Birds to See in Rhode Island in June
104 bird species on our list for Rhode Island are recorded regularly in June
Of these, the most often recorded are American Robin, Song Sparrow, Gray Catbird, Red-winged Blackbird and Northern Yellow Warbler. New this month: Manx Shearwater, American Bittern and Pomarine Jaeger.
On the move in June
GBIF · JunArriving
At their peak
From Rhode Island’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
Other months
All 104 birds in June
104 birds
American RobinTurdus migratoriusResidentCommon20–28 cmRecorded all year · 3.51% in Jun
Song SparrowMelospiza melodiaResidentCommon12–17 cmRecorded all year · 3.35% in Jun
Gray CatbirdDumetella carolinensisSummer visitorCommon20–24 cmRecorded all year · 3.33% in Jun
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceusSummer visitorCommon17–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.86% in Jun
Northern Yellow WarblerSetophaga aestivaSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 2.51% in Jun
Common GrackleQuiscalus quisculaSummer visitorCommon28–34 cmRecorded all year · 2.47% in Jun
Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.39% in Jun
Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraResidentCommon23–34 cmRecorded all year · 2.24% in Jun
OspreyPandion haliaetusSummer visitorCommon54–58 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 2.11% in Jun
Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichasSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly May–Oct · 1.95% in Jun
American Herring GullLarus smithsonianusResidentCommon53–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.92% in Jun
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.79% in Jun
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.70% in Jun
Blue JayCyanocitta cristataResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 1.67% in Jun
Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolorResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.59% in Jun
American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchosResidentCommon41–53 cmRecorded all year · 1.59% in Jun
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.58% in Jun
Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorumSummer visitorCommon15–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.51% in Jun
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 1.48% in Jun
Great White EgretArdea albaSummer visitorCommon80–104 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 1.45% in Jun
Chipping SparrowSpizella passerinaSummer visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 1.42% in Jun
House FinchHaemorhous mexicanusResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Jun
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.10% in Jun
Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescensResidentCommon14–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Jun
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottosResidentCommon21–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Jun
OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapillaSummer visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.99% in Jun
Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitusSummer visitorCommon17–22 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.99% in Jun
Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbulaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.98% in Jun
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasResidentCommon91–137 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Jun
White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensisResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Jun
WilletTringa semipalmataSummer visitorCommon33–41 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.87% in Jun
Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinusResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Jun
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in Jun
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorCommon31–35 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.74% in Jun
Fish CrowCorvus ossifragusResidentCommon36–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Jun
Northern FlickerColaptes auratusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Jun
Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax trailliiSummer visitorCommon13–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.69% in Jun
VeeryCatharus fuscescensSummer visitorCommon16–19 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.64% in Jun
American RedstartSetophaga ruticillaSummer visitorCommon11–14 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.63% in Jun
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Jun
Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubrisSummer visitorCommon7–9 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.49% in Jun
Piping PloverCharadrius melodusSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.48% in Jun
Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivaceaSummer visitorCommon16–19 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.46% in Jun
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisResidentCommon45–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Jun
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Jun
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensisWinter visitorCommon43–54 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Jun
Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosusResidentCommon18–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Jun
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Jun
Purple MartinProgne subisSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.35% in Jun
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusSummer visitorUncommon48–66 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.34% in Jun
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaSummer visitorCommon15–18 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.33% in Jun
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.33% in Jun
EiderSomateria mollissimaWinter visitorCommon50–71 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Jun
Eastern BluebirdSialia sialisResidentCommon16–21 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Jun
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxSummer visitorUncommon58–65 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.29% in Jun
Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianusSummer visitorCommon18–22 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.27% in Jun
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.26% in Jun
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoResidentUncommon100–125 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Jun
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorCommon27–30 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.24% in Jun
Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatusResidentCommon14–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Jun
Wood DuckAix sponsaSummer visitorCommon47–54 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Jun
Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterusSummer visitorUncommon34–44 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.16% in Jun
Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatusResidentUncommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Jun
Common LoonGavia immerWinter visitorCommon66–91 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Jun
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisSummer visitorUncommon15–18 cmRegularly May–Nov · 0.13% in Jun
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSummer visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.13% in Jun
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentUncommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Jun
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensisSummer visitorUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.12% in Jun
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiSummer visitorUncommon33–41 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.12% in Jun
BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorusSummer visitorUncommon16–20 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.11% in Jun
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaSummer visitorUncommon40–51 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.11% in Jun
Great ShearwaterArdenna gravisSummer visitorUncommon43–51 cmRegularly May–Nov · 0.10% in Jun
Swamp SparrowMelospiza georgianaWinter visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.09% in Jun
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusSummer visitorCommon23–32 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.09% in Jun
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaSummer visitorCommon29–40 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.09% in Jun
Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanicaSummer visitorUncommon10–14 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.09% in Jun
Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphiaResidentUncommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jun
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jun
Barred OwlStrix variaResidentUncommon43–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jun
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.08% in Jun
Marsh WrenCistothorus palustrisResidentUncommon10–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jun
Red KnotCalidris canutusSummer visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.07% in Jun
DunlinCalidris alpinaWinter visitorUncommon16–22 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.06% in Jun
Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virensPassage migrantUncommon11–12 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.06% in Jun
Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusWinter visitorUncommon70–102 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jun
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusWinter visitorUncommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jun
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jun
Northern GannetMorus bassanusWinter visitorCommon87–100 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.05% in Jun
Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimusSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.05% in Jun
Black-billed CuckooCoccyzus erythropthalmusSummer visitorRare28–32 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.04% in Jun
Blue-headed VireoVireo solitariusPassage migrantUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.04% in Jun
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusPassage migrantRare30–38 cmRegularly Jun–Nov · 0.03% in Jun
Virginia RailRallus limicolaResidentRare20–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jun
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusWinter visitorUncommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jun
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusWinter visitorUncommon46–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusPassage migrantRare46–51 cmRegularly Jun–Nov · 0.01% in Jun
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusPassage migrantRare41–46 cmRegularly May–Nov · 0.01% in Jun
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 0.01% in Jun
Alder FlycatcherEmpidonax alnorumPassage migrantRare13–17 cmRegularly May–Jun · 0.01% in Jun
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataWinter visitorRare66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
Greylag GooseAnser anserSummer visitorRare75–90 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.01% in Jun
American BitternBotaurus lentiginosusWinter visitorRare58–85 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.01% in Jun
Eastern Screech-owlMegascops asioWinter visitorRare16–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
Sandhill CraneAntigone canadensisResidentRare80–122 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.00% in Jun
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