Birds of North Dakota

What birds are common in North Dakota?

The birds you are most likely to run into in North Dakota right now are Common Grackle, Northern Shoveler, and Redhead. Birders reported 153 species across North Dakota on eBird during October 7–13, 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.

• Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula

  Reported on all 6 of the 6 days checked

• Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata

  Reported on all 6 of the 6 days checked

• Redhead Aythya americana

  Reported on all 6 of the 6 days checked

• Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan

  Reported on all 6 of the 6 days checked

• Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis

  Reported on all 6 of the 6 days checked

• European Starling Sturnus vulgaris

  Reported on all 6 of the 6 days checked

• American Robin Turdus migratorius

  Reported on all 6 of the 6 days checked

• Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus

  Reported on all 6 of the 6 days checked

• Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis

  Reported on all 6 of the 6 days checked

• American Coot Fulica americana

  Reported on all 6 of the 6 days checked

• Mallard Anas platyrhynchos

  Reported on all 6 of the 6 days checked

• Green-winged Teal Anas crecca

  Reported on all 6 of the 6 days checked

• Canada Goose Branta canadensis

  Reported on all 6 of the 6 days checked

• Rock Pigeon Columba livia

  Reported on all 6 of the 6 days checked

• Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum

  Reported on all 6 of the 6 days checked

• Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca

  Reported on all 6 of the 6 days checked

• American Pipit Anthus rubescens

  Reported on all 6 of the 6 days checked

• Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum

  Reported on all 6 of the 6 days checked

How this is measured: eBird publishes, for each day, every species reported anywhere in North Dakota. We count how many of the 6 days sampled (October 7–13, 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.