Birds of Connecticut

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

84,619

recent observations

50

species listed

50

birds

Naturalists have logged 84,619 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Connecticut. The most frequently seen is the American Robin, with 3,333 recorded sightings.

Most-observed birds in Connecticut

Turdus migratorius

3,333 observations

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

3,134 observations

Passer domesticus

2,891 observations

Melospiza melodia

2,601 observations

Anas platyrhynchos

2,555 observations

Branta canadensis

2,547 observations

Great Blue Heron

2,456 observations

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

2,372 observations

Cyanocitta cristata

2,365 observations

American Herring Gull

Larus smithsonianus

2,359 observations

Pandion haliaetus

2,310 observations

Downy Woodpecker

Dryobates pubescens

2,309 observations

Meleagris gallopavo

2,288 observations

Tufted Titmouse

Baeolophus bicolor

2,211 observations

Zenaida macroura

2,154 observations

Black-capped Chickadee

Poecile atricapillus

2,140 observations

Dark-eyed Junco

1,895 observations

American Goldfinch

1,873 observations

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

1,870 observations

Dumetella carolinensis

1,860 observations

Haemorhous mexicanus

1,858 observations

Double-crested Cormorant

Nannopterum auritum

1,855 observations

White-throated Sparrow

Zonotrichia albicollis

1,838 observations

Eastern Bluebird

1,760 observations

Red-shouldered Hawk

1,721 observations

1,658 observations

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Melanerpes carolinus

1,576 observations

Thryothorus ludovicianus

1,558 observations

White-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta carolinensis

1,378 observations

Ring-billed Gull

Larus delawarensis

1,332 observations

Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos

1,310 observations

European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

1,255 observations

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

1,251 observations

Chipping Sparrow

Spizella passerina

1,214 observations

Quiscalus quiscula

1,166 observations

1,159 observations · iNaturalist

Sayornis phoebe

1,107 observations

1,088 observations

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

1,080 observations

1,024 observations

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Archilochus colubris

1,009 observations

Branta bernicla

995 observations

965 observations

Tachycineta bicolor

962 observations

Brown-headed Cowbird

928 observations

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Setophaga coronata

879 observations

Pileated Woodpecker

Dryocopus pileatus

843 observations

Baltimore Oriole

Icterus galbula

838 observations

American Oystercatcher

Haematopus palliatus

750 observations

Common Yellowthroat

Geothlypis trichas

739 observations

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