Top Birds in January
within 25 miles of Champaign, IL, USA
based on 2003 checklists in 86 hotspots
This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist during the month of January. The change in probability from the previous month is also shown, to highlight which birds are coming and going. Rows with significant changes (< 0.5x or > 2x) are highlighted in red or green. Species that peak in January are indicated with a star. This is based on historical data from eBird, and does not include recently submitted checklists.
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| Rank | Info | Species | Chart | Peak | December | January | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Crow |
|
54.5% | 55.5% | 1.0% | |||
| 2 | Canada Goose |
|
48.1% | 52.1% | 4.0% | |||
| 3 | Northern Cardinal |
|
40.3% | 41.9% | 1.6% | |||
| 4 | Blue Jay |
|
39.0% | 34.4% | 4.6% | |||
| 5 | Downy Woodpecker |
|
35.1% | 33.5% | 1.6% | |||
| 6 | Red-bellied Woodpecker |
|
36.2% | 33.2% | 3.0% | |||
| 7 | White-breasted Nuthatch |
|
29.6% | 30.8% | 1.2% | |||
| 8 | Mallard |
|
37.8% | 30.6% | 7.2% | |||
| 9 | Dark-eyed Junco |
|
31.9% | 29.3% | 2.6% | |||
| 10 | Red-tailed Hawk |
|
26.1% | 24.7% | 1.4% | |||
| 11 | European Starling |
|
23.3% | 22.6% | 0.8% | |||
| 12 | American Robin |
|
21.4% | 20.7% | 0.7% | |||
| 13 | Tufted Titmouse |
|
18.1% | 20.7% | 2.6% | |||
| 14 | American Tree Sparrow |
|
18.5% | 18.1% | 0.3% | |||
| 15 | American Goldfinch |
|
21.7% | 17.4% | 4.4% | |||
| 16 | Northern Flicker |
|
22.4% | 17.2% | 5.2% | |||
| 17 | Mourning Dove |
|
14.4% | 16.6% | 2.1% | |||
| 18 | White-throated Sparrow |
|
18.5% | 16.3% | 2.3% | |||
| 19 | House Sparrow |
|
14.4% | 15.3% | 0.8% | |||
| 20 | Carolina Wren |
|
17.8% | 14.8% | 3.0% | |||
| 21 | Black-capped Chickadee |
|
14.9% | 14.7% | 0.2% | |||
| 22 | House Finch |
|
14.3% | 14.3% | 0.0% | |||
| 23 | Greater White-fronted Goose |
|
7.8% | 13.5% | 5.7% | |||
| 24 | Eastern Bluebird |
|
12.5% | 11.1% | 1.5% | |||
| 25 | Pileated Woodpecker |
|
9.7% | 10.7% | 1.0% | |||
| 26 | Brown Creeper |
|
10.0% | 10.2% | 0.2% | |||
| 27 | Bald Eagle |
|
12.2% | 8.8% | 3.3% | |||
| 28 | Rock Pigeon |
|
9.6% | 8.8% | 0.7% | |||
| 29 | Hairy Woodpecker |
|
9.7% | 8.6% | 1.0% | |||
| 30 | Carolina Chickadee |
|
7.8% | 8.6% | 0.8% | |||
| 31 | Song Sparrow |
|
11.7% | 7.3% | 4.4% | |||
| 32 | Common Goldeneye |
|
5.9% | 6.3% | 0.5% | |||
| 33 | Snow Goose |
|
4.1% | 6.2% | 2.1% | |||
| 34 | American Kestrel |
|
6.3% | 5.8% | 0.5% | |||
| 35 | Belted Kingfisher |
|
10.0% | 5.7% | 4.2% | |||
| 36 | Red-headed Woodpecker |
|
5.5% | 5.4% | 0.1% | |||
| 37 | Barred Owl |
|
3.3% | 5.4% | 2.0% | |||
| 38 | Red-shouldered Hawk |
|
4.1% | 5.2% | 1.1% | |||
| 39 | Northern Saw-whet Owl |
|
0.7% | 5.0% | 4.3% | |||
| 40 | Cackling Goose |
|
4.3% | 4.9% | 0.7% | |||
| 41 | Great Blue Heron |
|
10.9% | 4.8% | 6.1% | |||
| 42 | Cooper's Hawk |
|
5.2% | 4.7% | 0.5% | |||
| 43 | Lesser Scaup |
|
3.0% | 4.3% | 1.3% | |||
| 44 | Trumpeter Swan |
|
2.6% | 4.1% | 1.5% | |||
| 45 | Northern Harrier |
|
3.0% | 3.8% | 0.9% | |||
| 46 | Red-breasted Nuthatch |
|
3.6% | 3.8% | 0.1% | |||
| 47 | Ruddy Duck |
|
2.3% | 3.4% | 1.1% | |||
| 48 | Golden-crowned Kinglet |
|
3.4% | 3.3% | 0.1% | |||
| 49 | Great Horned Owl |
|
3.7% | 3.3% | 0.4% | |||
| 50 | Cedar Waxwing |
|
7.1% | 3.2% | 3.9% | |||
| 51 | American Coot |
|
0.8% | 3.2% | 2.4% | |||
| 52 | American Black Duck |
|
4.0% | 3.1% | 0.9% | |||
| 53 | Common Merganser |
|
2.7% | 2.9% | 0.3% | |||
| 54 | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker |
|
3.0% | 2.8% | 0.2% | |||
| 55 | Fox Sparrow |
|
3.2% | 2.4% | 0.8% | |||
| 56 | Yellow-rumped Warbler |
|
3.1% | 2.4% | 0.7% | |||
| 57 | Hermit Thrush |
|
1.8% | 2.4% | 0.6% | |||
| 58 | Ring-necked Duck |
|
7.7% | 2.3% | 5.3% | |||
| 59 | Canvasback |
|
1.9% | 2.3% | 0.4% | |||
| 60 | White-crowned Sparrow |
|
3.2% | 2.3% | 0.9% | |||
| 61 | Wood Duck |
|
1.3% | 2.3% | 1.0% | |||
| 62 | Ring-billed Gull |
|
5.5% | 2.2% | 3.2% | |||
| 63 | Northern Pintail |
|
2.5% | 2.1% | 0.4% | |||
| 64 | Ring-necked Pheasant |
|
2.8% | 1.9% | 0.9% | |||
| 65 | Gadwall |
|
4.1% | 1.8% | 2.3% | |||
| 66 | Sharp-shinned Hawk |
|
1.1% | 1.7% | 0.6% | |||
| 67 | Hooded Merganser |
|
2.4% | 1.7% | 0.7% | |||
| 68 | Rough-legged Hawk |
|
0.7% | 1.6% | 1.0% | |||
| 69 | Purple Finch |
|
1.6% | 1.6% | 0.0% | |||
| 70 | Greater Scaup |
|
0.3% | 1.5% | 1.2% | |||
| 71 | Pine Siskin |
|
2.1% | 1.3% | 0.7% | |||
| 72 | Northern Shrike |
|
0.8% | 1.3% | 0.5% | |||
| 73 | Swamp Sparrow |
|
2.1% | 1.2% | 0.9% | |||
| 74 | Horned Lark |
|
1.2% | 1.2% | 0.0% | |||
| 75 | Tundra Swan |
|
1.7% | 1.2% | 0.5% | |||
| 76 | Winter Wren |
|
1.3% | 1.1% | 0.2% | |||
| 77 | Common Redpoll |
|
0.2% | 1.0% | 0.8% | |||
| 78 | Redhead |
|
3.2% | 0.9% | 2.2% | |||
| 79 | Merlin |
|
0.6% | 0.9% | 0.3% | |||
| 80 | Eastern Meadowlark |
|
0.7% | 0.7% | 0.1% | |||
| 81 | Green-winged Teal |
|
2.9% | 0.7% | 2.2% | |||
| 82 | American Wigeon |
|
2.7% | 0.6% | 2.1% | |||
| 83 | Red-winged Blackbird |
|
2.2% | 0.6% | 1.6% | |||
| 84 | Herring Gull |
|
0% | 0.6% | 0.6% | |||
| 85 | Pied-billed Grebe |
|
3.4% | 0.6% | 2.8% | |||
| 86 | Ross's Goose |
|
0.7% | 0.6% | 0.1% | |||
| 87 | Common Grackle |
|
0.8% | 0.5% | 0.3% | |||
| 88 | Brown-headed Cowbird |
|
1.0% | 0.5% | 0.4% | |||
| 89 | Northern Shoveler |
|
2.5% | 0.5% | 2.0% | |||
| 90 | Turkey Vulture |
|
0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | |||
| 91 | Lapland Longspur |
|
0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | |||
| 92 | Eastern Towhee |
|
0.7% | 0.4% | 0.2% | |||
| 93 | Long-tailed Duck |
|
0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | |||
| 94 | Horned Grebe |
|
0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | |||
| 95 | Wild Turkey |
|
0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | |||
| 96 | Bufflehead |
|
1.9% | 0.2% | 1.7% | |||
| 97 | Peregrine Falcon |
|
0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | |||
| 98 | White-winged Crossbill |
|
0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | |||
| 99 | Short-eared Owl |
|
0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | |||
| 100 | Field Sparrow |
|
0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | |||
| 101 | Eastern Screech-Owl |
|
0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | |||
| 102 | Brown Thrasher |
|
0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | |||
| 103 | Mute Swan |
|
0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | |||
| 104 | Orange-crowned Warbler |
|
0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | |||
| 105 | Sandhill Crane |
|
0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | |||
| 106 | Killdeer |
|
0.6% | 0.1% | 0.5% | |||
| 107 | Eastern Phoebe |
|
0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | |||
| 108 | Wilson's Snipe |
|
0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | |||
| 109 | Bonaparte's Gull |
|
0.4% | 0.1% | 0.2% | |||
| 110 | Snow Bunting |
|
0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | |||
| 111 | Least Sandpiper |
|
0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | |||
| 112 | Chipping Sparrow |
|
0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | |||
| 113 | Red-breasted Merganser |
|
0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | |||
| 114 | Black-crowned Night-Heron |
|
0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | |||
| 115 | Blue-headed Vireo |
|
0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | |||
| 116 | Eurasian Collared-Dove |
|
0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | |||
| 117 | Harris's Sparrow |
|
0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | |||
| 118 | Rusty Blackbird |
|
0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |||
| 119 | Blue-winged Teal |
|
0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |||
| 120 | Ovenbird |
|
0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |||
| 121 | American Pipit |
|
0.2% | 0.0% | 0.1% | |||
| 122 | Graylag Goose |
|
0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |||
| 123 | Palm Warbler |
|
0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |||
| 124 | Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
|
0.6% | 0.0% | 0.6% | |||
| 125 | Sedge Wren |
|
0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |