Uncommon Birds in Maine
Our list for Maine has 84 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 5 residents, 37 summer visitors, 25 winter visitors and 17 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Maine in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 84, most common first
WilletTringa semipalmataSummer visitorUncommon33–41 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensisPassage migrantUncommon35–43 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Fox SparrowPasserella iliacaWinter visitorUncommon15–19 cmRegularly Oct–Jun
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Ruffed GrouseBonasa umbellusResidentUncommon41–50 cmRecorded all year
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusSummer visitorUncommon48–66 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Evening GrosbeakHesperiphona vespertinaWinter visitorUncommon16–22 cmRegularly Jul–May
Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolniiSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Oct
Barred OwlStrix variaResidentUncommon43–50 cmRecorded all year
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisPassage migrantUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Jul–Nov
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusWinter visitorUncommon52–64 cmRegularly Jul–Apr
Horned LarkEremophila alpestrisWinter visitorUncommon16–20 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiSummer visitorUncommon33–41 cmRegularly May–Aug
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusSummer visitorUncommon50–90 cmRegularly Apr–Dec
Yellow-bellied FlycatcherEmpidonax flaviventrisSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Sep
Bay-breasted WarblerSetophaga castaneaSummer visitorUncommon14–14 cmRegularly May–Oct
Philadelphia VireoVireo philadelphicusSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly May–Oct
DunlinCalidris alpinaPassage migrantUncommon16–22 cmRegularly May–Jan
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrinaSummer visitorUncommon10–13 cmRegularly May–Oct
Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulusWinter visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Piping PloverCharadrius melodusSummer visitorUncommon17–18 cmRegularly Mar–Sep
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