Birds in Wisconsin

Explore 165 species found in this region.

Visiting in April? Look out for American Bittern and Baltimore Oriole arriving this month, and Glaucous Gull 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)40 families represented

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Showing 47–69 of 165 species

Dunlin

Dunlin

Calidris alpinaLC

BreedingRarely spotted

Apr–Nov

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

Eastern Bluebird

Sialia sialisLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Year-round

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

Eastern Screech-owl

Megascops asioLC

Non-breedingRarely spotted

Nov–Feb

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

Evening Grosbeak

Hesperiphona vespertinaVU

Non-breedingRarely spotted

Nov–Feb

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

Forster's Tern

Sterna forsteriLC

BreedingRarely spotted

Apr–Sep

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

Fox Sparrow

Passerella iliacaLC

Non-breedingUncommonly spotted

Oct–Apr

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

Gadwall

Mareca streperaLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Sep–Jun

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

Glaucous Gull

Larus hyperboreusLC

Non-breedingRarely spotted

Dec–Mar

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

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Goldeneye

Goldeneye

Bucephala clangulaLC

Non-breedingUncommonly spotted

Oct–Apr

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

Gray Catbird

Dumetella carolinensisLC

BreedingCommonly spotted

Apr–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Gray-cheeked Thrush

Gray-cheeked Thrush

Catharus minimusLC

PassageRarely spotted

May–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Great Black-backed Gull

Great Black-backed Gull

Larus marinusLC

Non-breedingRarely spotted

Nov–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodiasLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Mar–Jan

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Great Crested Flycatcher

Great Crested Flycatcher

Myiarchus crinitusLC

BreedingUncommonly spotted

May–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Great Horned Owl

Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianusLC

ResidentRarely spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Great White Egret

Great White Egret

Ardea albaLC

BreedingUncommonly spotted

Apr–Oct

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

Greater Scaup

Aythya marilaLC

ResidentRarely spotted

Oct–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Greater White-fronted Goose

Greater White-fronted Goose

Anser albifronsLC

PassageRarely spotted

Feb–Apr

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

Greater Yellowlegs

Tringa melanoleucaNT

BreedingRarely spotted

Apr–Oct

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

Grey Plover

Pluvialis squatarolaLC

PassageRarely spotted

May–Oct

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

Hairy Woodpecker

Leuconotopicus villosusLC

ResidentCommonly spotted

Year-round

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

Hermit Thrush

Catharus guttatusLC

BreedingUncommonly spotted

Apr–Nov

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

Hooded Merganser

Lophodytes cucullatusLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Year-round

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