Birds of Wisconsin

What birds are common in Wisconsin?

The birds you are most likely to run into in Wisconsin right now are European Starling, Red-winged Blackbird, and American White Pelican. Birders reported 228 species across Wisconsin 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.

• European Starling Sturnus vulgaris

  Reported on all 7 of the last 7 days

• Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus

  Reported on all 7 of the last 7 days

• American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

  Reported on all 7 of the last 7 days

• Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica

  Reported on all 7 of the last 7 days

• Killdeer Charadrius vociferus

  Reported on all 7 of the last 7 days

• House Sparrow Passer domesticus

  Reported on all 7 of the last 7 days

• Wood Duck Aix sponsa

  Reported on all 7 of the last 7 days

• Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla

  Reported on all 7 of the last 7 days

• Canada Goose Branta canadensis

How this is measured: eBird publishes, for each day, every species reported anywhere in Wisconsin. 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.