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
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosPassage migrantUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Vesper SparrowPooecetes gramineusSummer visitorUncommon13–17 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Orange-crowned WarblerLeiothlypis celataWinter visitorUncommon11–14 cmRegularly Sep–Feb
Brent GooseBranta berniclaWinter visitorUncommon55–66 cmRegularly Oct–Jun
Mourning WarblerGeothlypis philadelphiaSummer visitorUncommon10–15 cmRegularly May–Oct
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusSummer visitorUncommon18–19 cmRegularly May–Sep
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianusPassage migrantUncommon120–150 cmRegularly Nov
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusPassage migrantUncommon30–38 cmRegularly Jun–Sep
American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominicaPassage migrantUncommon24–28 cmRegularly Aug–Nov
Sandhill CraneAntigone canadensisSummer visitorUncommon80–122 cmRegularly Mar–Dec
Clay-colored SparrowSpizella pallidaPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Jan
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusWinter visitorUncommon34–43 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Lark SparrowChondestes grammacusPassage migrantUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Aug–Oct
Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicusWinter visitorUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemasticaPassage migrantUncommon36–42 cmRegularly Aug–Nov
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