Birds of Maine

What birds are common in Maine?

The birds you are most likely to run into in Maine right now are Semipalmated Sandpiper, European Starling, and Snowy Egret. Birders reported 237 species across Maine on eBird during August 22–28, 2026 — the 18below are the ones that turned up on the most of those days, which is as close to “common” as sightings data gets.

• Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla

  Reported on all 7 of the last 7 days

• European Starling Sturnus vulgaris

  Reported on all 7 of the last 7 days

• Snowy Egret Egretta thula

  Reported on all 7 of the last 7 days

• Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus

  Reported on all 7 of the last 7 days

• Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum

  Reported on all 7 of the last 7 days

• Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus

  Reported on all 7 of the last 7 days

• Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla

  Reported on all 7 of the last 7 days

• Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola

  Reported on all 7 of the last 7 days

• Rock Pigeon Columba livia

How this is measured: eBird publishes, for each day, every species reported anywhere in Maine. We count how many of the 7 days sampled (August 22–28, 2026) each species appears on and rank by that count — nothing here is estimated or modelled. Species tied on days are ordered by the total number of individuals in those records. Rarities work the other way round: rare bird alerts tell you when a bird that is not common shows up near you.