Birds in Maine

Explore 176 species found in this region.

Visiting in June? Look out for Black Tern and Goldeneye arriving this month, and Cape May Warbler and Common Pheasant depart for the season.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Ruby-throated HummingbirdSmallest · 7cm
to
Great Blue Heron
Great Blue HeronLargest · 137cm
Ranges from the Ruby-throated Hummingbird (7cm) to the Great Blue Heron (137cm)45 families represented

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Showing 116–138 of 176 species

Pileated Woodpecker

Pileated Woodpecker

Dryocopus pileatusLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Pine Siskin

Pine Siskin

Spinus pinusLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Sep–Jul

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Piping Plover

Piping Plover

Charadrius melodusNT

BreedingRarely spotted

Apr–Aug

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Purple Sandpiper

Purple Sandpiper

Calidris maritimaLC

ResidentRarely spotted

Nov–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Razorbill

Razorbill

Alca tordaLC

ResidentRarely spotted

May–Feb

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Red Crossbill

Red Crossbill

Loxia curvirostraLC

ResidentRarely spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Red Knot

Red Knot

Calidris canutusNT

PassageRarely spotted

Aug

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Red-bellied Woodpecker

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Melanerpes carolinusLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

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Red-breasted Merganser

Red-breasted Merganser

Mergus serratorLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Oct–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Red-necked Grebe

Red-necked Grebe

Podiceps grisegenaLC

Non-breedingUncommonly spotted

Sep–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Red-necked Phalarope

Red-necked Phalarope

Phalaropus lobatusLC

PassageRarely spotted

Aug

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Red-tailed Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensisLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Red-throated Loon

Red-throated Loon

Gavia stellataLC

ResidentRarely spotted

Oct–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Red-winged Blackbird

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceusLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Feb–Dec

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Ring-billed Gull

Ring-billed Gull

Larus delawarensisLC

ResidentCommonly spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Rock Dove

Rock Dove

Columba liviaLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Pheucticus ludovicianusLC

BreedingUncommonly spotted

May–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Roseate Tern

Roseate Tern

Sterna dougalliiLC

BreedingRarely spotted

May–Aug

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Rough-legged Hawk

Rough-legged Hawk

Buteo lagopusLC

PassageRarely spotted

Jan

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Corthylio calendulaLC

BreedingUncommonly spotted

Apr–Nov

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Archilochus colubrisLC

BreedingUncommonly spotted

May–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Ruddy Duck

Ruddy Duck

Oxyura jamaicensisLC

PassageRarely spotted

Oct–Dec

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Ruddy Turnstone

Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpresLC

BreedingRarely spotted

May–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
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