Birds to See in Wyoming in January
59 bird species on our list for Wyoming are recorded regularly in January
Of these, the most often recorded are Common Raven, House Sparrow, House Finch, Eurasian Collared Dove and American Crow. New this month: Swamp Sparrow, Black-backed Woodpecker and Northern Cardinal.
On the move in January
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At their peak
From Wyoming’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
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All 59 birds in January
59 birds
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 5.80% in Jan
House SparrowPasser domesticusWinter visitorCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 5.00% in Jan
House FinchHaemorhous mexicanusWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 4.76% in Jan
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoWinter visitorCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 4.61% in Jan
American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchosWinter visitorCommon41–53 cmRecorded all year · 3.92% in Jan
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 3.65% in Jan
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 3.56% in Jan
Northern FlickerColaptes auratusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 3.31% in Jan
Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusWinter visitorCommon70–102 cmRecorded all year · 3.19% in Jan
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 2.73% in Jan
Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopusWinter visitorCommon46–59 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 2.28% in Jan
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisResidentCommon45–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.03% in Jan
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 1.86% in Jan
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosWinter visitorCommon66–102 cmRecorded all year · 1.86% in Jan
Rock DoveColumba liviaWinter visitorCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 1.83% in Jan
American RobinTurdus migratoriusResidentCommon20–28 cmRecorded all year · 1.74% in Jan
Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescensWinter visitorCommon14–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.68% in Jan
Trumpeter SwanCygnus buccinatorResidentCommon139–157 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Jan
American Tree SparrowSpizelloides arboreaWinter visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.92% in Jan
Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosusResidentCommon18–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in Jan
White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensisWinter visitorCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Jan
Blue JayCyanocitta cristataWinter visitorCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Jan
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Jan
Pine SiskinSpinus pinusResidentCommon11–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Jan
Horned LarkEremophila alpestrisResidentCommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Jan
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusResidentCommon46–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Jan
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Jan
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoWinter visitorCommon100–125 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Jan
Song SparrowMelospiza melodiaResidentCommon12–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Jan
GadwallMareca streperaSummer visitorCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Jan
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatusWinter visitorUncommon24–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Jan
Eurasian TealAnas creccaResidentCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Jan
Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorumResidentCommon15–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Jan
Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatusWinter visitorCommon40–49 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.31% in Jan
Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsiiWinter visitorCommon53–76 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.30% in Jan
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Jan
Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulusWinter visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.27% in Jan
Evening GrosbeakHesperiphona vespertinaResidentUncommon16–22 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Jan
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorUncommon24–33 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.23% in Jan
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.20% in Jan
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasSummer visitorCommon91–137 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Jan
White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrysSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.14% in Jan
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixWinter visitorUncommon28–32 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.12% in Jan
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorCommon59–76 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Jan
ChukarAlectoris chukarWinter visitorUncommon32–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jan
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalisWinter visitorUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.11% in Jan
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataSummer visitorCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jan
Ruffed GrouseBonasa umbellusResidentUncommon41–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jan
Wood DuckAix sponsaResidentUncommon47–54 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jan
Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicusWinter visitorUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.04% in Jan
Northern Pygmy-owlGlaucidium gnomaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jan
Swamp SparrowMelospiza georgianaResidentRare12–15 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.04% in Jan
American Three-toed WoodpeckerPicoides dorsalisResidentUncommon21–24 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.03% in Jan
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusResidentRare34–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jan
Eastern Screech-owlMegascops asioWinter visitorRare16–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jan
Eastern BluebirdSialia sialisSummer visitorRare16–21 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.02% in Jan
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsPassage migrantUncommon64–81 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.01% in Jan
Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalisSummer visitorRare21–23 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.01% in Jan
Black-backed WoodpeckerPicoides arcticusSummer visitorRare21–24 cmRegularly May–Jan · 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