Fall Birds in Florida

Percent of complete checklists in Florida that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (481,029 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Red-bellied Woodpecker53%
2. 2Northern Cardinal52%
3. 3Blue Jay51%
4. 4Northern Mockingbird47%
5. 5Blue-gray Gnatcatcher43%
6. 6Mourning Dove40%
7. 7Palm Warbler35%
8. 8White Ibis34%
9. 9Great Egret33%
10. 10Carolina Wren32%
11. 11Red-shouldered Hawk30%
12. 12Downy Woodpecker29%
13. 13Turkey Vulture28%
14. 14Osprey28%
15. 15Gray Catbird27%
16. 16Tufted Titmouse26%
17. 17Great Blue Heron26%
18. 18Fish Crow25%
19. 19American Crow24%
20. 20Anhinga24%
21. 21Little Blue Heron24%
22. 22Boat-tailed Grackle22%
23. 23Common Grackle22%
24. 24Eastern Phoebe21%
25. 25Belted Kingfisher20%
26. 26Double-crested Cormorant19%
27. 27Snowy Egret19%
28. 28Pileated Woodpecker19%
29. 29Black Vulture19%
30. 30Tricolored Heron18%
31. 31Carolina Chickadee17%
32. 32Red-winged Blackbird17%
33. 33Laughing Gull16%
34. 34Common Gallinule16%
35. 35Common Yellowthroat16%
36. 36White-eyed Vireo15%
37. 37Brown Pelican14%
38. 38American Redstart14%
39. 39Black-and-white Warbler14%
40. 40Yellow-throated Warbler13%
41. 41Northern Parula13%
42. 42Northern House Wren13%
43. 43Yellow-rumped Warbler12%
44. 44Eastern Bluebird11%
45. 45Bald Eagle11%
46. 46Prairie Warbler10%
47. 47European Starling10%
48. 48American Kestrel10%

• Palm Warblerfirst arrivals mid September, peaks early November
• Blue-gray Gnatcatcherfirst arrivals early September, peaks early October
• Yellow-rumped Warblerfirst arrivals mid October, peaks mid February
• Turkey Vulturefirst arrivals late October, peaks mid January
• Gray Catbirdfirst arrivals mid September, peaks mid October
• Eastern Phoebefirst arrivals early October, peaks early November
• Great Crested Flycatcherfirst arrivals late November, peaks mid April
• Double-crested Cormorantfirst arrivals early November, peaks the second week of January
• White-eyed Vireofirst arrivals the second week of September, peaks early October
• Common Yellowthroatfirst arrivals early September, peaks the second week of October
• Northern House Wrenfirst arrivals late September, peaks late October
• Ring-billed Gullfirst arrivals late October, peaks mid January

• Barn Swallowmost gone by the second week of October
• White-eyed Vireomost gone by mid October
• Red-eyed Vireomost gone by late October
• Chimney Swiftmost gone by early October
• Brown Thrashermost gone by late October
• Black-bellied Whistling-Duckmost gone by the second week of September
• Ruby-throated Hummingbirdmost gone by late October
• Purple Martinmost gone by early September
• Willetmost gone by late September
• Ruddy Turnstonemost gone by late September
• Swainson's Thrushmost gone by mid October
• Magnolia Warblermost gone by early November

49. 49Brown Thrasher10%
50. 50Wood Stork9.9%
51. 51Red-eyed Vireo9.6%
52. 52Sandhill Crane9.6%
53. 53Pine Warbler9.6%
54. 54Pied-billed Grebe9.2%
55. 55Royal Tern9.2%
56. 56Common Ground Dove9.1%
57. 57House Finch9.1%
58. 58Western Cattle-Egret9.0%
59. 59Green Heron9.0%
60. 60Killdeer8.9%