3.1% |
Orange-crowned Warbler
Leiothlypis celata Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
3.0% |
Hammond's Flycatcher
Empidonax hammondii Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
2.9% |
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Trochilidae |
2.9% |
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
2.8% |
Rough-legged Hawk
Buteo lagopus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
2.7% |
American Coot
Fulica americana Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
2.7% |
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
2.7% |
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
2.7% |
Pygmy Nuthatch
Sitta pygmaea Order: Passeriformes Family: Sittidae |
2.7% |
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
2.7% |
Bohemian Waxwing
Bombycilla garrulus Order: Passeriformes Family: Bombycillidae |
2.6% |
American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
2.6% |
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Trochilidae |
2.6% |
Pine Grosbeak
Pinicola enucleator Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
2.5% |
Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
2.4% |
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae |
2.4% |
Northern Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium gnoma Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae |
2.3% |
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
2.3% |
Green-winged Teal
Anas crecca Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
2.2% |
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammea Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
2.2% |
Black-headed Grosbeak
Pheucticus melanocephalus Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
2.2% |
Trumpeter Swan
Cygnus buccinator Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
2.2% |
Dusky Flycatcher
Empidonax oberholseri Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
2.1% |
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae |
1.9% |
Barrow's Goldeneye
Bucephala islandica Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
1.9% |
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
1.8% |
Wood Duck
Aix sponsa Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
1.8% |
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
1.8% |
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
1.8% |
Lazuli Bunting
Passerina amoena Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae |
1.8% |
Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
1.8% |
Western Bluebird
Sialia mexicana Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
1.7% |
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
1.7% |
Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
1.6% |
Spruce Grouse
Canachites canadensis Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae |
1.6% |
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
1.5% |
Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae |
1.5% |
Vesper Sparrow
Pooecetes gramineus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
1.4% |
Redhead
Aythya americana Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
1.3% |
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
1.3% |
Nashville Warbler
Leiothlypis ruficapilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae |
1.3% |
Vaux's Swift
Chaetura vauxi Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Apodidae |
1.3% |
Tundra Swan
Cygnus columbianus Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
1.3% |
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Archilochus alexandri Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Trochilidae |
1.3% |
Common Nighthawk
Chordeiles minor Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Caprimulgidae |
1.3% |
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
1.2% |
Cooper's Hawk
Accipiter cooperii Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
1.2% |
Northern Shrike
Lanius borealis Order: Passeriformes Family: Laniidae |
1.2% |
Red-necked Grebe
Podiceps grisegena Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
1.2% |
Dusky Grouse
Dendragapus obscurus Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae |
1.1% |
Boreal Chickadee
Poecile hudsonicus Order: Passeriformes Family: Paridae |
1.1% |
American Three-toed Woodpecker
Picoides dorsalis Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
1.1% |
Fox Sparrow
Passerella iliaca Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae |
1.1% |
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
1.0% |
Brewer's Blackbird
Euphagus cyanocephalus Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae |
1.0% |
Merlin
Falco columbarius Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |