Fall Birds in California

Percent of complete checklists in California that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (954,550 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Black Phoebe54%
2. 2House Finch50%
3. 3American Crow46%
4. 4Anna's Hummingbird45%
5. 5White-crowned Sparrow42%
6. 6Yellow-rumped Warbler38%
7. 7California Scrub-Jay36%
8. 8California Towhee32%
9. 9Song Sparrow31%
10. 10Common Raven30%
11. 11Lesser Goldfinch30%
12. 12Mourning Dove29%
13. 13Turkey Vulture26%
14. 14Mallard26%
15. 15Red-tailed Hawk25%
16. 16Dark-eyed Junco24%
17. 17Bushtit23%
18. 18Bewick's Wren22%
19. 19Nuttall's Woodpecker21%
20. 20European Starling21%
21. 21Ruby-crowned Kinglet21%
22. 22Northern Flicker21%
23. 23Double-crested Cormorant21%
24. 24Great Egret20%
25. 25Northern Mockingbird19%
26. 26Spotted Towhee19%
27. 27American Coot19%
28. 28Western Gull19%
29. 29Acorn Woodpecker17%
30. 30Oak Titmouse17%
31. 31Great Blue Heron17%
32. 32Western Bluebird17%
33. 33Golden-crowned Sparrow16%
34. 34Chestnut-backed Chickadee16%
35. 35Red-shouldered Hawk16%
36. 36Snowy Egret16%
37. 37Killdeer16%
38. 38Orange-crowned Warbler16%
39. 39Canada Goose16%
40. 40Rock Pigeon14%
41. 41Pied-billed Grebe14%
42. 42Say's Phoebe14%
43. 43Common Yellowthroat14%
44. 44Red-winged Blackbird13%
45. 45Brown Pelican13%
46. 46American Robin13%
47. 47Townsend's Warbler13%
48. 48California Gull12%
49. 49Eurasian Collared-Dove12%
50. 50American Kestrel12%
51. 51House Sparrow12%
52. 52White-breasted Nuthatch12%
53. 53Brewer's Blackbird11%
54. 54Allen's Hummingbird11%
55. 55Steller's Jay11%
56. 56Northern House Wren11%
57. 57Hermit Thrush11%
58. 58Belted Kingfisher11%
59. 59Savannah Sparrow10%
60. 60Wrentit10%

• Yellow-rumped Warblerfirst arrivals mid September, peaks the second week of December
• White-crowned Sparrowfirst arrivals late September, peaks late October
• Ruby-crowned Kingletfirst arrivals mid September, peaks the second week of December
• American Cootfirst arrivals mid October, peaks the second week of January
• Northern Flickerfirst arrivals early October, peaks late October
• Golden-crowned Sparrowfirst arrivals mid September, peaks the second week of December
• Buffleheadfirst arrivals mid October, peaks the second week of January
• Say's Phoebefirst arrivals the second week of September, peaks late November
• Hermit Thrushfirst arrivals mid September, peaks early November
• Ruddy Duckfirst arrivals early November, peaks the second week of January
• American Wigeonfirst arrivals the second week of September, peaks the second week of January
• American Kestrelfirst arrivals mid September, peaks the second week of December

• Barn Swallowmost gone by mid September
• Wilson's Warblermost gone by early October
• Northern Yellow Warblermost gone by the second week of October
• Western Flycatchermost gone by early October
• Steller's Jaymost gone by mid October
• Western Tanagermost gone by early October
• Western Warbling Vireomost gone by early October
• Western Wood-Peweemost gone by late September
• Caspian Ternmost gone by mid September
• Lazuli Buntingmost gone by the second week of September
• Mountain Chickadeemost gone by early November
• Hairy Woodpeckermost gone by the second week of October