Birds in Pennsylvania

Explore 136 species found in this region.

Visiting in April? Look out for American Redstart and Baltimore Oriole arriving this month, and Goldeneye and Great Black-backed Gull depart for the season.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Ruby-throated HummingbirdSmallest · 7cm
to
Mute Swan
Mute SwanLargest · 160cm
Ranges from the Ruby-throated Hummingbird (7cm) to the Mute Swan (160cm)39 families represented

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Showing 24–46 of 136 species

Cackling Goose

Cackling Goose

Branta hutchinsiiLC

Non-breedingRarely spotted

Nov–Jan

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

Canada Goose

Branta canadensisLC

ResidentCommonly spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Cape May Warbler

Cape May Warbler

Setophaga tigrinaLC

PassageRarely spotted

May–Oct

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

Cedar Waxwing

Bombycilla cedrorumLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Chestnut-sided Warbler

Chestnut-sided Warbler

Setophaga pensylvanicaLC

BreedingUncommonly spotted

May–Sep

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

Chipping Sparrow

Spizella passerinaLC

ResidentCommonly spotted

Mar–Dec

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

Common Grackle

Quiscalus quisculaNT

ResidentCommonly spotted

Year-round

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

Common Loon

Gavia immerLC

ResidentRarely spotted

Oct–May

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

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Common Merganser

Common Merganser

Mergus merganserLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Year-round

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

Common Raven

Corvus coraxLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Year-round

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

Common Starling

Sturnus vulgarisLC

ResidentCommonly spotted

Year-round

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

Common Yellowthroat

Geothlypis trichasLC

BreedingCommonly spotted

Apr–Oct

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

Downy Woodpecker

Dryobates pubescensLC

ResidentCommonly spotted

Year-round

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

Dunlin

Calidris alpinaLC

PassageRarely spotted

May–Nov

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

Eastern Bluebird

Sialia sialisLC

ResidentCommonly spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Eastern Screech-owl

Eastern Screech-owl

Megascops asioLC

ResidentRarely spotted

Jul–Apr

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

Evening Grosbeak

Hesperiphona vespertinaVU

PassageRarely spotted

Nov

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

Fish Crow

Corvus ossifragusLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Forster's Tern

Forster's Tern

Sterna forsteriLC

PassageRarely spotted

Aug–Sep

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

Fox Sparrow

Passerella iliacaLC

Non-breedingRarely spotted

Oct–Apr

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

Gadwall

Mareca streperaLC

Non-breedingUncommonly spotted

Oct–Apr

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

Golden Eagle

Aquila chrysaetosLC

PassageRarely spotted

Oct–Nov

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

Goldeneye

Bucephala clangulaLC

Non-breedingRarely spotted

Nov–Mar

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