Birds in Florida in August

Percent of complete checklists in Florida that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (114,623 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal54%
2. 2Mourning Dove54%
3. 3Red-bellied Woodpecker48%
4. 4Blue Jay44%
5. 5White Ibis35%
6. 6Northern Mockingbird34%
7. 7Carolina Wren33%
8. 8Great Egret30%
9. 9Downy Woodpecker26%
10. 10Fish Crow26%
11. 11Osprey25%
12. 12Red-shouldered Hawk25%
13. 13Tufted Titmouse25%
14. 14Little Blue Heron23%
15. 15Blue-gray Gnatcatcher23%
16. 16Anhinga21%
17. 17Laughing Gull21%
18. 18American Crow21%
19. 19Barn Swallow21%
20. 20Great Blue Heron21%
21. 21Snowy Egret20%
22. 22Boat-tailed Grackle19%
23. 23Common Grackle19%
24. 24Pileated Woodpecker18%
25. 25Tricolored Heron18%
26. 26Carolina Chickadee16%
27. 27Northern Parula15%
28. 28Turkey Vulture15%
29. 29Common Gallinule15%
30. 30Black Vulture14%
31. 31Black-bellied Whistling-Duck14%
32. 32Common Ground Dove14%
33. 33Red-winged Blackbird13%
34. 34Brown Pelican13%
35. 35Eurasian Collared-Dove13%
36. 36Green Heron12%
37. 37Double-crested Cormorant12%
38. 38Western Cattle-Egret12%
39. 39Royal Tern11%
40. 40Great Crested Flycatcher11%
41. 41European Starling10%

• Pied-billed Grebefirst arrivals the second week of August, peaks early December
• Tree Swallowfirst arrivals late August, peaks late January
• Ovenbirdfirst arrivals mid August, peaks late September
• Pine Warblerfirst arrivals mid August, peaks the second week of February
• Black-throated Blue Warblerfirst arrivals mid August, peaks the second week of October
• Blue-winged Tealfirst arrivals mid August, peaks late January
• Ruddy Turnstonefirst arrivals early August, peaks mid August
• Eastern Wood-Peweefirst arrivals mid August, peaks the second week of October
• Northern Yellow Warblerfirst arrivals early August, peaks mid September
• Northern Waterthrushfirst arrivals the second week of August, peaks mid September
• Northern Flickerfirst arrivals mid August, peaks mid October
• Black-bellied Ploverfirst arrivals the second week of August, peaks late August

• Great Crested Flycatchermost gone by late August
• Least Ternmost gone by the second week of August
• White-winged Dovemost gone by late August
• Black-necked Stiltmost gone by mid August
• Mississippi Kitemost gone by mid August
• Northern Bobwhitemost gone by mid August
• Eastern Meadowlarkmost gone by mid August

42. 42Eastern Bluebird9.7%
43. 43Chimney Swift9.7%
44. 44White-eyed Vireo9.6%
45. 45Willet9.6%
46. 46Ruby-throated Hummingbird9.0%
47. 47House Finch8.8%
48. 48Prairie Warbler8.7%
49. 49Sandhill Crane8.6%
50. 50Killdeer8.6%
51. 51Rock Pigeon8.5%
52. 52Red-eyed Vireo8.4%
53. 53Loggerhead Shrike8.3%
54. 54Sandwich Tern8.2%
55. 55Yellow-throated Warbler8.1%
56. 56Ruddy Turnstone8.1%
57. 57Sanderling7.8%
58. 58Brown Thrasher7.3%
59. 59American Redstart7.0%
60. 60Spotted Sandpiper6.7%