Birds in Florida in May

Percent of complete checklists in Florida that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (164,610 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal63%
2. 2Mourning Dove51%
3. 3Red-bellied Woodpecker50%
4. 4Northern Mockingbird46%
5. 5Blue Jay42%
6. 6Fish Crow40%
7. 7Carolina Wren33%
8. 8Common Grackle31%
9. 9White Ibis31%
10. 10Great Crested Flycatcher29%
11. 11Osprey29%
12. 12Great Egret28%
13. 13Boat-tailed Grackle28%
14. 14Red-winged Blackbird28%
15. 15Tufted Titmouse27%
16. 16Northern Parula26%
17. 17Great Blue Heron22%
18. 18Downy Woodpecker22%
19. 19Anhinga21%
20. 20American Crow21%
21. 21Red-shouldered Hawk21%
22. 22Laughing Gull20%
23. 23Little Blue Heron19%
24. 24Black Vulture18%
25. 25Snowy Egret17%
26. 26Common Gallinule16%
27. 27Tricolored Heron16%
28. 28Chimney Swift16%
29. 29Turkey Vulture16%
30. 30Pileated Woodpecker15%
31. 31Blue-gray Gnatcatcher15%
32. 32Carolina Chickadee15%
33. 33Green Heron15%
34. 34Double-crested Cormorant14%
35. 35European Starling14%
36. 36Brown Pelican14%
37. 37Brown Thrasher13%
38. 38White-eyed Vireo13%
39. 39Eastern Bluebird12%
40. 40Eurasian Collared-Dove12%
41. 41Common Ground Dove12%
42. 42Black-bellied Whistling-Duck11%
43. 43Western Cattle-Egret11%
44. 44American Redstart11%

• Black-bellied Whistling-Duckfirst arrivals the second week of May, peaks the second week of June

• Gray Catbirdmost gone by early May
• American Redstartmost gone by late May
• Common Yellowthroatmost gone by mid May
• Black-and-white Warblermost gone by the second week of May
• Yellow-throated Warblermost gone by early May
• Prairie Warblermost gone by the second week of May
• Ovenbirdmost gone by mid May
• Bald Eaglemost gone by early May
• Cape May Warblermost gone by mid May
• Blackpoll Warblermost gone by mid May
• Cedar Waxwingmost gone by early May
• Sanderlingmost gone by late May

45. 45Swallow-tailed Kite9.9%
46. 46Common Yellowthroat9.8%
47. 47House Finch9.5%
48. 48Killdeer9.2%
49. 49Mottled Duck9.1%
50. 50Purple Martin9.0%
51. 51Sandhill Crane8.6%
52. 52Least Tern8.6%
53. 53Limpkin8.0%
54. 54Royal Tern7.9%
55. 55Glossy Ibis7.9%
56. 56Rock Pigeon7.3%
57. 57Eastern Towhee7.2%
58. 58House Sparrow6.8%
59. 59Barn Swallow6.7%
60. 60Wood Stork6.3%