Birds to See in Vermont in January
68 bird species on our list for Vermont are recorded regularly in January
Of these, the most often recorded are American Crow, Blue Jay, White-breasted Nuthatch, Tufted Titmouse and Downy Woodpecker.
On the move in January
GBIF · JanAt their peak
From Vermont’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 68 birds in January
68 birds
American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchosResidentCommon41–53 cmRecorded all year · 6.25% in Jan
Blue JayCyanocitta cristataResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 5.81% in Jan
White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensisWinter visitorCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 5.21% in Jan
Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolorResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 4.62% in Jan
Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescensResidentCommon14–18 cmRecorded all year · 4.61% in Jan
Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 4.56% in Jan
Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosusResidentCommon18–26 cmRecorded all year · 3.40% in Jan
Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraResidentCommon23–34 cmRecorded all year · 3.27% in Jan
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.31% in Jan
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.10% in Jan
American Tree SparrowSpizelloides arboreaWinter visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 1.99% in Jan
Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinusResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.83% in Jan
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisWinter visitorCommon45–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.83% in Jan
House FinchHaemorhous mexicanusResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.61% in Jan
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.57% in Jan
Rock DoveColumba liviaWinter visitorCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 1.49% in Jan
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.48% in Jan
American RobinTurdus migratoriusResidentCommon20–28 cmRecorded all year · 1.24% in Jan
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 1.19% in Jan
Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusWinter visitorCommon70–102 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in Jan
Eastern BluebirdSialia sialisResidentCommon16–21 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in Jan
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 1.10% in Jan
Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatusResidentCommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Jan
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.77% in Jan
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoResidentCommon100–125 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Jan
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalisWinter visitorCommon15–18 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.73% in Jan
American Black DuckAnas rubripesWinter visitorCommon54–59 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.72% in Jan
Canada GooseBranta canadensisSummer visitorCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Jan
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensisResidentCommon43–54 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Jan
Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatusWinter visitorCommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Jan
Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorumSummer visitorCommon15–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Jan
Pine SiskinSpinus pinusWinter visitorCommon11–14 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.55% in Jan
American Herring GullLarus smithsonianusWinter visitorCommon53–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Jan
Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopusWinter visitorUncommon46–59 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.50% in Jan
Song SparrowMelospiza melodiaSummer visitorCommon12–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Jan
Horned LarkEremophila alpestrisWinter visitorUncommon16–20 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.41% in Jan
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusWinter visitorUncommon64–79 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.38% in Jan
Barred OwlStrix variaResidentUncommon43–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Jan
Common LoonGavia immerResidentCommon66–91 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.35% in Jan
Evening GrosbeakHesperiphona vespertinaWinter visitorUncommon16–22 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.34% in Jan
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.24% in Jan
Horned GrebePodiceps auritusWinter visitorUncommon31–38 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.23% in Jan
Northern FlickerColaptes auratusSummer visitorCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Jan
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorUncommon52–58 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.19% in Jan
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottosResidentUncommon21–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Jan
Ruffed GrouseBonasa umbellusResidentUncommon41–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Jan
Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulusWinter visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.14% in Jan
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatusWinter visitorUncommon24–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Jan
Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicusWinter visitorUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.13% in Jan
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Jan
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Jan
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusWinter visitorUncommon46–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jan
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusWinter visitorUncommon34–43 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.11% in Jan
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus variusSummer visitorCommon19–22 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.07% in Jan
Snowy OwlBubo scandiacusWinter visitorUncommon52–71 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.06% in Jan
MerlinFalco columbariusSummer visitorUncommon24–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jan
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisWinter visitorUncommon37–60 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.05% in Jan
Eastern Screech-owlMegascops asioWinter visitorUncommon16–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jan
Snow GooseAnser caerulescensPassage migrantUncommon69–84 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.04% in Jan
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.04% in Jan
Black-backed WoodpeckerPicoides arcticusResidentUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jan
Iceland GullLarus glaucoidesWinter visitorRare52–60 cmRegularly Dec–Feb · 0.03% in Jan
Northern Saw-whet OwlAegolius acadicusWinter visitorRare17–21 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jan
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosWinter visitorRare66–102 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.02% in Jan
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusWinter visitorRare50–90 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.02% in Jan
Fish CrowCorvus ossifragusResidentUncommon36–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jan
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegenaPassage migrantUncommon40–50 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.01% in Jan
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorRare40–47 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.01% in Jan
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