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Birds in Maine

Our list for Maine has 211 bird species recorded regularly there: 40 residents, 83 summer visitors, 45 winter visitors, 39 passage migrants and 4 scarce visitors

The list comes from 9.6 million birdwatchers' records from 2019–2024, shared through the eBird Observation Dataset on GBIF. A bird is listed when it was recorded in at least 3 of the 6 years and has a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur here than are listed; the months show when it is recorded most years.

Species on our list
211
In October
148
Common
86
Busiest month
May

What's special about Maine

vs United States

The birds recorded far more often here than across United States, as a share of all bird records. These are the ones Maine is worth visiting for.

  1. Black GuillemotBlack Guillemot51×Resident · 0.80% of records here, 0.02% across United States
  2. Atlantic PuffinAtlantic Puffin45×Summer visitor · 0.20% of records here, 0.00% across United States
  3. EiderEider21×Resident · 1.6% of records here, 0.08% across United States
  4. Roseate TernRoseate Tern14×Summer visitor · 0.09% of records here, 0.01% across United States
  5. RazorbillRazorbill13×Resident · 0.17% of records here, 0.01% across United States
  6. Great CormorantGreat Cormorant12×Winter visitor · 0.22% of records here, 0.02% across United States
  7. Leach's Storm-petrelLeach's Storm-petrel9.9×Summer visitor · 0.06% of records here, 0.01% across United States
  8. Arctic TernArctic Tern8.4×Summer visitor · 0.14% of records here, 0.02% across United States

This month: October

GBIF · Oct

Most likely

  1. American CrowAmerican Crow4.82%
  2. Blue JayBlue Jay4.45%
  3. Song SparrowSong Sparrow3.12%
  4. American Herring GullAmerican Herring Gull2.98%
  5. Yellow-rumped WarblerYellow-rumped Warbler2.41%
  6. White-breasted NuthatchWhite-breasted Nuthatch2.30%

Arriving now

  1. Red-breasted MerganserRed-breasted MerganserWinter visitorSep 0.03% → Oct 0.32%
  2. Red-throated LoonRed-throated LoonWinter visitorSep 0.02% → Oct 0.21%
  3. Horned GrebeHorned GrebeWinter visitorSep 0.01% → Oct 0.12%
  4. Ruddy DuckRuddy DuckPassage migrantSep 0.01% → Oct 0.12%
  5. Long-tailed DuckLong-tailed DuckWinter visitorSep 0.01% → Oct 0.12%
  6. Greater ScaupGreater ScaupWinter visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.10%

Share of all bird records in Maine in October, 2019–2024. “Arriving now” are the birds whose share rises most from last month. Each month links to that month’s page.

Near you this week

The birds most likely around your town or postcode right now, from the same records, for a square about 9 km across.

The bird calendar for Maine

Month by month

When each bird is around, through the year. The darker the square, the closer that month is to the bird’s busiest. Filter by summer or winter visitors to see the seasons turn over.

The year in Maine

Records by month
Bird records in Maine by month, 2019–2024
January413,425
February340,365
March425,072
April785,477
May2,027,293
June1,685,973
July1,089,520
August774,622
September805,209
October580,056
November327,691
December358,310

May has the most records (2.0 million). Records follow birdwatchers as well as birds: a busy month means more people out looking, as well as more birds passing through.

By family

12 of 29
All 29 families in Maine

How common

More of United States

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All 211 birds, A to Z

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Questions

4

What birds is Maine known for?

Compared with the rest of United States, Maine stands out for Black Guillemot, Atlantic Puffin, Eider and Roseate Tern. Each is recorded at least 14.1 times as often here as across United States, as a share of all bird records (2019–2024).

How many birds are on Birdfact's list for Maine?

211 species, each recorded regularly in Maine (in at least 3 of the 6 years 2019–2024): 40 residents, 83 summer visitors, 45 winter visitors, 39 passage migrants and 4 scarce visitors. The list includes only birds with a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur in Maine, and rarer vagrants are not listed.

What birds can I see in Maine in October?

148 species on our list for Maine are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are American Crow, Blue Jay, Song Sparrow, American Herring Gull and Yellow-rumped Warbler.

What are the most common birds in Maine?

Of the birds on our list, the ones birdwatchers record most often in Maine are American Crow, Blue Jay, American Herring Gull, Song Sparrow and American Robin.

Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made

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