Birds in Florida in April

Percent of complete checklists in Florida that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (243,470 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal64%
2. 2Red-bellied Woodpecker52%
3. 3Mourning Dove51%
4. 4Northern Mockingbird44%
5. 5Blue Jay42%
6. 6Fish Crow42%
7. 7Gray Catbird34%
8. 8Carolina Wren33%
9. 9Osprey33%
10. 10Great Crested Flycatcher32%
11. 11Common Grackle31%
12. 12Northern Parula31%
13. 13White Ibis30%
14. 14Great Egret28%
15. 15Boat-tailed Grackle28%
16. 16Red-winged Blackbird27%
17. 17Tufted Titmouse25%
18. 18Great Blue Heron24%
19. 19Laughing Gull23%
20. 20Turkey Vulture22%
21. 21Anhinga21%
22. 22Double-crested Cormorant21%
23. 23Red-shouldered Hawk21%
24. 24Downy Woodpecker21%
25. 25Black Vulture20%
26. 26American Crow19%
27. 27Palm Warbler19%
28. 28Little Blue Heron18%
29. 29Pileated Woodpecker17%
30. 30Blue-gray Gnatcatcher17%
31. 31Common Gallinule17%
32. 32Brown Pelican17%
33. 33Snowy Egret16%
34. 34European Starling16%
35. 35Tricolored Heron16%
36. 36White-eyed Vireo15%
37. 37Black-and-white Warbler15%
38. 38Eurasian Collared-Dove13%
39. 39Green Heron13%
40. 40Carolina Chickadee13%
41. 41Common Yellowthroat13%
42. 42Brown Thrasher12%
43. 43Western Cattle-Egret11%
44. 44Common Ground Dove11%
45. 45Prairie Warbler11%
46. 46Eastern Bluebird11%
47. 47Chimney Swift10%

• Blackpoll Warblerfirst arrivals the second week of April, peaks early May
• Gray Kingbirdfirst arrivals the second week of April, peaks late July
• Common Nighthawkfirst arrivals the second week of April, peaks the second week of June
• Yellow-billed Cuckoofirst arrivals early April, peaks late April
• Mississippi Kitefirst arrivals late April, peaks late July
• Painted Buntingfirst arrivals the second week of April, peaks late April
• Semipalmated Sandpiperfirst arrivals mid April, peaks the second week of May
• Blue Grosbeakfirst arrivals the second week of April, peaks late April

• Palm Warblermost gone by early April
• Double-crested Cormorantmost gone by the second week of April
• Northern House Wrenmost gone by the second week of April
• Ruby-crowned Kingletmost gone by early April
• Tree Swallowmost gone by early April
• American Cootmost gone by the second week of April
• Pine Warblermost gone by the second week of April
• Glossy Ibismost gone by mid April
• Forster's Ternmost gone by mid April
• Blue-winged Tealmost gone by mid April
• Swamp Sparrowmost gone by early April
• Chipping Sparrowmost gone by early April

48. 48Mottled Duck9.6%
49. 49Swallow-tailed Kite9.5%
50. 50Royal Tern9.0%
51. 51Bald Eagle9.0%
52. 52Barn Swallow9.0%
53. 53American Redstart8.9%
54. 54Purple Martin8.5%
55. 55House Finch8.5%
56. 56Sandhill Crane8.4%
57. 57Red-eyed Vireo8.3%
58. 58Glossy Ibis8.3%
59. 59Limpkin8.2%
60. 60Willet8.1%