Birds in Florida in October

Percent of complete checklists in Florida that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (173,776 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Red-bellied Woodpecker59%
2. 2Northern Cardinal59%
3. 3Blue Jay58%
4. 4Northern Mockingbird55%
5. 5Blue-gray Gnatcatcher47%
6. 6Gray Catbird41%
7. 7Palm Warbler41%
8. 8Mourning Dove40%
9. 9Carolina Wren35%
10. 10White Ibis33%
11. 11Downy Woodpecker33%
12. 12Great Egret31%
13. 13Red-shouldered Hawk30%
14. 14Tufted Titmouse29%
15. 15Osprey27%
16. 16Turkey Vulture26%
17. 17Fish Crow25%
18. 18American Crow25%
19. 19Great Blue Heron24%
20. 20Common Grackle23%
21. 21Eastern Phoebe23%
22. 22Boat-tailed Grackle22%
23. 23American Redstart22%
24. 24Anhinga22%
25. 25Little Blue Heron22%
26. 26Belted Kingfisher22%
27. 27Common Yellowthroat21%
28. 28White-eyed Vireo21%
29. 29Pileated Woodpecker20%
30. 30Black-and-white Warbler19%
31. 31Black Vulture19%
32. 32Carolina Chickadee18%
33. 33Red-winged Blackbird18%
34. 34Snowy Egret17%
35. 35Tricolored Heron16%
36. 36Northern Parula16%
37. 37Double-crested Cormorant16%
38. 38Northern House Wren16%
39. 39Yellow-throated Warbler15%
40. 40Common Gallinule15%
41. 41Laughing Gull14%
42. 42Brown Thrasher13%
43. 43Brown Pelican12%
44. 44Prairie Warbler12%
45. 45Eastern Bluebird12%
46. 46Pine Warbler11%
47. 47American Kestrel11%
48. 48Bald Eagle11%
49. 49Ovenbird11%
50. 50House Finch10%
51. 51European Starling10%
52. 52Red-eyed Vireo10%

• Yellow-rumped Warblerfirst arrivals mid October, peaks mid February
• Turkey Vulturefirst arrivals late October, peaks mid January
• Eastern Phoebefirst arrivals early October, peaks early November
• Ring-billed Gullfirst arrivals late October, peaks mid January
• Wood Storkfirst arrivals late October, peaks mid January
• Ruby-crowned Kingletfirst arrivals early October, peaks late November
• American Cootfirst arrivals early October, peaks mid January
• American White Pelicanfirst arrivals mid October, peaks mid January
• Swamp Sparrowfirst arrivals the second week of October, peaks late November
• Chipping Sparrowfirst arrivals late October, peaks the second week of February
• Yellow-bellied Sapsuckerfirst arrivals the second week of October, peaks mid December
• Blue-headed Vireofirst arrivals mid October, peaks mid December

• 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
• Ruby-throated Hummingbirdmost gone by late October
• Swainson's Thrushmost gone by mid October
• Summer Tanagermost gone by late October
• Eastern Wood-Peweemost gone by late October
• Northern Yellow Warblermost gone by the second week of October
• Yellow-throated Vireomost gone by mid October
• Acadian Flycatchermost gone by the second week of October

53. 53Black-throated Blue Warbler9.7%
54. 54Wood Stork9.2%
55. 55Common Ground Dove9.2%
56. 56Ruby-throated Hummingbird9.1%
57. 57Sandhill Crane9.1%
58. 58Eurasian Collared-Dove8.7%
59. 59Western Cattle-Egret8.1%
60. 60Green Heron8.0%