Birds in Delaware in October

Percent of complete checklists in Delaware that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (14,310 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Blue Jay56%
2. 2Carolina Wren54%
3. 3Northern Cardinal54%
4. 4Carolina Chickadee47%
5. 5Turkey Vulture46%
6. 6Red-bellied Woodpecker44%
7. 7American Robin40%
8. 8Northern Flicker38%
9. 9Canada Goose37%
10. 10Tufted Titmouse37%
11. 11Yellow-rumped Warbler37%
12. 12American Crow36%
13. 13Downy Woodpecker35%
14. 14Song Sparrow34%
15. 15Northern Mockingbird33%
16. 16Mourning Dove33%
17. 17White-throated Sparrow33%
18. 18House Finch33%
19. 19Red-winged Blackbird29%
20. 20European Starling28%
21. 21Great Blue Heron28%
22. 22American Goldfinch27%
23. 23Ruby-crowned Kinglet26%
24. 24Gray Catbird26%
25. 25Double-crested Cormorant25%
26. 26Bald Eagle24%
27. 27Eastern Bluebird22%
28. 28White-breasted Nuthatch22%
29. 29Tree Swallow22%
30. 30Laughing Gull21%
31. 31Eastern Phoebe19%
32. 32Golden-crowned Kinglet18%
33. 33American Herring Gull18%
34. 34Swamp Sparrow18%
35. 35Eastern Towhee17%
36. 36Great Egret16%
37. 37Mallard16%
38. 38Ring-billed Gull16%
39. 39Black Vulture15%
40. 40House Sparrow15%
41. 41Belted Kingfisher15%
42. 42Chipping Sparrow15%
43. 43Greater Yellowlegs12%
44. 44Common Grackle12%
45. 45Northern Harrier12%
46. 46Hairy Woodpecker11%
47. 47Cooper's Hawk11%
48. 48Forster's Tern11%
49. 49Snowy Egret11%
50. 50Dark-eyed Junco11%
51. 51Red-tailed Hawk11%
52. 52Pileated Woodpecker11%
53. 53Great Black-backed Gull11%
54. 54Palm Warbler11%
55. 55Common Yellowthroat11%
56. 56Osprey10%
57. 57Red-breasted Nuthatch10%

• Song Sparrowfirst arrivals the second week of October, peaks early November
• Dark-eyed Juncofirst arrivals the second week of October, peaks the second week of December
• Ring-billed Gullfirst arrivals late October, peaks late January
• American Herring Gullfirst arrivals early October, peaks mid January
• Buffleheadfirst arrivals late October, peaks late January
• Red-tailed Hawkfirst arrivals the second week of October, peaks the second week of November
• Surf Scoterfirst arrivals the second week of October, peaks the second week of January
• Common Loonfirst arrivals the second week of October, peaks the second week of January
• Red-throated Loonfirst arrivals late October, peaks the second week of January
• Hermit Thrushfirst arrivals the second week of October, peaks early November
• Purple Finchfirst arrivals early October, peaks early November
• Gadwallfirst arrivals early October, peaks early March

• Gray Catbirdmost gone by mid October
• Laughing Gullmost gone by mid October
• Common Yellowthroatmost gone by early October
• Chipping Sparrowmost gone by late October
• Tree Swallowmost gone by late October
• Snowy Egretmost gone by the second week of October
• Great Egretmost gone by late October
• Northern House Wrenmost gone by early October
• Red-eyed Vireomost gone by early October
• American Redstartmost gone by the second week of October
• Black-and-white Warblermost gone by the second week of October
• Pine Warblermost gone by mid October

58. 58Savannah Sparrow9.7%
59. 59Sharp-shinned Hawk9.6%
60. 60Yellow-bellied Sapsucker8.8%