Summer Birds in California

Percent of complete checklists in California that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (819,054 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1House Finch52%
2. 2Mourning Dove41%
3. 3American Crow38%
4. 4Anna's Hummingbird38%
5. 5Black Phoebe37%
6. 6California Towhee34%
7. 7Lesser Goldfinch33%
8. 8California Scrub-Jay31%
9. 9Song Sparrow29%
10. 10Common Raven27%
11. 11Turkey Vulture25%
12. 12Mallard24%
13. 13Spotted Towhee24%
14. 14Dark-eyed Junco22%
15. 15Bushtit22%
16. 16Barn Swallow21%
17. 17Nuttall's Woodpecker21%
18. 18Bewick's Wren20%
19. 19Northern Mockingbird20%
20. 20American Robin19%
21. 21Red-tailed Hawk19%
22. 22Western Gull18%
23. 23Acorn Woodpecker18%
24. 24Double-crested Cormorant17%
25. 25Oak Titmouse17%
26. 26European Starling17%
27. 27Eurasian Collared-Dove17%
28. 28Great Egret16%
29. 29Great Blue Heron16%
30. 30House Sparrow16%
31. 31Cliff Swallow15%
32. 32Snowy Egret15%
33. 33Western Bluebird15%
34. 34Chestnut-backed Chickadee15%
35. 35Steller's Jay15%
36. 36Canada Goose14%
37. 37Allen's Hummingbird13%
38. 38Rock Pigeon13%
39. 39Killdeer13%
40. 40Hooded Oriole13%
41. 41Red-winged Blackbird13%
42. 42Wrentit13%
43. 43Brown Pelican12%
44. 44White-breasted Nuthatch12%
45. 45Red-shouldered Hawk12%
46. 46California Quail12%
47. 47California Gull11%
48. 48Common Yellowthroat11%
49. 49Black-headed Grosbeak11%
50. 50Western Flycatcher11%
51. 51Brewer's Blackbird10%

• Townsend's Warblerfirst arrivals mid August, peaks early October
• Brown Pelicanfirst arrivals early July, peaks mid August
• Ring-billed Gullfirst arrivals the second week of July, peaks the second week of January
• Northern Shovelerfirst arrivals the second week of August, peaks the second week of January
• Least Sandpiperfirst arrivals early July, peaks mid August
• Belted Kingfisherfirst arrivals the second week of July, peaks late September
• Western Sandpiperfirst arrivals late June, peaks mid August
• Cedar Waxwingfirst arrivals late July, peaks early May
• Willetfirst arrivals mid June, peaks the second week of August
• Greater Yellowlegsfirst arrivals mid June, peaks late August
• Green-winged Tealfirst arrivals mid August, peaks the second week of January
• Eared Grebefirst arrivals the second week of August, peaks the second week of January

• American Robinmost gone by mid July
• Black-headed Grosbeakmost gone by mid August
• Orange-crowned Warblermost gone by early June
• Cliff Swallowmost gone by the second week of August
• California Quailmost gone by late June
• Tree Swallowmost gone by mid July
• Brown-headed Cowbirdmost gone by mid July
• Northern House Wrenmost gone by late June
• Hooded Oriolemost gone by late August
• Ash-throated Flycatchermost gone by late July
• Violet-green Swallowmost gone by late July
• Northern Rough-winged Swallowmost gone by the second week of July

52. 52Northern Flicker9.9%
53. 53Caspian Tern9.7%
54. 54Brown-headed Cowbird9.5%
55. 55Tree Swallow9.3%
56. 56Northern House Wren9.0%
57. 57Violet-green Swallow8.9%
58. 58Pied-billed Grebe8.9%
59. 59Orange-crowned Warbler8.6%
60. 60American Coot8.5%