Birds to See in Tennessee in June
85 bird species on our list for Tennessee are recorded regularly in June
Of these, the most often recorded are Northern Cardinal, American Robin, Mourning Dove, Tufted Titmouse and American Crow. New this month: Franklin's Gull.
On the move in June
GBIF · JunAt their peak
From Tennessee’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 85 birds in June
85 birds
Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 4.22% in Jun
American RobinTurdus migratoriusResidentCommon20–28 cmRecorded all year · 3.07% in Jun
Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraResidentCommon23–34 cmRecorded all year · 2.95% in Jun
Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolorResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.74% in Jun
American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchosResidentCommon41–53 cmRecorded all year · 2.73% in Jun
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottosResidentCommon21–26 cmRecorded all year · 2.61% in Jun
Blue JayCyanocitta cristataResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 2.55% in Jun
House FinchHaemorhous mexicanusResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.34% in Jun
Eastern BluebirdSialia sialisResidentCommon16–21 cmRecorded all year · 2.19% in Jun
Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinusResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 2.04% in Jun
Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescensResidentCommon14–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.87% in Jun
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.80% in Jun
Common GrackleQuiscalus quisculaResidentCommon28–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.58% in Jun
Song SparrowMelospiza melodiaResidentCommon12–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.55% in Jun
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 1.54% in Jun
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceusResidentCommon17–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.50% in Jun
White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensisResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in Jun
Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubrisSummer visitorCommon7–9 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.20% in Jun
Chipping SparrowSpizella passerinaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.20% in Jun
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 1.17% in Jun
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasResidentCommon91–137 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in Jun
Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichasSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.90% in Jun
Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitusSummer visitorCommon17–22 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.85% in Jun
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in Jun
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Jun
Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatusResidentCommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Jun
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Jun
Purple MartinProgne subisSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.54% in Jun
OspreyPandion haliaetusSummer visitorCommon54–58 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.54% in Jun
Gray CatbirdDumetella carolinensisSummer visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.52% in Jun
Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivaceaSummer visitorCommon16–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.51% in Jun
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisResidentCommon45–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Jun
Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citreaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.48% in Jun
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Jun
Northern FlickerColaptes auratusWinter visitorCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Jun
Wood DuckAix sponsaResidentCommon47–54 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Jun
Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorumResidentCommon15–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Jun
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoResidentCommon100–125 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Jun
Great White EgretArdea albaSummer visitorCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Jun
Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosusResidentCommon18–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Jun
Fish CrowCorvus ossifragusResidentUncommon36–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Jun
OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapillaSummer visitorUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.25% in Jun
DickcisselSpiza americanaSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.24% in Jun
Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalusResidentUncommon19–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Jun
Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virensSummer visitorCommon11–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.21% in Jun
Blue-headed VireoVireo solitariusSummer visitorUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.21% in Jun
Barred OwlStrix variaResidentUncommon43–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Jun
Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusResidentCommon70–102 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Jun
Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterusSummer visitorUncommon34–44 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.17% in Jun
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentUncommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jun
Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbulaSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 0.10% in Jun
American RedstartSetophaga ruticillaSummer visitorCommon11–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.09% in Jun
Black-throated Blue WarblerSetophaga caerulescensSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.07% in Jun
Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanicaPassage migrantCommon10–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.06% in Jun
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jun
VeeryCatharus fuscescensSummer visitorUncommon16–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.06% in Jun
Northern Yellow WarblerSetophaga aestivaSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.06% in Jun
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentUncommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jun
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus forficatusSummer visitorUncommon28–38 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.05% in Jun
Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax trailliiSummer visitorUncommon13–17 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.04% in Jun
Cattle EgretArdea ibisSummer visitorUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.04% in Jun
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusResidentUncommon46–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jun
Eastern Screech-owlMegascops asioResidentUncommon16–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jun
Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimusPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.02% in Jun
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaSummer visitorUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.02% in Jun
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jun
Western KingbirdTyrannus verticalisSummer visitorRare20–24 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.02% in Jun
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisPassage migrantUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.02% in Jun
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.01% in Jun
Lark SparrowChondestes grammacusSummer visitorRare15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.01% in Jun
Horned LarkEremophila alpestrisWinter visitorUncommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatusWinter visitorUncommon24–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentRare15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
Mute SwanCygnus olorWinter visitorRare140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorUncommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
Alder FlycatcherEmpidonax alnorumSummer visitorRare13–17 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.01% in Jun
Ruffed GrouseBonasa umbellusSummer visitorRare41–50 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.01% in Jun
Painted BuntingPasserina cirisSummer visitorRare12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.01% in Jun
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.01% in Jun
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorRare34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jun
Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcanPassage migrantRare32–36 cmRegularly Jun–Dec · 0.00% in Jun
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaSummer visitorRare27–30 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.00% in Jun
Northern Saw-whet OwlAegolius acadicusSummer visitorRare17–21 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.00% in Jun
Common TernSterna hirundoPassage migrantRare31–35 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.00% in Jun
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorSummer visitorRare45–53 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 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